Faroe Islands in Figures 2010

Faroe Islands in figures 2010

Hagstova Føroya Faroe Islands in figures 2010 Contents

June 2010 Key figures, Nordic countries ...... 4 Published by: Balance of payment ...... 39 Statistics Faroe Islands Climate ...... 9 Kvíggjartún 1 P .O . Box 2068 Communication ...... 30 FO-165 Argir Consumer Price Index ...... 33 Phone +298 352800 Fax +298 352801 Culture ...... 23 Education ...... 22 www .statistics .fo e-mail: hagstova@hagstova .fo Election ...... 14 Energy ...... 29 Country Codes: Symbols: Fishing ...... 27 FO: Faroe Islands - Nil Fleet ...... 29 DK: Denmark 0 Less than half Foreign trade ...... 34 GL: Greenland . Not applicable FI: Finland . . Data not available Geography ...... 6 AX: Åland Health ...... 21 IS: Iceland NO: Norway Justice ...... 25 SE: Sweden Labour market ...... 15 National accounts ...... 36 Population ...... 11 Public finans ...... 37 Social conditions ...... 20 Tourism ...... 30

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ISSN 1603-8479 541 705 Key figures, Nordic countries FO DK GL FI AX IS NO SE Population and area 1 jan. 2010. GL, SE 2009 Population in 1 000 49 5 535 56 5 351 28 318 4 858 9 256 Females in pct . of total population 48 .0 50 .4 47 .0 50 .9 50 .2 49 .6 50 .0 50 .3 Area in 1 000 sq km 1 43 2 166 338 2 103 324 450 Inhabitants per sq km 35 128 0 03. 16 18 3 15 21 Fertility rate. 2009. FI, AX, IS, SE 2008, GL 2007 Total fertility rate 2 334 1 842 2 278 1 846 1 875 2 140 1 979 1 907 Life expectancy at birth. 2008. FI, NO 2007, GL, AX 2006 Life expectancy, men 77 77 66 76 78 80 79 79 Life expectancy, women 82 81 71 83 84 83 83 83 Vital statistics per 1 000 people. 2009. FI, IS, NO, SE 2008, GL 2007 Natural population increase 5 1 7 2 1 9 4 2 Net migration -6 4 -10 3 9 4 9 6 Population increase -1 5 -3 5 10 13 13 8 Marriages and divorces per 1 000 people. 2008. FO, NO 2009 Marriages 4 6. 6 8. . . 5 8. 5 0. 5 2. 5 2. 5 .5 Divorces 1 3. 2 7. . . 2 5. 1 6. 1 7. 2 1. 2 .3 Induced abortions. 2007 Total abortion rate 161 .0 444 .5 2 216 .5 325 .8 422 .7 400 .8 502 .0 642 .0 Per 1 000 live births 68 .0 231 .1 1 038 .8 179 .4 272 .4 192 .3 259 .4 346 .3 Health staff and hospitals beds per 100 000 people. 2007. DK, GL 2005 Dentists 83 86 46 45 96 94 87 83 Physicians 189 321 156 230 251 369 386 326 Hospital beds 765 348 721 672 869 . . 328 283 Fishing, total catch. 2008 Fishing, 1 000 tonnes 521 690 110 112 2 1 283 2 137 230 Fishing, tonnes per inhabitant 10 .7 0 1. 2 0. 0 0. 0 1. 4 0. 0 4. 0 .0 Foreign trade in pct. of GDP. 2008 Import of goods and services 46 55 46 44 . . 45 48 54 Exports of goods and services 55 52 55 40 . . 48 29 47 Note: Country Codes see page 2

4 5 Population by district 1 Jan. 2010 Islands - area, population and height of mountains or peaks Area in Population Name of highest Altitude Rank Island sq km 1 Jan. 2010 mountain or peak in metres 1 Streymoy 374 22 431 Kopsenni 789 2 Eysturoy 286 10 826 Slættaratindur 882 3 Vágar 176 3 065 Árnafjall 722 Norðoya 4 Suðuroy 165 4 763 Gluggarnir 610 5 Sandoy 111 1 334 Tindur 479 6 Borðoy 95 4 921 Norðan fyri Lokkaskarð 772 Eysturoya 7 Viðoy 41 618 Villingadalsfjall 841 8 Kunoy 35 152 Kúvingafjall 830 Streymoyar 9 Kalsoy 31 109 Nestindar 788 10 Svínoy 27 40 Havnartindur 586 11 Fugloy 11 38 Klubbin 621 12 Nólsoy 10 253 Eggjarklettur 372 Vága 13 Mykines 10 16 Knúkur 560 14 Skúvoy 10 43 Knútur 392 15 Hestur 6 28 Eggjarrók og Múlin 421 16 Stóra Dímun 3 8 Høgoyggj 396 17 Koltur 2 5 Uppi á Oyggj 477 18 Lítla Dímun 1 - Rávan 414

