Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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Country statistical profile: Australia 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 552.1 | 584.9 | 622.3 | 655.6 | 696.8 | 742.9 | 795.7 | ||
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 28 277 | 29 610 | 31 137 | 32 416 | 33 963 | 35 679 | 37 616 | ||
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 521 | 28 770 | 30 255 | 31 212 | 32 640 | 34 113 | 35 938 | ||
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | .. | .. | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 0.6 | -2.7 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | .. | .. | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 22.9 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 28.3 | ||
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 3.2 | -23.5 | 28.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 | -17.7 | 8.3 | .. | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | .. | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | .. | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 22.5 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 14.3 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 35.8 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 36.0 | 35.3 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 35.9 | 35.4 | 34.6 | 35.1 | 34.8 | 34.5 | 34.2 | 34.3 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 29.6 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 30.8 | 30.6 | 30.8 | .. | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 | .. | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | .. | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 27.3 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 26.9 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 21.1 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.6 | ||
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 2.4 | -4.5 | -14.6 | -17.3 | -13.2 | -9.3 | -16.9 | -4.7 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 60.9 | 69.5 | 84.8 | 103.8 | 119.0 | 132.7 | 157.8 | 191.6 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 63.3 | 65.0 | 70.2 | 86.4 | 106.0 | 123.3 | 140.9 | 186.9 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -3.1 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 17.3 | 18.3 | 21.8 | 27.9 | 30.4 | 32.2 | 39.7 | 47.5 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 18.1 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 33.1 | 40.3 | 44.3 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -1.9 | -3.7 | -5.2 | -5.9 | -5.5 | -5.1 | -6.1 | ||
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 203 776 | 175 541 | 225 393 | 289 669 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 263 390 | 213 530 | 260 803 | 341 837 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 8 297 | 16 996 | 7 975 | 37 334 | -31 999 | 27 883 | 44 326 | 46 565 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 11 962 | 7 852 | 16 205 | 10 257 | -37 984 | 23 419 | 16 804 | 35 780 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 4.4 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 6.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 4.3 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 2.2 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 12.7 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 8.3 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.62 | 5.84 | 5.37 | 5.59 | 5.34 | 5.59 | 6.00 | 5.82 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.48 | |
Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.93 | 1.84 | 1.54 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.19 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 77 | 80 | 90 | 98 | 104 | 105 | 114 | 115 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 107.2 | 110.7 | 111.6 | 112.1 | 120.8 | 122.6 | 124.1 | 129.0 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 5.49 | 5.60 | 5.58 | 5.54 | 5.88 | 5.89 | 5.87 | 6.11 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 26.61 | 25.80 | 31.24 | 40.93 | 56.71 | 66.71 | 77.13 | 107.83 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 23.7 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.3 | .. | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.8 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | 42.0 | 46.0 | 53.0 | 56.0 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 67.0 | .. | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 765 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 187 | 187 | 215 | 231 | 237 | 192 | 186 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 40 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 54 | 60 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 351 | 359 | 360 | 368 | 386 | 391 | 396 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33.7 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 64.6 | 76.7 | 67.7 | 69.8 | 82.3 | 84.0 | 85.7 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 44.5 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 50.8 | 49.7 | 49.8 | .. | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 61.2 | 61.0 | 61.8 | 62.2 | 63.3 | 63.7 | 64.1 | 64.3 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 76.3 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 80.0 | 80.3 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 46.8 | 48.5 | 50.3 | 51.7 | 53.5 | 55.5 | 56.6 | 57.4 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.8 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.1 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 22.0 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 5.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | .. | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 756 | 1 734 | 1 737 | 1 735 | 1 730 | 1 728 | 1 730 | 1 732 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | .. | 1.69 | .. | 1.78 | .. | 2.06 | .. | .. | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 7.8 | .. | 8.4 | .. | 8.5 | .. | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 19 413 | 19 651 | 19 895 | 20 127 | 20 395 | 20 698 | 21 015 | | 21 016 | |
Population growth rates | % | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .. | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 18.9 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.7 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 10.3 | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 25.0 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.7 | .. | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.7 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.4 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.0 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 79.0 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.7 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9.8 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 10.7 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.5 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 4 435 | 4 420 | 4 354 | 4 774 | 5 020 | 5 064 | 5 644 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 90 | 87 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 68 | |
Note: e: Estimated value, |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
Estimated value | ||||||||||
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) |