Faroe Islands in figures 2014 Hagstova Føroya
NORÐURLENDSKT UMHVØRVISMERKI Faroe Islands in figures 2014 June 2014 Published by: Statistics Faroe Islands Kvíggjartún 1 P.O. Box 2068 FO-165 Argir Phone +298 352800 Fax +298 352801 www.statistics.fo e-mail: hagstova@hagstova.fo Country Codes: Symbols: FO: Faroe Islands - Nil DK: Denmark 0 Less than half GL: Greenland. Not applicable FI: Finland.. Data not available AX: Åland IS: Iceland NO: Norway SE: Sweden 2014, Hagstova Føroya Fotos: Hans Eli Sivertsen Design and print: Føroyaprent ISSN 1603-8479 541 705
Contents Key figures, Nordic countries... 4 Balance of payment... 39 Climate... 9 Communication... 30 Consumer Price Index... 33 Culture... 23 Education... 22 Election... 14 Energy......................................................... 29 Fishing... 27 Foreign trade... 34 Geography... 6 Health... 20 Justice... 25 Labour market... 15 National accounts... 36 Population... 11 Public finance... 37 Social conditions... 20 Tourism... 30 Transport... 31
Key figures, Nordic countries Population and area 1 jan. 2014 Population in 1 000 Females in pct. of total population Area in 1 000 sq km Inhabitants per sq km Fertility rate. 2013 Total fertility rate Life expectancy at birth. 2012-13 Life expectancy, men Life expectancy, women Vital statistics per 1 000 people. 2013 Natural population increase Net migration Population increase Marriages and divorces per 1 000 people. 2012 Marriages Divorces Induced abortions. 2009-2012 Per 1 000 live births Health staff and hospitals beds per 100 000 people. 2009-12 Dentists Physicians Hospital beds Labor activity rate. 2012-13 Activity rate for population 16-64 years Fishing, total catch. 2012 Fishing, 1 000 tonnes Fishing, tonnes per inhabitant Foreign trade in pct. of GDP. 2012 Exports of goods and services Import of goods and services Note: Country Codes see page 2 4
FO DK GL FI AX IS NO SE 48 5.627 56 5.451 29 326 5.109 9.645 48.3 50.4 47.2 50.8 50.1 49.9 49.7 50.1 1 43 2.166 338 2 103 324 450 35 130 0.03 16 18 3 16 21 2.490 1.669 2.064 1.747 1.847 1.950 1.782 1.888 79.6 78.0 68.7 77.8 81.2 80.8 79.3 80.1 84.6 81.9 73.5 83.8 84.2 83.9 83.6 83.7 5.4 0.6 6.7 1.2 0.6 6.7 3.5 2.4-2.6 4.8-7.9 3.3 4.4 4.9 7.8 6.8 2.8 5.4-1.3 4.5 5.0 11.6 11.3 9.2 3.7 4.9.. 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9 1.6 3.4.. 2.6 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.7 83 258 893 175 258 216 255 326 83 79 50 74 89 89 87 83 174 348 170 303 291 351 408 326 471 280 802 555 685.. 417 276 88.7 78.3 73.8 74.8 76.0 85.5 78.4 80.3 355 503 104 133 2 1.449 2.135 150 7.4 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.1 4.4 0.4 0.0 49 53 30 41.. 59 41 50 64 50 65 42.. 53 27 43 5
Population by district. 1 Jan. 2014 Norðoyar Streymoyar Eysturoyar Vága Sandoyar 1 277 Sandoyar 3 057 Vága 4 685 Suðuroyar 5 853 Norðoyar 10 581 Eysturoyar 22 775 Streymoyar Suðuroyar 6
