Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| | Country statistical profile: Australia 2013 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 34 888 | 36 868 | 38 837 | 39 029 | 40 644 | 41 783 | 43 350 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 33 533 | 35 221 | 37 232 | 37 651 | 39 069 | 40 187 | 42 070 | |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 3.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 4.2 | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 | .. | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 9.3 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 10.1 | |
| | Economic structure - value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing: share of real value added | % | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .. |
| | Industry: share of real value added | % | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 20.5 | .. |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business: share of real value added | % | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.7 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -4.4 | -6.1 | -5.0 | -4.1 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 27.8 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 27.8 | 35.5 | 39.6 | 44.3 | 57.3 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 35.6 | 35.3 | 34.4 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 31.1 | 32.2 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 33.9 | 33.9 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 37.7 | 36.1 | 36.3 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | .. | .. |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | .. | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.8 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 30.0 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 27.1 | 25.8 | 25.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 14.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.9 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 21.2 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 21.1 | |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 22.6 | 19.6 | 21.2 | 21.4 | |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -12.8 | -9.3 | -16.9 | -4.7 | -5.1 | 18.6 | 11.3 | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 118.9 | 132.7 | 157.8 | 191.6 | 158.9 | 193.3 | 234.2 | 250.5 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 106.0 | 123.3 | 140.9 | 186.9 | 153.8 | 211.8 | 269.4 | 256.2 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -4.2 | -1.2 | -4.2 | -9.1 | -11.7 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 30.6 | 32.4 | 40.3 | 47.8 | 41.5 | 51.1 | 60.9 | 64.3 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 30.6 | 33.5 | 41.0 | 43.6 | 40.3 | 46.9 | 51.8 | 52.6 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -5.7 | -5.3 | -6.2 | -4.5 | -4.3 | -3.0 | -2.3 | -3.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 208 901 | 266 862 | 339 922 | 241 294 | 344 081 | 413 525 | 378 671 | 424 489 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 242 167 | 296 453 | 386 457 | 305 959 | 425 703 | 508 794 | 546 024 | 604 257 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -24 184 | 31 070 | 45 530 | 46 801 | 27 472 | 36 685 | 66 076 | 56 422 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -31 058 | 25 411 | 16 972 | 33 921 | 15 470 | 24 957 | 13 814 | 13 430 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -3.5 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 9.7 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 12.5 | -6.2 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 7.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 6.0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 8.3 | -5.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 5.34 | 5.59 | 5.99 | 5.82 | 5.04 | 5.37 | 4.88 | 3.38 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.46 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 104 | 106 | 115 | 117 | 110 | 134 | 146 | 149 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 114.2 | 116.0 | 119.8 | 124.2 | 126.0 | 124.7 | 119.8 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | .. |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 56.71 | 66.71 | 77.13 | 107.83 | 63.40 | 82.60 | 115.66 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 15.3 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 60.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.9 | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 18 770 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 100 | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 236 | 189 | 182 | 172 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 47 | 61 | 64 | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 369 | 374 | 384 | 386 | 384 | 383 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 31.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37.6 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 139 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 074 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 63.3 | 63.7 | 64.2 | 64.5 | 61.2 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 59.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 78.8 | 79.2 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 79.1 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.5 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 53.5 | 55.5 | 56.6 | 57.4 | 59.0 | 60.6 | 61.1 | 61.4 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.6 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.5 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 18.3 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 20.3 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 725 | 1 715 | 1 711 | 1 716 | 1 685 | 1 687 | 1 693 | 1 728 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | .. | 14 952 | .. | 17 701 | .. | 18 017 | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 8.4 | .. | 8.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 20 395 | 20 698 | 21 016 | 21 384 | 21 779 | 22 065 | 22 324 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.9 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 24.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26.8 | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.0 | .. | .. | .. | 5.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.6 | .. | .. | .. | 4.6 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.3 | .. | .. | .. | 5.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.5 | .. | .. | .. | 6.0 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.0 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.5 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.7 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.2 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61.2 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 349 439 | 362 383 | 387 229 | 410 036 | 397 965 | 415 500 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 294 002 | 293 284 | 296 539 | 297 352 | 297 457 | 296 058 | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 81 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 70 | 61 | .. | .. |
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2013 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2013-en) | ||||||||||