Economic statistics - 01.11.1993, Side 35

International Comparisons
Icelartd Denmark Nonvay Sweden U.K. U.S.A. Japan
Inhabitants per square kilometer 1990 . 2.5 119 13 19 235 27 327
GDP (biliion US S) 1991 6.5 130.3 105.9 237 1009 5611 3362
GDP per capita in US $ 1991 25472 25272 24855 27498 17596 22204 27132
Private consumption per capita in US $ 1991 14185 13263 12621 14957 11345 15385 15296
Exports, per cent of GDP 1991 32.9 36.4 44.9 28.2 23.5 10.5 10.3
Imports7’, percentof GDP 1991 31.1 30.3 36.3 26.4 24.4 10.9 8.5
Avg. annual increase in CP11986-1991 17.2 3.7 5.5 7.2 6.4 4.4 1.9
Gross savings per cent of GDP 1990 16.0 18.0 24.1 17.3 15.6 14.4 34.6
Passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants 1989 458 370 459 462 449 748 455
Telephones per 1000 inhabitants 1989 . 503 8805) 6222) 889» 5242) 6502) 5553)
TV sets per 1000 inhabitants 1988 ... 306 526 350 395 435 812 589
Doctors per 1000 inhabitants 1990 .. 2.86) 2.74) 3.1 3.16) 1.46) 2.3 1.65)
" 1983. 21 1984 31 1985 41 1987 51 1988. 6> 1989. 7> Excludes net factor income abroad.
Sources: OECD, IMF.
Merchandise Exports f.o.b.
(Percentage breakdown)
Marine Manuf. Agric.
prod. prod. prod. Other
1977 73.7 21.9 2.4 2.0
1978 76.4 19.7 2.3 1.5
1979 74.7 21.6 2.5 1.1
1980 74.9 21.7 1.7 1.7
1981 78.3 19.2 1.4 1.1
1982 75.0 22.3 1.3 1.5
1983 68.0 29.3 1.1 1.6
1984 67.2 28.0 1.7 3.0
1985 76.9 20.3 1.4 1.4
1986 77.0 19.7 1.3 2.0
1987 76.0 20.1 1.3 2.6
1988 71.1 22.4 1.7 4.8
1989 71.0 24.6 1.7 2.7
1990 75.5 20.4 1.9 2.2
1991 80.0 17.4 1.8 0.9
1992 79.6 17.2 1.9 1.4
Economic Growth and Price Developments
Average rate of growth of GDP:
1962-1992 4.2percent
1982-1992 1.8percent
Average rate of growth of GNI per capita: 1962-1992 3.0percent
1982-1992 0.6percent
Average annual rate of change: Hourly wages of non-clerical workers: 1982-1992 23.4percent
1987-1992 11.8percent
Consumerprices: 1982-1992 24.3 percent
1987-1992 14.1 percent
Central Bank Reserve Requirement Ratios
Livestock
End olyear figures (thous.)
Cattle ...............
Sheep ................
Horses ...............
Poultry ..............
Pigs .................
1990 1991 1992
74.9 77.7 76.0
548.5 510.8 487.3
71.7 74.1 75.2
214.9 197.1 179.0
3.1 3.3 3.5
Hydro and Geothermal Power
Hydro electric power:
Technically exploitable 64,000 GWh/year
Economically exploitable 45,000 GWh/year
Exploited 1992 4,950 GWh/year
Geothermal power:
Technically exploitable ... 1,000 EJ
Geothermalenergyuse1992.. 40PJ
Share of housing with geothermal
heating 1992 ................. 85%
Registered Vessels
January 1st. 1993 Totalsize
Number GT GRT
Stern trawlers 104 23,570 43,031
Whalers 4 - 1,953
Other fishing vessels 852 26,431 45,364
Total fishing vessels -thereof 100 GRT/GT 960 50,001 90,348
and larger 331 43,816 84,067
Passengerships 11 4,420 2,680
Tankers 4 - 2,858
Cargo ships 11 - 25,388
Inspection ships 3 - 2,689
Other 118 2,868 5,962
Total registered vessels .. 1,107 57,289 129,925
Average reserve Marginal Liquidity
requirement requirement requirement
Inpercentages: on total on deposit on loanable
Effective from: deposits increases funds
Marchl, 1987 13.0 20.0 7.0
Augustl, 1987 13.0 20.0 8.0
Sept. 1,1988 12.0 20.0 9.0
Jan. 1,1989 12.0 20.0 10.0
Apr. 1,1989 11.0 20.0 9.0
May 1,1990 10.0 20.0 11.0
June 1,1990 7.0 20.0 12.0
Nov.1,1991 6.0 20.0 12.0
Jan. 1,1992 7.0 20.0 12.0
Nov. 1,1992 6.0 20.0 12.0
Dec. 1,1992 5.0 20.0 12.0
Nov. 1,1993 4.0 20.0 10.0
National Wealth1> (Millions ofkrónur) There of residential Exchange rate of
Endofyear Total housing U.S.$
1945 33.2 13.3 0.065
1950 68.3 24.4 0.163
1955 133.5 50.1 0.163
1960 283.8 97.4 0.381
1965 595.4 207.1 0.431
1970 1,457 469.3 0.881
1975 7,025 2,160 1.710
1980 46,816 14,373 6.248
1985 359,779 110,254 42.12
1990 1 ,020,167 311,395 55.47
1992 1 ’> Current prices. ,186,777 374,763 64.00