| Cook Islands |
|
|
|
| Exchange Rate: 1 $
Local currency = x $US |
|
|
|
| Currency |
NZ$ |
| Calendar Year 1996 |
0.69 |
| Calendar Year 1997
(used in tables) |
0.70 |
| Q1 1998 |
0.57 |
| % Change 1996 - Q1
1998 |
-17% |
|
|
| General |
|
Land
Area |
237km2 |
EEZ |
1,839,000
km2 |
Labour
Force |
5,810
(1995) |
GDP |
US$96.6million
(1995) |
GNP
Per Capita |
US$5,111
(1995) |
Human
Development Index |
0.985
(1994) |
Life
Expextancy |
71
years (1995) |
Infant
Mortality |
24.7
per 1000 births (1995) |
|
|
| LABOUR FORCE
CONTEXT |
|
| Population (1,000s
latest census) 1 |
20 |
| Potential Labour
Force, age 15-59 |
11.60 |
|
|
| Unpaid/underemployed
labour force (%) 2 |
|
| male |
46 |
| female |
68 |
|
|
| Quality of Local
Labour Force3 |
|
| Adult literacy rate
(%) |
99 |
| Enrolment rate
secondary schools (%) |
59 |
|
|
| LABOUR FORCE
CONDITIONS |
|
| Legislated minimum
wage |
1.72 |
| Average Wage Rates
($per hour) 4 |
|
| Managerial |
14.70 |
| Supervisory |
8.40 |
| Skilled |
6.70 |
| Semi Skilled |
4.20 |
| Unskilled |
2.50 |
|
|
| Normal number of
hours work per week |
40 |
| No. paid holidays per
year |
10 |
| Employer
Contributions (% wage bill) |
|
|
|
| Workers
Superannuation Fund |
|
| compulsory? |
No |
| rate (%) |
11.20 |
|
|
| Western
Compensation Fund |
|
| compulsory? |
No |
| rate (%)5 |
1.20 |
|
|
| Electricity |
|
| connection fee |
218 |
| tariff per kilowat
hour |
0.32 |
|
|
| Water & Sewage |
|
| water connection fee
($) |
no
charge |
| sewage connection fee |
no
charge |
| sewage rate |
no
charge |
|
|
| Telephone |
|
| installation fee ($) |
56 |
| line/equipment rental
rate ($) per year |
91 |
| rate per local call
($) |
0.14 |
|
|
| long distance
rates ($) per minute |
|
| Japan (Tokyo) |
4.31 |
| USA (Los Angeles) |
4.31 |
| United Kingdom
(London) |
4.31 |
| Australia (Sydney) |
2.54 |
| New Zealand
(Auckland) |
1.77 |
| Singapore |
4.31 |
|
|
| Neighbouring Forum
Island countries |
|
| Tonga |
2.52 |
| Samoa |
2.52 |
| Fiji |
|
| Papua New Guinea |
|
| Vanuatu |
|
| Marshall Islands |
|
| Tuvalu |
|
| Kiribati |
|
| Federated States of
Micronesia |
|
| Solomon Islands |
|
| Cook Islands |
|
| Nauru |
|
| Palau |
|
| , |
4362 |
|
|
| Internet/E-mail |
|
| connection fee |
49 |
| rental rate per year |
168 |
| no. free hours per
month included in rental |
3 |
| rate per additional
hour use |
10.50 |
|
|
| Total cost 1 year of
service2 |
1,099 |
|
|
| Sea Freight (cif)
per cubic metre1 |
|
| Japan |
|
| USA (Los Angeles) |
|
| United Kingdom
(London) |
|
| Australia (Sydney) |
|
| New Zealand
(Auckland) |
100 |
| Singapore |
|
|
|
| Neighbouring Forum
Island countries |
|
| Tonga |
77 |
| Samoa |
77 |
| Fiji |
|
| Marshall Islands |
|
| Papua New Guinea |
|
| Cook Islands |
4,362 |
| Solomon Islands |
|
| Vanuatu |
|
| Palau |
|
| Kiribati |
|
| Federated States of
Micronesia |
|
|
|
| Air Freight (cif)
per kilogram |
|
| Japan (Tokyo) |
10.00 |
| USA (Los Angeles) |
6.70 |
| United Kingdom
(London) |
11.80 |
| Australia (Sydney) |
7.80 |
| New Zealand
(Auckland) |
4.50 |
| Singapore |
n/a |
|
|
| Neighbouring Forum
Island Countries |
|
| Tonga |
4.40 |
| Samoa |
6.20 |
| Fiji |
|
| Marshall Islands |
|
| Kiribati |
|
| Federated States of
Micronesia |
|
| Papua New Guinea |
|
| Cook Islands |
|
| Solomon Islands |
|
| Vanuatu |
|
| Palau |
|
|
|
| Land |
|
| total area (sq
kilometers |
240 |
| Customary land |
|
| Proportion
customarily owned (%) |
100 |
| Max period for
commercial lease (yrs) |
60 |
|
|
| Average lease rate
per acre per annum |
|
| agricultural land ($) |
1,400 |
| commercial land ($) |
7,560 |
|
|
| Free hold land |
|
| average purchase
price per acre |
- |
|
|
| Factory Space |
|
| average annual rental
price per sq ft |
3.20 |
|
|
| Commercial Banking |
|
| Commercial Banks,
excl Dev Banks (No) |
2 |
| Lending rate range (%
per annum) |
10.75-19.50 |
| Average lending rate
(% per annum) |
15.85 |
|
|
| Personal Tax Rates
(Brackets) |
|
| No tax |
<4,200 |
| rate of 5% |
|
| rate of 6% |
|
| rate of 8% |
|
| rate of 10% |
|
| rate of 12% |
|
| rate of 15% |
|
| rate of 20% |
4,00-7,000 |
| rate of 25% |
7,000-21,000 |
| rate of 30% |
>21,000 |
| rate of 35% |
|
| rate of 37% |
|
| rate of 40% |
|
|
|
| Company Tax Rate
(%) |
|
|
|
| Resident Company |
|
| General |
20 |
| Mining |
n/a |
| Petroleum |
n/a |
|
|
| Non-Resident Company |
|
| General |
20 |
| Mining |
n/a |
| Petroleum |
n/a |
|
|
| Other Taxes &
Fees |
|
| Business Gross
Receipt tax (%) |
|
| GST/Value added tax
(%) |
12.50 |
| Sales tax (%) |
- |
| Annual business
licence fees ($) |
n/a |
|
|
| Import Duty Rates
(% range) |
|
| manufacturing inputs |
0-10 |
| general (excluding
cigarettes, liquor et) |
Oct-75 |
|
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