Sandoya

1 385 Sandoya 3 081 Vága 4 763 Suðuroyar 5 878 Norðoya 10 826 Eysturoya 22 717 Streymoyar

Suðuroyar

6 7 Major mountains, islets and lakes Meteorological observations for Tórshavn in 2009 Mountains Altitude in metres Island Jan. Apr. Jul. Oct. Year total Slættaratindur 882 Eysturoy Hours of bright sunshine 22 108 113 63 1 139 Gráfelli 856 Eysturoy Frost days 4 - - 1 32 Villingadalsfjall 841 Viðoy Mean temperature °C 5 3. 7 3. 11 .0 8 .1 7 .6 Kúvingafjall 830 Kunoy Mean maximum temp . °C 6 9. 9 1. 13 .0 9 .9 9 .6 Teigafjall 825 Kunoy Mean minimum temp . °C 3 0. 5 6. 9 3. 5 .9 5 .5 Islets Area in ha1 Island Precipitation in mm 221 106 46 204 1 390 Tindhólmur 65 .0 Vágoy Days with precipitation >= 0 .1 mm 27 19 16 26 245 Mykineshólmur 45 .0 Mykines Mean wind speed m/s 7 2. 5 5. 5 2. 6 .7 6 .2 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 Precipitation in mm and temperature in °C Toftavatn 0 .5 Eysturoy Eiðisvatn 0 .5 Eysturoy mm ºC Note: 1 . 1 ha = 100 * 100m 200 12

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Precipitation in mm Mean temperature

Note: Mean 1961-1990 in Tórshavn

8 9 Population by municipalities 1 Jan. 2010 Total Females in pct. Total Females in pct. Total 48 650 48 .0 Fugloyar 38 26 .3 Vestmanna 1 189 48 .8 Viðareiðis 355 42 .5 Vága 1 941 46 .6 Hvannasunds 435 48 .3 Sørvágs 1 140 48 .8 Klaksvíkar 4 841 48 .0 Skopunar 486 46 .7 Kunoyar 152 43 .4 Sands 558 48 .9 Húsa 57 36 .8 Skálavíkar 164 37 .8 Fuglafjarðar 1 538 47 .3 Húsavíkar 126 50 .8 Eystur 1 962 47 .4 Skúvoyar 51 35 .3 Nes 1 268 46 .3 Hvalbiar 723 45 .1 Runavíkar 3 793 47 .1 Tvøroyrar 1 742 49 .1 Sjóvar 1 005 48 .0 Fámjins 108 43 .5 Eiðis 666 45 .6 Hovs 121 48 .8 Sunda 1 655 46 .6 Porkeris 328 45 .7 Tórshavnar 19 873 49 .1 Vágs 1 364 48 .0 Kvívíkar 594 44 .8 Sumbiar 377 45 .6

10Ranunculus acris 11 Population by gender and age groups 1 Jan. 2010 Population by age groups and marital status. 1 Jan. 2010 Males Females Total Males Females Total 25 308 23 342 48 650 95+ 0-6 years 2 466 2 348 4 814 7-14 years 3 008 2 808 5 816 90-94 15-17 years 1 090 1 018 2 108 85-89 18-24 years 2 583 2 129 4 712 25-59 years 11 398 10 006 21 404 80-84 60-66 years 1 954 1 735 3 689 67 years + 2 809 3 298 6 107 75-79 70-74 65-69

Population changes 60-64 55-59 1 000 50-54 500 45-49 0 40-44 -500 35-39 -1 000 -1 500 30-34 mean mean mean mean mean mean 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 25-29 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 00-04 20-24 Natural population increase Net immigration Population increase 15-19 10-14 5-9 Up to 4

