Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.
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Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2009
| Country statistical profile: Canada 2009 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Gross domestic product | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 873.0 | 910.0 | 937.8 | 989.6 | 1 049.8 | 1 131.0 | 1 203.7 | 1 269.6 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 28 447 | 29 334 | 29 893 | 31 242 | 32 811 | 35 002 | 36 867 | 38 500 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 706 | 28 504 | 29 145 | 30 506 | 32 143 | 34 377 | 36 548 | 37 970 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 5.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 22.6 | |
GDP per hour worked | Annual growth % | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
GDP deflator | Annual growth % | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -1.8 | -9.1 | -5.2 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | -2.2 | .. | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 7.9 | -2.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .. | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .. | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 2.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 82.1 | 82.7 | 80.6 | 76.6 | 72.6 | 71.1 | 68.0 | 64.1 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | .. | |
Total expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 16.5 | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.6 | .. | |
Private pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.29 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 35.6 | 34.8 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 17.8 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.7 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 33.2 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 31.3 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 42.7 | 40.7 | 39.4 | 36.2 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 34.8 | 33.7 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 37.6 | 39.4 | 30.2 | 31.8 | 43.1 | 45.7 | 38.1 | 39.9 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 240.0 | 221.6 | 222.4 | 240.2 | 273.8 | 314.4 | 349.9 | 380.0 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 277.6 | 261.1 | 252.6 | 272.1 | 316.9 | 360.1 | 388.0 | 419.9 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -3.9 | -5.0 | -4.6 | -8.2 | -8.5 | -10.0 | -13.0 | -17.9 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 44.1 | 43.8 | 45.0 | 52.3 | 58.7 | 65.4 | 72.3 | 80.5 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 40.2 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 44.1 | 50.3 | 55.4 | 59.3 | 62.6 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 237 647 | .. | .. | 318 974 | 372 652 | 390 907 | 454 766 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 212 723 | .. | .. | 289 157 | 315 247 | 339 406 | 376 535 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 66 796 | 27 670 | 22 146 | 7 486 | -364 | 28 923 | 69 044 | 107 435 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 44 678 | 36 037 | 26 761 | 22 935 | 43 684 | 33 544 | 45 246 | 49 460 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 104.8 | 107.7 | 109.7 | 112.2 | 114.4 | 116.9 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 104.9 | 107.5 | 109.1 | 111.0 | 113.6 | 116.2 | 119.2 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 103.2 | 101.2 | 109.2 | 116.6 | 127.8 | 134.4 | 137.5 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 99.7 | 102.8 | 104.3 | 106.8 | 108.5 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.93 | 5.48 | 5.30 | 4.80 | 4.58 | 4.07 | 4.21 | 4.27 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | |
Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 1.49 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.07 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 98 | 105 | 107 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 252.1 | 249.0 | 249.5 | 262.2 | 269.0 | 273.7 | 269.7 | 272.4 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 8.21 | 8.03 | 7.95 | 8.28 | 8.41 | 8.47 | 8.27 | 8.29 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 16.8 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.5 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 29.10 | 24.87 | 24.97 | 29.53 | 38.13 | 52.37 | 64.33 | 70.04 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 16.4 | |
ICT-related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.5 | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | 49.9 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.8 | 64.3 | 68.1 | .. | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 1 008 | 1 060 | 1 042 | 1 088 | 1 452 | 1 020 | 1 070 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 127 | 153 | 177 | 157 | 145 | 145 | 171 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 11 280 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 980 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 400 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 533 | 526 | 534 | 554 | 550 | 556 | 539 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
University level: graduation rates in peer age group | % | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | .. | .. | |
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 40.0 | 41.6 | 42.6 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 47.0 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 56.3 | 56.3 | 57.5 | 58.3 | 58.0 | 57.8 | 58.7 | 59.5 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.9 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 82.2 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 48.1 | 48.2 | 50.1 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 54.8 | 55.6 | 57.1 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.2 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.3 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 11.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.5 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | USD | 18.1 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 22.7 | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 768 | 1 762 | 1 744 | 1 734 | 1 753 | 1 738 | 1 738 | 1 736 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.91 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.01 | 1.94 | 1.89 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | .. | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 30 689 | 31 021 | 31 373 | 31 676 | 31 995 | 32 312 | 32 649 | 32 976 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .. | |
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total | % | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.4 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 6.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.8 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 5.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 5.7 | .. | .. | 6.5 | .. | .. | | 6.6 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 6.1 | .. | .. | 7.8 | .. | .. | | 6.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 6.2 | .. | .. | 5.9 | .. | .. | | 6.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 8.7 | .. | .. | 9.9 | .. | .. | | 8.0 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.3 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.4 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 76.7 | 77.0 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 78.0 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.7 | .. | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | .. | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.6 | .. | .. | .. | |
Household expenditure on recreation and culture | % of GDP | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 19 627 | 19 679 | 20 057 | 17 534 | 19 145 | 18 770 | 18 265 | 17 931 | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 95 | 90 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 91 | .. | 83 | |
| Note: |: Break in series Last updated 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook) | ||||||||||