Islands - area, population and height of mountains or peaks Area in Population Name of highest Altitude Rank Island sq km 1 Jan. 2014 mountain or peak in metres 1 Streymoy 374 22.540 Kopsenni 789 2 Eysturoy 286 10.581 Slættaratindur 880 3 Vágar 176 3.044 Árnafjall 722 4 Suðuroy 165 4.685 Gluggarnir 610 5 Sandoy 111 1.233 Tindur 479 6 Borðoy 95 4.980 Norðan fyri Lokkaskarð 772 7 Viðoy 41 582 Villingadalsfjall 841 8 Kunoy 35 127 Kúvingafjall 830 9 Kalsoy 31 93 Nestindar 788 10 Svínoy 27 29 Havnartindur 586 11 Fugloy 11 42 Klubbin 621 12 Nólsoy 10 214 Eggjarklettur 372 13 Mykines 10 13 Knúkur 560 14 Skúvoy 10 35 Knútur 392 15 Hestur 6 20 Eggjarrók og Múlin 421 16 Stóra Dímun 3 9 Høgoyggj 396 17 Koltur 2 1 Uppi á Oyggj 477 18 Lítla Dímun 1 - Rávan 414 7
Major mountains, islets and lakes Mountains Altitude in metres Island Slættaratindur 880 Eysturoy Gráfelli 856 Eysturoy Villingadalsfjall 841 Viðoy Kúvingafjall 830 Kunoy Teigafjall 825 Kunoy Islets Area in ha 1 Island Tindhólmur 65.0 Vágoy Mykineshólmur 45.0 Mykines Trøllhøvdi 19.0 Sandoy Gáshólmur 10.0 Vágoy Tjaldavíkshólmur 7.5 Suðuroy Lakes Area in sq km Island Leitisvatn 3.6 Vágoy Fjallavatn 1.0 Vágoy Sandsvatn 0.8 Sandoy Toftavatn 0.5 Eysturoy Eiðisvatn 0.5 Eysturoy Note: 1. 1 ha = 100 * 100m 8
Meteorological observations for Tórshavn. 2013 Jan. Apr. Jul. Oct. Year total Hours of bright sunshine 29 160 102 35 999 Frost days 2 6 - - 31 Mean temperature C 5.4 4.3 11.2 8.0 7.1 Mean maximum temp. C 6.7 7.2 13.5 9.3 9.1 Mean minimum temp. C 3.3 1.4 9.7 6.2 4.9 Precipitation in mm 100.. 95 100 1 331 Days with precipitation >= 0,1 mm 26.. 18 22 269 Mean wind speed m/s 7.0 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.5 Precipitation in mm and temperature in C mm ºC 200 12 150 9 100 6 50 3 0 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 0 Precipitation in mm Mean temperature Note: Mean 1961-1990 in Tórshavn 9
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Population by municipalities. 1 Jan. 2014 Total Females in pct. Total Females in pct. Total 48 228 48.3 Fugloyar 42 33.3 Vestmanna 1 201 49.5 Viðareiðis 347 43.8 Vága 1 962 47.2 Hvannasunds 402 48.5 Sørvágs 1 095 49.6 Klaksvíkar 4 887 48.0 Skopunar 456 45.6 Kunoyar 127 46.5 Sands 515 50.1 Húsa 48 37.5 Skálavíkar 143 39.9 Fuglafjarðar 1 509 46.8 Húsavíkar 119 51.3 Eystur 1 933 46.8 Skúvoyar 44 36.4 Nes 1 212 47.8 Hvalbiar 721 45.5 Runavíkar 3 731 47.1 Tvøroyrar 1 758 48.5 Sjóvar 922 47.2 Fámjins 100 44.0 Eiðis 679 45.8 Hovs 118 48.3 Sunda 1 645 46.0 Porkeris 311 44.4 Tórshavnar 19 948 49.7 Vágs 1 320 48.0 Kvívíkar 576 47.4 Sumbiar 357 45.1 11
Population by gender and age groups. 1 Jan. 2014 Males Females Total Females in pct. Total 24 937 23 291 48 228 48.3 0-6 years 2 302 2 189 4 491 48.7 7-14 years 2 953 2 791 5 744 48.6 15-17 years 1 105 1 009 2 114 47.7 18-24 years 2 397 1 960 4 357 45.0 25-59 years 10 902 9 850 20 752 47.5 60-66 years 2 066 1 892 3 958 47.8 67 years + 3 212 3 600 6 812 52.8 Population changes 1 000 500 0-500 -1 000-1 500 mean 80-84 mean 85-89 mean 90-94 mean 95-99 mean 00-04 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 mean 70-74 mean 75-79 Natural population increase Net immigration Population increase 12
Population by age groups and marital status. 1 Jan. 2014 Males Females 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 Up to 4-2 000-1 500-1 000-500 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 Single Married or Separated Divorced Widowed 13