2 250 1 750 1 250 750 250 250 750 1 250 1 750 2 250 Single Married or Separated Divorced Widowed

12 13 Immigrants and emigrants. 2010 Employees by industry. Nov. 2009 Immigrants Emigrants Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total –––––––––––– No . –––––––––––– ––––––––– Percent ––––––––– Total 653 688 1 341 784 837 1 621 Total 12 514 11 834 24 348 100 .0 100 .0 100 .0 Nordic countries 555 564 1 119 690 769 1 459 Primary sector 2 181 374 2 555 17.4 3.2 10.5 Denmark 459 508 967 618 705 1 323 Agriculture 53 26 79 0 4. 0 .2 0 .3 Greenland 17 11 28 5 5 10 Fishing 1 652 90 1 742 13 .2 0 .8 7 .2 Iceland 45 26 71 27 26 53 Aquaculture 415 247 662 3 3. 2 .1 2 .7 Norway 18 12 30 30 18 48 Extraction of raw materials 61 11 72 0 5. 0 .1 0 .3 Sweden 15 7 22 10 15 25 Secondary sector 3 432 1 337 4 769 27.4 11.3 19.6 Finland 1 - 1 - - - Fish processing 651 762 1 413 5 2. 6 .4 5 .8 Other countries 98 124 222 94 68 162 Shipyards/machine shops 447 55 502 3 6. 0 .5 2 .1 Other manufacturing 644 339 983 5 1. 2 .9 4 .0 Construction 1 553 161 1 714 12 .4 1 .4 7 .0 Energy 137 20 157 1 1. 0 .2 0 .6 Parliamentary election 19 Jan. 2008 Tertiary sector 6 901 10 123 17 024 55.1 85.5 69.9 Votes Seats in Elected Trade and repair 1 444 1 637 3 081 11 .5 13 .8 12 .7 Party Votes in percent parliament women Hotels and restaurants 184 333 517 1 5. 2 .8 2 .1 Sea transport 608 140 748 4 9. 1 .2 3 .1 Valid votes, total 31 112 100 33 7 Other transport 400 180 580 3 2. 1 .5 2 .4 A . Conservative Party 6 240 20 7 1 Communication 278 237 515 2 2. 2 .0 2 .1 B . Unionist’s Party 6 529 21 7 1 Finance and insurance 349 531 880 2 8. 4 .5 3 .6 C . Social Democratic Party 6 018 19 6 2 Business services 488 325 813 3 9. 2 .7 3 .3 D . Home Rule Party 2 244 7 2 - Household services 117 185 302 0 9. 1 .6 1 .2 E . Republican Party 7 250 23 8 3 Public administration 309 339 648 2 5. 2 .9 2 .7 H . The Centre Party 2 610 8 3 - Municipalities etc . 968 2 013 2 981 7 7. 17 .0 12 .2 L . Students Party 221 1 - - Education 768 867 1 635 6 1. 7 .3 6 .7 Health & social work 477 3 066 3 543 3 8. 25 .9 14 .6 Culture, organizations etc 374 254 628 3 0. 2 .1 2 .6 Activities n .e .i . 137 16 153 1 1. 0 .1 0 .6 Note: 16-74 year old with at least 7 hours of payd work a month

14 15 Employees Labour force composition. 2009 Males/Females Population 16-74 Males Females Total 17 500 35 000 Total population 15-74 years 18 480 16 200 34 680 Labour force 15 450 12 430 27 880 15 000 30 000 –––––––––––– Percent of population –––––––––––– 12 500 25 000 Activity rate 83 .6 76 .8 80 .4 Employment rate 78 .6 73 .5 76 .2 10 000 20 000 –––––––––––– Percent of employed –––––––––––– 7 500 15 000 Full time 79 .8 45 .1 64 .2 Part time 20 .2 54 .9 35 .8 5 000 10 000 ––––––––––– Percent of labour force ––––––––––– 2 500 5 000 Unemployed 6 0. 4 .3 5 .2 Note: Labour Force Survey Nov . 2009 0 0 1999 2002 2005 2008 Males Females Total Population 16-74

