PACIFIC ISLANDS BUSINESS INDICATORS
| Tokelau | |
| Exchange Rate: 1 $ Local currency = x $US | 0.68 |
| Currency | NZ Dollar |
| Calendar Year 1996 | |
| Calendar Year 1997 (used in tables) | |
| Q1 1998 | |
| % Change 1996 - Q1 1998 | |
| GENERAL | |
| Land Area | 10 km2 |
| EEZ | 290,000 km2 |
| GDP | US$1.5 million (1993) |
| GNP per Capita | US$1,000 (1993) |
| Human Development Index | |
| Life Expectancy | |
| Infant Mortality | |
| INDICATOR LEVELS (US$ million) | |
| GDP (at current prices) | |
| Govt. Revenues | $430,830 (1987) |
| Govt. Expenditures | $2.8 million (1987) |
| Govt. Budget Deficit (-) | |
| Exports (fob) | $98,000 (1983) |
| Imports (fob) | $323,000 (1983) |
| Current Account Balance (after grants) | |
| Gross Reserves a/ | |
| LABOUR FORCE CONTEXT | |
| Population (1,000s latest census) 1 | |
| Potential Labour Force, age 15-59 | |
| Unpaid/underemployed labour force (%) 2 | |
| male | |
| female | |
| Quality of Local Labour Force3 | |
| Adult literacy rate (%) | |
| Enrolment rate secondary schools (%) | |
| LABOUR FORCE CONDITIONS | |
| Legislated minimum wage | |
| Average Wage Rates ($per hour) 4 | |
| Managerial | |
| Supervisory | |
| Skilled | |
| Semi Skilled | |
| Unskilled | |
| Normal number of hours work per week | |
| No. paid holidays per year | |
| Employer Contributions (% wage bill) | |
| Workers Superannuation Fund | |
| compulsory? | |
| rate (%) | |
| Western Compensation Fund | |
| compulsory? | |
| rate (%)5 | |
| Electricity | |
| connection fee | |
| tariff per kilowat hour | |
| Water & Sewage | |
| water connection fee ($) | |
| sewage connection fee | |
| sewage rate | |
| Telephone | |
| installation fee ($) | |
| line/equipment rental rate ($) per year | |
| rate per local call ($) | |
| long distance rates ($) per minute | |
| Japan (Tokyo) | |
| USA (Los Angeles) | |
| United Kingdom (London) | |
| Australia (Sydney) | |
| New Zealand (Auckland) | |
| Singapore | |
| Neighbouring Forum Island countries | |
| Tonga | |
| Samoa | |
| Fiji | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Tuvalu | |
| Kiribati | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Nauru | |
| Palau | |
| Total Cost 1 year of service 1 | |
| Internet/E-mail | |
| connection fee | |
| rental rate per year | |
| no. free hours per month included in rental | |
| rate per additional hour use | |
| Total cost 1 year of service2 | |
| Sea Freight (cif) per cubic metre 1 | |
| Japan (Tokyo) | |
| USA (Los Angeles) | |
| United Kingdom (London) | |
| Australia (Sydney) | |
| New Zealand (Auckland) | |
| Singapore | |
| Neighbouring Forum Island Countries | |
| Tonga | |
| Samoa | |
| Fiji | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Palau | |
| Kiribati | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Air Freight (cif) per kilogram | |
| Japan (Tokyo) | |
| USA (Los Angeles) | |
| United Kingdom (London) | |
| Australia (Sydney) | |
| New Zealand (Auckland) | |
| Singapore | |
| Neighbouring Forum Island Countries | |
| Tonga | |
| Samoa | |
| Fiji | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Kiribati | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Palau | |
| Land | |
| total area (sq kilometers | |
| Customary land | |
| Proportion customarily owned (%) | |
| Max period for commercial lease (yrs) | |
| Average lease rate per acre per annum | |
| agricultural land ($) | |
| commercial land ($) | |
| Free hold land | |
| average purchase price per acre | |
| Factory Space | |
| average annual rental price per sq ft | |
| Commercial Banking | |
| Commercial Banks, excl Dev Banks (No) | |
| Lending rate range (% per annum) | |
| Average lending rate (% per annum) | |
| Personal Tax Rates (Brackets) | |
| No tax | |
| rate of 5% | |
| rate of 6% | |
| rate of 8% | |
| rate of 10% | |
| rate of 12% | |
| rate of 15% | |
| rate of 20% | |
| rate of 25% | |
| rate of 30% | |
| rate of 35% | |
| rate of 37% | |
| rate of 40% | |
| Company Tax Rate (%) | |
| Resident Company | |
| General | |
| Mining | |
| Petroleum | |
| Non-Resident Company | |
| General | |
| Mining | |
| Petroleum | |
| Other Taxes & Fees | |
| Business Gross Receipt tax (%) | |
| GST/Value added tax (%) | |
| Sales tax (%) | |
| Annual business licence fees ($) | |
| Import Duty Rates (% range) | |
| manufacturing inputs | |
| general (excluding cigarettes, liquor et) | |