Immigrants and emigrants. 2013 Immigrants Emigrants Males Females Total Males Females Total Total 658 774 1 432 786 770 1 556 From country / To country Nordic countries 559 623 1 182 721 704 1 425 Denmark 490 573 1 063 634 628 1 262 Greenland 23 14 37 15 11 26 Iceland 15 10 25 33 22 55 Norway 18 16 34 37 36 73 Sweden 13 9 22 2 5 7 Finland - 1 1-2 - Other countries 99 151 250 65 66 131 Parliamentary election. 29 Oct. 2011 Votes Seats in Elected Party Votes in percent parliament women Valid votes, total 30.552 100 33 10 A. Conservative Party 6.883 22.5 8 2 B. Unionist s Party 7.546 24.7 8 2 C. Social Democratic Party 5.428 17.8 6 2 D. Independence Party 1.290 4.2 1 - E. Republican Party 5.589 18.3 6 4 H. The Centre Party 1.883 6.2 2 - F. Progress 1.933 6.3 2-14
Employees by industry. Nov. 2013 Males Females Total Males Females Total In number Percent Total 12 152 11 489 23 641 100.0 100.0 100.0 Primary sector 2 080 456 2 536 17.1 4.0 10.7 Agriculture 49 25 74 0.4 0.2 0.3 Fishing 1 440 80 1 520 11.8 0.7 6.4 Aquaculture 498 339 837 4.1 3.0 3.5 Extraction of raw materials 93 12 105 0.8 0.1 0.4 Secondary sector 3 234 1 013 4 247 26.6 8.8 18.0 Fish processing 667 572 1 239 5.5 5.0 5.2 Shipyards/machine shops 518 60 578 4.3 0.5 2.4 Other manufacturing 484 233 717 4.0 2.0 3.0 Construction 1 443 123 1 566 11.9 1.1 6.6 Energy 122 25 147 1.0 0.2 0.6 Tertiary sector 6 838 10 020 16 858 56.3 87.2 71.3 Trade and repair 1 439 1 597 3 036 11.8 13.9 12.8 Hotels and restaurants 198 401 599 1.6 3.5 2.5 Sea transport 752 141 893 6.2 1.2 3.8 Other transport 484 207 691 4.0 1.8 2.9 Communication 237 149 386 2.0 1.3 1.6 Finance and insurance 340 446 786 2.8 3.9 3.3 Business services 443 282 725 3.6 2.5 3.1 Household services 108 198 306 0.9 1.7 1.3 Public administration 284 340 624 2.3 3.0 2.6 Municipalities etc. 959 2 158 3 117 7.9 18.8 13.2 Education 685 930 1 615 5.6 8.1 6.8 Health & social work 471 2 930 3 401 3.9 25.5 14.4 Culture, organizations etc 344 241 585 2.8 2.1 2.5 Activities n.e.i. 94-94 0.8-0.4 Note: 16-74 years old with at least 7 hours of payd work a month 15
Employees and population Males/Females Population 16-74 17 500 15 000 12 500 10 000 7 500 5 000 2 500 0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Males Females Total Population 16-74 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 5 000 0 Employed by age groups and gender Males Females Total Total 15 108 12 296 27 405 Pct. of population Total 83 76 80 15-19 years 54 63 58 20-24 years 92 69 82 25-34 years 86 83 85 35-39 years 96 95 96 40-44 years 100 89 95 45-49 years 99 86 93 50-54 years 93 88 91 55-59 years 93 92 93 60-64 years 86 72 79 65-74 years 48 31 40 Note: Labour Force Survey Nov. 2013 16
Unemployment Fulltime equivalents Percent 1 500 1 250 1 000 750 500 250 0 0,0 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Total in pct. of labour force Men unemployed 15 13 10 08 05 03 Women unemployed Unemployment by age groups. 2013 Males Females Total Males Females Total No of fulltime equivalents Pct. of population Total 539 674 1 214 3.3 4.7 4.0 16-24 years 80 105 185 2.6 3.9 3.2 25-34 years 112 142 254 4.2 6.2 5.1 35-44 years 100 122 222 3.1 4.1 3.6 45-54 years 89 132 222 2.5 4.1 3.3 55-66 years 157 173 330 4.4 5.3 4.8 17