Labour force composition Nov. 2009 20 000 18 000 16 000 Employed by age groups and gender 14 000 Males Females Total 12 000 Not in labour force Total 14 520 11 900 26 420 10 000 Unemployed 15-24 years 2 120 2 000 4 120 8 000 Employed, part time 25-39 years 4 040 3 140 7 180 6 000 Employed, full time 40-49 years 3 360 2 870 6 230 4 000 50-59 years 2 780 2 380 5 160 2 000 60-74 years 2 210 1 510 3 730 0 Note: Labour Force Survey Nov . 2009 Males Females Note: Labour Force Survey Nov. 2009

16 17 Unemployment

Fulltime equivalents Percent 1 500 15.0 1 250 12.5 1 000 10.0 750 7.5 500 5.0 250 2.5 0 0.0 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

Total in pct. of labour force Men unemployed Women unemployed

Unemployment by age groups. 2009 Males Females Total Males Females Total ––––– No of fulltime equivalents ––––– –––––– Pct . of population –––––– Total 614 462 1 076 3 .7 3 .2 3 4. 16-24 years 142 83 225 4 .3 2 .9 3 7. 25-34 years 125 96 221 4 .2 3 .9 4 0. 35-44 years 89 97 186 2 .5 3 .1 2 8. 45-54 years 98 82 181 3 .0 2 .7 2 8. 55-66 years 160 104 264 4 .6 3 .4 4 0.

18 Bellis perennis19 Pensioners Residents at homes for the aged 2003 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 Old age pensioners 5 681 5 854 5 966 6 137 Total 445 527 518 514 Disability pensioners 1 919 1 872 1 891 1 801 Residential and nursing homes 286 361 367 372 Shared homes 159 166 151 142

Population 65+ years in pct. of population, by municipalities Children in day-care 1 Jan. 2010 2005 2006 2007 2009 Total 4 573 4 695 4 621 4 830 Kindergarten/nursery 2 724 2 787 2 904 3 291 After-school centre 882 955 911 952 Day-care centre 967 953 806 587

Hospitals and health centres 1990 2000 2007 Hospitals 3 3 3 Number of beds 310 296 243 Beds per 1000 people 6 5. 6 .6 5 .0 Hospitalizations 9 512 10 319 13 301 11 - 13 Hospitalizations per 1000 people 200 .0 229 .0 275 .1 14 - 15 16 - 17 Hospital staff total 954 766 832 18 - 19 Physicians 63 57 61 20 - 29 Nurses 356 267 293 Other health and nursing training 142 179 173

General practitioners 25 27 27 Dentists 40 39 40

20 21 Level of education attained, aged 15-74 National Church 2006 2008 2000 2005 2008 2009 ––––– Percent ––––– Parishes 14 14 14 14 Males Vicars 21 21 22 22 Primary level 30 30 Churches 60 60 61 61 Secondary level 46 45 Population 46 144 48 170 48 702 48 650 Tertiary level 24 25 Church members 39 011 40 411 40 447 40 280 Females Church members in pct . of population 84 .5 83 .9 83 .0 82 .8 Primary level 35 39 Church marriages 189 188 187 148 Secondary level 42 39 Church marriages in pct . of all marriages 77 74 72 66 Tertiary level 23 22 Total Primary level 33 34 Secondary level 44 42 Theatrical plays Tertiary level 23 24 2000 2005 2008 2009 Note: Primary level: ISCED 1-2, secondary level: ISCED 3-4, teritary level: ISCED 5-6 Amateur theatrical Plays 21 23 20 31 Performances 138 153 157 141 Visitors 22 732 11 485 21 614 21 780 The professional theatrical Educational attainment by gender Plays 7 3 5 6 2006 2008 Performances 113 76 67 98 ––––– Percent ––––– Visitors 11 099 12 198 7 693 7 148 Early school-leavers, aged 18-241 23 25 Males 30 31 Females 15 18 Museum visitors Upper secondary or higher, aged 25-642 77 75 Males 80 79 2001 2005 2008 2009 Females 74 71 Faroes Historical Museum 9 853 8 772 10 846 8 157 Note: 1 people with only lower secondary education and not in education Faroes Museum of Natural History 2 069 7 623 4 805 4 868 2 people having completed at least upper secondary education Faroes Museum of Art 10 443 14 514 15 335 13 390

