STATISTICS

Cook IslandsRegion Oceania-PolynesiaCurrency New Zealand Dollar (NZD)Surface area (square kilometres) 236 aPopulation in 2012 (estimated, 000) 21 aPopulation density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 87.0Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Avarua (...) bEconomic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 183 257 306GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) –1.1 –2.9 3.0GDP per capita (current US$) 9 410.7 12 653.0 14 917.7GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 9 410.7 12 653.0 14 917.7Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 13.1 12.3 12.3Exchange rates (national currency per US$) c 1.46 1.31 1.22CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) d 118 144 ...Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 100 104 98Food production index (2004-2006=100) 100 104 98Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 88 104 122Total trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) e (% of exports) e (% of imports) eExports 3.1 Japan 58.1 New Zealand 77.1Imports 109.3 China 16.1 Fiji 10.0Balance –106.2 United States 6.5 Australia 5.3Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.5Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.9Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.4Urban population (%) 2013 74.0Population aged 0-14 years (%) fg 2013 28.5Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) fg 2013 13.0/12.2Sex ratio (males per 100 females) fg 2013 100.0Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) fg 2010-2015 79.8/73.6 hiInfant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) fg 2010-2015 7.0 hiFertility rate, total (live births per woman) fg 2010-2015 2.8 eContraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 43.2 jInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 3.2/15.7Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 3.3Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) k 2006-2012 99.6/89.8Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 52.8Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 63Forested area (% of land area) 2011 64.6CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 70/3.5Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 1 159.0 la Excludes Niue. b Population estimates for Avarua are not available. c UN operational exchange rate.d Rarotonga. e 2011. f Data compiled by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community Demography Programme.g Resident population only. h 2006-2012. i Preliminary. j 1999. k National estimate. l UNSD estimate.World Statistics Pocketbook 49