Labour force composition. 2013 Males Females Total Total population 15-74 years 18 179 16 268 34 447 Labour force 15 634 12 923 28 557 Pct. of population Activity rate 86.0 79.4 82.9 Employment rate 83.1 75.6 79.6 Pct. of employed Full time 81.5 43.0 64.2 Part time 18.5 57.0 35.8 Pct. of labour force Unemployed 3.4 4.9 4.0 Note: Labour Force Survey Nov. 2013 Labour force composition Nov. 2013 20 000 18 000 16 000 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 0 Male Female Not in labour force Unemployed Employed, part time Employed, full time 18
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Pensioners 2002 2007 2012 2013 Old age pensioners 5.453 5.544 6.849 7.000 Disability pensioners 1.883 1.795 1.882 1.841 Population 65+ years in pct. of population, by municipalities. 1 Jan. 2014 04-15 16-17 18 19-21 22-31 20
Residents at homes for the aged 2005 2010 2012 2013 Total 445 542 583 645 Residential and nursing homes 286 368 423 489 Elderly homes 159 174 160 156 Children in day-care 2004 2008 2012 2014 Total 4.338 4 894 4 911 4 915 Kindergarten/nursery 2617 3 158 3 578 3 771 After-school centre 669 1 000 847 883 Day-care centre 1052 736 486 261 Hospitals and health centres 1990 2000 2010 2012 2013 Hospitals 3 3 3 3 3 Number of beds 310 296 243 227 227 Beds per 1000 people 6.5 6.5 5.0 4.7 4.7 Hospitalizations 9 512 10 319 10 813 11 231 11 231 Hospitalizations per 1000 people 200 226 224 231 231 Hospital staff total 954 766 910 886 889 Physicians 63 57 74 74 76 Nurses 356 267 329 332 326 Other health and nursing training 142 179 180 167 164 General practitioners 25 27 27 27 29 Dentists 40 39 39 44 44 21
Level of education attained, in age groups. 2011 Primary Secondary Tertiary Percent 25-30 years Total 20 54 26 Males 23 54 23 Females 17 54 29 30-40 years Total 16 50 34 Males 16 46 38 Females 17 54 29 40-50 years Total 22 42 36 Males 18 40 43 Females 26 44 30 50-60 years Total 33 36 31 Males 21 38 41 Females 45 33 22 60 years a.o. Total 50 29 21 Males 34 34 32 Females 66 24 10 Tertiary educated by age groups. 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 22 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+ Males Females
National Church 2000 2005 2010 2013 Parishes 14 14 14 14 Vicars 21 21 21 23 Churches 60 60 61 61 Population 46 144 48 170 48 515 48 228 Church members 39 011 40 411 40 014 39 488 Church members in pct. of population 84.5 83.9 82.5 81.9 Church marriages 189 188 159 177 Church marriages in pct. of all marriages 77 74 69 68 Theatrical plays 1998 2005 2012 2013 Amateur theatrical Plays 12 23 10 12 Performances 84 153 144 114 Visitors 6.977 11 485 10 230 12 400 The professional theatrical Plays 3 3 7 8 Performances 60 76 104 119 Visitors 5.250 12 198 8 945 9 716 Museum visitors 2001 2005 2011 2013 National Museum 11 922 16 395 14 585 11 457 Museum of Art 10 443 14 514 8 700 8 185 23