22 23 Newspapers in 2009 Cinemas Weekly editions Circulation 2001 2005 2006 2007 Total 13 26 400 Cinemas 2 3 3 3 Screens 3 4 4 4 Dimmalætting 5 8 500 Seats 358 467 407 413 Sosialurin 5 8 000 seats per screen 119 117 102 103 Oyggjatíðindi 2 3 500 Seats per 1000 inhabitants 7 7. 9 7. 8 .4 8 .5 Norðlýsið 1 6 400 Number of visitors 85 651 94 134 93 224 89 625 Number of visitors per inhabitants 1 8. 2 0. 1 .9 1 .9 Foreign film premieres 88 94 80 75 Note: The cinema Suðurbio was closed Jan-Aug 2007

Book publications 2009

9% Reported criminal offences Fiction 1995 2000 2005 2009 50% Non-fiction Reported criminal offences, total 1 057 885 975 920 29% Sexual offences 40 35 28 26 Textbooks Crime of violence 63 100 71 91 Children's books Theft 425 325 477 370 12% Vandalism 370 316 275 321 Other offences 159 109 124 112

Book publications 1980 1990 2000 2009 Total 93 161 170 234 of this translations 34 72 66 99 Fiction 17 18 34 21 Non-fiction 24 48 75 69 Textbooks 19 31 24 28 Children’s books 33 64 37 116

24 25 Wet fish catches. 2009 1 000 tonnes Percent Million DKK Percent Total 112 .0 100 .0 777 .5 100 .0 By species Cod 10 .8 9 7. 138 .6 17 .8 Haddock 5 2. 4 7. 47 .9 6 .2 Saithe 53 .5 47 .8 298 .1 38 .3 Other 42 .4 37 .9 292 .9 37 .7 By fishing gear Otter trawl 20 .8 18 .6 177 .0 22 .8 Pair trawl 65 .2 58 .2 323 .1 41 .6 Long line 19 .7 17 .6 203 .0 26 .1 Jigging line 3 8. 3 4. 27 .5 3 .5 Gillnets etc . 2 6. 2 3. 46 .8 6 .0 By purchaser Faroese fish buyers 71 .8 64 .1 385 .7 49 .6 Faroese fish auctions 27 .5 24 .5 273 .1 35 .1 Foreign fish buyers 12 .7 11 .3 118 .6 15 .3

Wet fish catches

Tonnes in 1 000 Million DKK 160 1 600 140 1 400 120 1 200 100 1 000 80 800 60 600 40 400 20 200 0 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Tonnes in 1 000 Million DKK

26Silene dioica 27 Total fish catches, live weight. 2008 Pilot whale catches Faroese Faroese Years Drives Whales killed Skinn waters Other Total waters Other Total 2001-2009 65 5 158 41 259 ––––––––––––– 1 000 tonnes ––––––––––––– ––––––––––– Percent ––––––––––– 1991-2000 101 9 212 66 286 Total 181 .8 339 .5 521 3. 34 .9 65 .1 100 .0 1981-1990 176 18 806 108 715 1971-1980 85 11 311 69 026 Cod 9 .6 17 .5 27 .1 1 .8 3 .4 5 2. 1961-1970 130 15 784 79 589 Haddock 7 .5 3 .9 11 .4 1 .4 0 .8 2 2. 1951-1960 122 18 772 99 104 Saithe 61 .1 2 .8 63 .9 11 .7 0 .5 12 .3 Blue whiting 66 .4 163 .2 229 5. 12 .7 31 .3 44 .0 Other 37 .2 152 .1 189 3. 7 .1 29 .2 36 .3 The fleet by end of year 2007 Vessels In no. GT in 1 000 Total 257 251 .5 Catches by foreign vessels in Faroese waters, live weight Fishing vessels 150 104 .3 2000 2005 2008 2009 Cargo vessels 13 46 .7 ––––––––––––––––– 1 000 tonnes ––––––––––––––––– Passenger vessels/ferries 8 51 .2 Total 260 8. 389 6. 263 6. 196 .6 Sand dredgers 8 5 .6 Gas and other tankers 1 1 .3 EU-countries 21 .7 21 .2 6 .3 3 5. Reseach vessels 1 0 .7 Other countries 239 1. 368 4. 257 3. 193 .0 Coast guard vessels 2 2 .0 Other 74 39 .8 Note: Only vessels larger than 20 GT are included

