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 profile: China 2011-2012 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 4 157.8 | 4 697.9 | 5 364.3 | 6 242.4 | 7 338.7 | 8 219.0 | 9 057.4 | 10 085.7 |
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 3 217 | 3 614 | 4 102 | 4 749 | 5 554 | 6 189 | 6 786 | 7 519 |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | .. | 3 608 | 4 121 | 4 776 | 5 595 | 6 232 | .. | .. |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 10.0 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Economic structure | |||||||||
| Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | .. | ||
| Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 11.6 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 8.7 | .. | ||
| Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 11.7 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 6.4 | .. | ||
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | 1.8 | .. | .. | 2.0 | 2.3 | .. |
| Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. | .. | 2.3 | 2.3 | .. |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.4 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 29.6 | 27.3 | 22.3 | .. |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 29.6 | 34.0 | 37.1 | 39.1 | 38.4 | 35.0 | 26.7 | .. |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 25.5 | 32.1 | 102.0 | 177.5 | 263.9 | 298.1 | 196.1 | 181.8 |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 412.8 | 561.2 | 660.0 | 791.5 | 956.1 | 1 132.6 | 1 005.6 | 1 396.0 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 438.2 | 593.3 | 762.0 | 968.9 | 1 220.1 | 1 430.7 | 1 201.6 | 1 577.8 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -8.6 | -9.7 | -9.4 | -8.8 | -7.9 | -11.8 | -29.4 | .. |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 55.3 | 72.1 | 83.8 | 100.8 | 130.1 | 158.9 | 158.9 | .. |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 46.7 | 62.4 | 74.4 | 92.0 | 122.2 | 147.1 | 129.5 | .. |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .. |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 115 960 | 185 694 | 245 800 | 310 800 |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 703 667 | 915 524 | 1 314 800 | 1 476 400 |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 1 805 | 11 306 | 21 200 | 17 000 | 53 500 | 43 900 | 60 100 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 54 937 | 117 200 | 124 100 | 160 100 | 175 100 | 114 200 | 185 000 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Long-term interest rates | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | CNY per USD | 3.27 | 3.40 | 3.45 | 3.47 | 3.62 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 3.95 |
| Exchange rates | CNY per USD | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.19 | 7.97 | 7.61 | 6.95 | 6.83 | 6.77 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 57 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 1 345.0 | 1 567.9 | 1 696.4 | 1 854.0 | 1 964.0 | 2 117.5 | 2 257.1 | .. |
| Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.60 | 1.70 | .. |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | .. |
| Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 17.1 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.9 | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | 430 | .. | .. | .. | 440 | .. |
| Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 157 340 | .. |
| Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | 280 | .. | .. | .. | 250 | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 3 828 | 4 552 | 5 062 | 5 603 | 6 028 | 6 507 | 6 832 | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.70 | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 1 293 397 | 1 300 552 | 1 307 594 | 1 314 581 | 1 321 482 | 1 328 276 | 1 334 909 | 1 341 335 |
| Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Total fertility rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | -0.3 | .. |
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | 0.1 | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 72.2 | 72.4 | 72.6 | 72.8 | 73.0 | 73.2 | 73.3 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 70.6 | 70.8 | 71.0 | 71.1 | 71.3 | 71.5 | 71.6 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 73.8 | 74.0 | 74.3 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 75.1 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | .. | .. | 21.5 | .. | .. | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Society | |||||||||
| Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Last updated: 18 January 2012 | ||||||||||
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Note: e: Estimated value | ||||||||||
Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, seeOECD Factbook 2011-2012(DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2011-en) |