Newspapers. 2013 Weekly editions Circulation Total 4 9 200 Sosialurin 3 8 000 Norðlýsið 1 1 200 Book publications 2013 33% 34% Fiction Non-fiction 4% 29% Textbooks Children's books Book publications 1980 2000 2012 2013 Total 93 170 262 235 of this translations 34 66 145 124 Fiction 17 34 51 79 Non-fiction 24 75 77 68 Textbooks 19 24 44 10 Children s books 33 37 90 78 24
Cinemas 2001 2005 2011 2013 Cinemas 2 3 2 2 Screens 3 4 3 3 Seats 358 467 347 347 Seats per screen 119 117 116 116 Seats per 1000 inhabitants 7,7 9,7 7,2 7,2 Number of visitors 85.651 94.134 82.703 77.406 Number of visitors per inhabitants 1,8 2,0 1,7 1,6 Foreign film premieres 88 94 103 104 Note: The cinema Suðurbio was closed Jan - Aug 2007 Reported criminal offences 1995 2005 2012 2013 Reported criminal offences, total 1 057 975 699 738 Sexual offences 40 28 29 24 Crime of violence 63 71 81 94 Theft 425 477 262 316 Vandalism 370 275 225 180 Other offences 159 124 102 124 25
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Wet fish catches. 2013 1 000 tonnes Percent Million DKK Percent Total 72.6 100.0 630.7 100.0 By species Cod 9.8 13.5 123.5 19.6 Haddock 3.2 4.4 37.3 5.9 Saithe 24.5 33.8 194.4 30.8 Other 35.0 48.3 275.5 43.7 By fishing gear Otter trawl 6.5 8.9 82.3 13.0 Pair trawl 40.7 56.1 288.7 45.8 Long line 16.2 22.4 189.4 30.0 Jigging line 2.1 2.9 19.7 3.1 Gillnets etc. 7.0 9.6 50.7 8.0 By purchaser Faroese fish buyers 57.8 79.7 442.3 70.1 Faroese fish auctions 13.0 17.9 168.7 26.7 Foreign fish buyers 1.7 2.4 19.8 3.1 Wet fish catches Tonnes in 1 000 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Million DKK 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 2013 Tonnes in 1 000 Million DKK 27
Total fish catch, live weight 1990 2001 2012 2013 2013 1 000 tonnes Percent Total 269,8 517,7 360,5 487,2 74 Atlantic Cod 29.8 39.8 29.7 32.4 6 Haddock 12.7 17.1 5.1 5.6 1 Saithe 65.6 50.6 39.3 29.7 8 Atlantic Mackerel 10.0 22.8 107.1 144.6 22 Atlantic Herring 6.8 34.5 51.4 115.6 11 Blue Whiting 46.2 258.3 43.0 82.9 9 Capelin 18.0 28.9 29.7 29.4 6 Argentines 3.6 9.6 12.6 14.3 3 Other 77.1 56.2 42.6 32.7 9 Catches by foreign vessels in Faroese waters, live weight 2000 2005 2010 2013 1 000 tonnes Total 260.8 389.6 187.1 204.2 EU-countries 21.7 21.2 5.3 - Other countries 239.1 368.4 181.9 204.2 28
Harvest of salmon and trout 1996 2006 2012 2013 Tonnes Total 15.307 15 662 62 783 62 246 Salmon 14.484 10 728 62 783 62 174 Trout 824 4 934-72 Note: Gutted weight Pilot whale catches Years Drives Whales killed Skins 2004-2013 85 6.761 51.536 2001-2010 79 6 265 49 267 1991-2000 101 9 212 66 286 1981-1990 176 18 806 108 715 1971-1980 85 11 311 69 026 1961-1970 130 15 784 79 589 1951-1960 122 18 772 99 104 Electricity production 1995 2005 2010 2013 2013 Percent Mwh Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 292 534 Hydro 43.7 40.4 24.1 31.0 90 594 Thermal 56.0 55.4 71.1 61.6 180 095 Wind 0.3 4.2 4.8 7.5 21 845 29
Telephone subscribers In 1 000 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 Fixed line Mobile phone Internet International passenger transport, arrivals and departures In 1 000 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 By air By sea 30