Harvest of salmon and trout Electricity production 2000 2005 2008 2009 2000 2005 2008 2009 2009 –––––––––––––––––––– Tonnes –––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––– MWh ––––––––––––––––––––– Percent Total 28 660 19 593 38 272 48 622 Total 212 962 244 877 275 829 275 528 100 Salmon 27 477 15 549 31 565 42 134 Hydro 76 022 98 976 95 880 92 406 34 Trout 1 184 4 044 6 707 6 488 Thermal 136 417 135 569 166 980 168 117 61 Note: Gutted weight Wind 523 10 332 12 969 15 005 5

28 29 International passenger transport, arrivals and departures Motor vehicles registered 1 January

In 1 000 1990 2000 2009 2010 225 Total 18 661 18 681 27 750 27 229 200 Lorries and vans 3 552 3 186 4 611 4 456 175 Busses 118 137 249 230 150 Taxies 232 92 104 101 125 Private cars 13 986 14 087 20 293 19 873 100 Trailers 773 1 179 2 363 2 437 Emergency vehicles . . . 130 132 75 50 Private cars per 1 000 people 293 311 417 408 25 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Traffic accidents 1995 2000 2008 2009 By air By sea Total traffic accidents 1 104 1 281 965 867 of which with casualties 50 49 67 49 of which alcohol rel . accident 40 43 51 26 Telephone subscribers Casualties 63 61 87 58 Killed 3 3 1 2 In 1 000 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 Fixed line Mobile phone Internet

30 31 Consumer price index, 2001=100 2006 2007 2008 2009 All-item index 106 .0 109 .8 116 .8 115 .5 Food and non-alcoholic beverages 106 .5 111 .1 118 .6 119 .6 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 114 .4 116 .2 121 .8 128 .7 Clothing and footwear 91 .6 92 .4 97 .7 97 .6 Housing, electricity and heating 103 .9 116 .3 133 .0 121 .8 Furnishing and household equipment 99 .0 96 .8 95 .3 96 .6 Health 113 .2 114 .1 115 .6 116 .0 Transport 116 .7 117 .1 121 .1 116 .7 Communication 92 .3 91 .9 91 .9 91 .7 Recreation and culture 103 .2 103 .3 107 .0 105 .2 Education 104 .8 110 .5 112 .7 115 .3 Resturants and hotels 111 .3 114 .7 121 .9 127 .6 Miscellaneous goods and services 109 .9 112 .9 116 .6 124 .6

Consumer price index, annual average rates

Percent 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 -01 -02 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

32Violaceae riviniana 33 Trade by country. 2009 Import Export Import Export –––––– Million DKK –––––– –––––– Percent –––––– Total 4 199 4 098 100 0. 100 .0 EU-countries total 2 491 2 557 59 .3 62 .4 Denmark 1 275 448 30 .4 10 .9 Sweden 253 37 6 .0 0 9. Germany 256 352 6 .1 8 6. United Kingdom 135 707 3 .2 17 .3 France 80 440 1 .9 10 .7 Spain 29 167 0 .7 4 1. Other EU-countries 462 405 11 .0 9 9. Non EU-countries total 1 708 1 541 40 .7 37 .6 Norway 762 356 18 .1 8 7. Iceland 111 58 2 .6 1 4. China 182 96 4 .3 2 3. Japan 40 54 0 .9 1 3. Other non EU-countries 614 977 14 .6 23 .8

Balance of merchandise trade Million DKK 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 -1 000 -2 000 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 Balance of trade Imports Exports

34 Rhodiola Gross domestic factor income by industries Gross domestic product and national income 1998 2003 2007 2008 Million DKK ––––––––––––––––––– Percent ––––––––––––––––––– Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 21 .9 14 .2 15 .9 12 .4 15 000 Manufacture of food products and beverages 8 .2 8 .1 6 .1 6 2. 14 000 Other industry, excluding energy 4 .1 4 .7 4 .6 4 5. 13 000 Electricity, gas and water supply 2 .4 1 .8 1 .2 0 9. Construction 4 .7 6 .8 7 .6 8 4. 12 000 Wholesale and retail trade, 11 000 hotels and restaurants 11 .3 12 .1 11 .4 11 .0 10 000 Transport, post and telecommunications 8 .3 9 .3 10 .2 10 .3 9 000 Financial, real-estate and renting 14 .1 14 .1 12 .9 14 .7 Other business activities 5 .1 6 .4 7 .2 7 2. 8 000 Public administration, education, 7 000 health and social work 19 .9 22 .5 22 .8 24 .5 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Gross national Gross national Gross domestic disposable income income production

