Cook Islands Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $15.4 million (1977), $860 per capita (1978)

Agriculture: export crops include copra, citrus fruits, pineapples, tomatoes, and bananas, with subsistence crops of yams and taro

Major industry fruit processing, tourism

Electric power: 4,750 kW capacity (1985); 15 million kWh produced (1985), 840 kWh per capita

Exports: $3.0 million (1977); copra, fresh and canned fruit

Imports: $16.8 million (1977); foodstuffs, textiles, fuels

Major trade partners: (1970) ex ports—98% New Zealand; imports—76% New Zealand, 7% Japan

Cook Islands

Aid: Australia

Government budget $121 million (1977)

Monetary conversion rate: 1.88 New ZeaUnd$=US$l (5 February 1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.