Motor vehicles registered. 1 January 1990 2000 2010 2014 Total 18 661 18 681 27 229 28 349 Lorries and vans 3 552 3 186 4 456 4 110 Busses 118 137 230 222 Taxies 232 92 101 101 Private cars 13 986 14 087 19 873 20 817 Trailers 773 1 179 2 437 2 951 Emergency vehicles.... 132 148 Private cars per 1 000 people 293 311 409 432 Traffic accidents 2000 2005 2010 2013 Total traffic accidents 1 281 1 061 745 581 of which with casualties 49 61 33 35 of which alcohol rel. accidents 43 40 13.. Casualties 61 71 51 47 Killed 3 5 1 6 31
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Consumer price index, 2001=100 2005 2010 2012 2013 All-item index 104.5 116.0 121.1 120.4 Food and non-alcoholic beverages 103.8 119.2 124.0 124.5 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 110.1 132.7 135.9 137.2 Clothing and footwear 93.0 96.4 95.7 97.0 Housing, electricity and heating 101.7 119.1 132.5 128.6 Furnishing and household equipment 100.3 97.1 97.0 95.7 Health 112.9 116.5 118.4 118.2 Transport 113.1 122.5 132.0 131.4 Communication 90.9 90.5 85.6 83.1 Recreation and culture 105.7 104.2 105.7 105.6 Education 99.2 115.6 116.7 116.7 Restaurants and hotels 108.6 128.3 133.2 134.5 Miscellaneous goods and services 108.2 127.1 135.7 135.0 Consumer price index, annual average rates Percent 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 -2 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 33
Trade by country. 2013 Import Export Import Export Million DKK Percent Total 6.271 6.085 100,0 100,0 EU-countries total 3.467 3.116 55,3 51,2 Denmark 1.542 412 24,6 6,8 Sweden 239 126 3,8 2,1 Germany 628 541 10,0 8,9 United Kingdom 154 690 2,5 11,3 France 145 316 2,3 5,2 Spain 42 219 0,7 3,6 Other EU-countries 716 811 11,4 13,3 Non EU-countries total 2.804 2.968 44,7 48,8 Norway 1.797 215 28,7 3,5 Iceland 276 74 4,4 1,2 China 274 405 4,4 6,7 Japan 49 57 0,8 0,9 Other non EU-countries 408 2.216 6,5 36,4 Balance of merchandise trade Million DKK 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0-1000 -2000 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 Balance of trade Imports Exports 34
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Gross domestic factor income by industries 1998 2003 2008 2012 Percent Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 21.9 14.2 12.4 15.1 Manufacture of food products and beverages 8.2 8.1 6.2 6.9 Other industry, excluding energy 4.1 4.7 4.5 3.4 Electricity, gas and water supply 2.4 1.8 0.9 1.3 Construction 4.7 6.8 8.4 5.0 Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants 11.3 12.1 11.0 10.1 Transport, post and telecommunications 8.3 9.3 10.3 11.1 Financial, real-estate and renting 14.1 14.0 14.6 15.2 Other business activities 5.1 6.4 7.2 7.7 Public administration, education, health and social work 20.0 22.5 24.6 24.2 Gross domestic product and gross national income 1998 2003 2008 2012 Million DDK Private final consumption 3 810 5 386 6 999 7 528 Government final consumption 1 856 2 824 3 881 4 213 Gross capital formation 1 566 2 916 2 543 3 949 Gross domestic final expenditure 7 232 11 126 13 423 15 690 Exports of goods and services 3 281 4 398 5 630 6 654 Less imports of goods and services 3 103 5 729 6 749 8 695 Gross Domestic Products 7 410 9 795 12 304 13 649 Primary income from the rest of the world 230 362 202 740 Gross national income 7 640 10 157 12 506 14 389 Current transfers from the rest of the world 1 081 747 762 854 Gross national disposable income 8 721 10 904 13 268 15 243 36