Gross domestic product and gross national income Public expenditures in percent of gross domestic product 1998 2003 2007 2008 1998 2003 2007 2008 ––––––––––––––––––– Million DDK ––––––––––––––––––– Total expenditure 52 .7 55 .8 53 .3 59 .6 Private final consumption 3 785 5 373 7 016 6 980 General public services 9 6. 6 6. 5 .2 6 .3 Government final consumption 1 856 2 824 3 512 3 881 Defence - - - - Gross capital formation 1 591 2 929 3 890 2 540 Public order and safety 1 0. 1 1. 1 .1 1 .1 Gross domestic final expenditure 7 232 11 126 14 418 13 40 Economic affairs 6 7. 9 6. 8 .5 8 .9 Exports of goods and services 3 281 4 398 5 224 5 606 Environment protection 0 8. 1 1. 0 .9 1 .0 Less imports of goods and services 3 103 5 729 7 240 6 705 Housing and community amenities 0 5. 0 8. 1 .1 1 .5 Health 6 5. 7 5. 7 .3 7 .9 Gross Domestic Products 7 409 9 795 12 402 12 301 Recreation, culture and religion 1 2. 1 3. 1 .5 1 .4 Primary income from the rest of the world 230 362 295 2 Education 7 1. 8 2. 9 .1 10 .8 Gross national income 7 639 10 157 12 697 12 304 Social protection 19 .2 19 .6 18 .6 20 .9 Current transfers from the rest of the world 1 081 748 1 145 751 Gross national disposable income 8 720 10 905 13 842 13 054

36 37 General government expenditure Current account 1998 2000 2007 2008 1998 2003 2007 2008 –––––––––––– Percentage of total expenses ––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––– Million DKK –––––––––––––––––– Total expenditure 100 0. 100 0. 100 0. 100 .0 Income in total 5 062 5 996 7 508 7 423 Exports of goods and services 3 281 4 398 5 224 5 606 Final consumption 47 .6 49 .1 53 .1 52 .9 Income 645 727 1 009 939 Transfers to households and subsidies 30 .9 29 .4 25 .2 25 .7 Current transfers 1 137 871 1 275 879 Property income 11 .4 6 .8 2 .0 2 2. Gross capital formation and capital transfers 10 .1 14 .7 19 .7 19 .2 Expenditure in total 3 574 6 218 8 084 7 769 Imports of goods and services 3 103 5 729 7 240 6 705 Income 415 365 715 936 Current transfers 56 124 130 128 General government revenues Balance 1 488 - 222 - 577 - 347 1998 2000 2007 2008 Trade of goods and services 178 -1 331 -2 016 -1 099 –––––––––––– Percentage of total expenses ––––––––––– Income 230 362 295 2 Total income 122 0. 119 6. 103 9. 95 .0 Current transfers 1 081 748 1 145 751 Current taxes and social contributions 57 .8 59 .7 57 .6 53 .7 Taxes on production and import 27 .2 27 .2 29 .8 25 .7 Transfers from Denmark 29 .1 26 .7 12 .7 11 .5 Foreign debt Other income 7 .9 6 .0 3 .8 4 1. 2000 2005 2007 2008 –––––––––––––––––– Million DKK –––––––––––––––––– Public sectors, net 3 159 1 092 - 424 - 265 Taxes in percent of gross domestic product Liabilities 5 032 3 070 2 281 2 255 1998 2003 2007 2008 Assets 1 873 1 978 2 705 2 520 ––––––––––––––––––– Percent ––––––––––––––––––– Private sectors, net -5 617 -4 065 -2 655 -1 046 Total taxes by national account groups 45 .0 46 .2 46 .6 46 .7 Liabilities 1 228 5 139 11 557 12 120 Assets 6 845 9 204 14 214 13 166 Taxes on production and import 14 .4 14 .9 15 .9 15 .1 Taxes on income, wealth etc . 26 .9 28 .7 26 .4 26 .9 Total, net -2 458 -2 974 -3 080 -1 310 Compulsory actual social contributions 3 .7 2 .5 4 .3 4 7. Liabilities 6 260 8 208 13 839 14 375 Capital taxes 0 .0 0 .0 0 .1 0 1. Assets 8 718 11 182 16 919 15 685

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