Gross domestic product and national income Mill. DKK 16 000 15 000 14 000 13 000 12 000 11 000 10 000 9 000 8 000 7 000 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Gross national disposable income Gross national income Gross domestic product Public expenditures in percent of gross domestic product 1998 2003 2008 2012 Percent Total expenditure 52.7 55.8 59.6 55.0 General public services 9.6 6.6 6.3 6.4 Defence - - - - Public order and safety 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 Economic affairs 6.7 9.6 8.9 6.3 Environment protection 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.1 Housing and community amenities 0.5 0.8 1.5 0.7 Health 6.5 7.5 7.9 7.7 Recreation, culture and religion 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.8 Education 7.1 8.2 10.8 8.1 Social protection 19.2 19.6 20.9 21.5 37
General government expenditure 1998 2003 2008 2012 Percentage of total expenses Total expenditure 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Final consumption 47.6 51.7 52.9 56.1 Transfers to households and subsidies 30.9 26.7 25.7 28.4 Property income 11.4 4.2 2.2 2.7 Gross capital formation and capital transfers 10.1 17.3 19.2 12.8 General government revenues 1998 2003 2008 2012 Percentage of total expenses Total income 122.0 103.1 95.3 96.8 Current taxes and social contributions 57.8 55.8 53.7 55.8 Taxes on production and import 27.2 26.7 25.7 24.7 Transfers from Denmark 29.1 15.6 11.5 11.5 Other income 7.8 5.1 4.4 4.8 Taxes in percent of gross domestic product 1998 2003 2008 2012 Percent Total taxes by national account groups 44.9 46.1 47.4 44.8 Taxes on production and import 14.4 14.9 15.3 13.7 Taxes on income, wealth etc. 26.8 28.7 27.3 26.2 Compulsory actual social contributions 3.7 2.5 4.7 4.9 Capital taxes 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 38
Current account 1998 2003 2008 2011 2012 Million DKK Income in total 5 062 5 996 7 723 9 035 9 378 Exports of goods and services 3 281 4 398 5 630 6 511 6 654 Income 645 727 1 183 1 282 1 730 Current transfers 1 137 871 910 1 242 993 Expenditure in total 3 574 6 218 7 879 8 151 9 824 Imports of goods and services 3 103 5 729 6 749 7 321 8 695 Income 415 365 981 677 991 Current transfers 56 124 148 153 139 Balance 1 488-222 - 156 884-447 Trade of goods and services 178-1 331-1 120-810 -2 040 Income 230 362 202 604 740 Current transfers 1 081 748 762 1 090 854 Foreign debt 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 Million DKK Public sectors, net 3 159 1 092 723 2 129 1 555 Liabilities 5 032 3 070 3 620 4 882 4 781 Assets 1 873 1 978 2 896 2 753 3 227 Private sectors, net -5 617-5 187-2 267-4 377-4 002 Liabilities 1 228 5 146 13 984 12 120 13 542 Assets 6 845 10 333 16 251 16 496 17 544 Total, net -2 458-4 095-1 544-2 247-2 447 Liabilities 6 260 8 216 17 603 17 002 18 323 Assets 8 718 12 311 19 147 19 249 20 770 39
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