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: Greece 2009 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Gross domestic product | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 200.8 | 218.3 | 237.3 | 248.9 | 267.4 | 276.8 | 297.7 | 318.1 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 18 389 | 19 934 | 21 598 | 22 577 | 24 173 | 24 928 | 26 701 | 28 423 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 18 438 | 20 059 | 21 655 | 22 447 | 24 002 | 24 539 | 26 146 | 27 612 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | -6.0 | -7.5 | -8.0 | -7.3 | -7.2 | -8.0 | -7.3 | .. | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 21.6 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 22.5 | |
GDP per hour worked | Annual growth % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 2.7 | |
GDP deflator | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -1.2 | -3.8 | -5.7 | 4.9 | 1.4 | -18.1 | -10.8 | ||
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 8.7 | -8.6 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | ||
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | ||
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.7 | -4.4 | -4.8 | -5.8 | -7.4 | -5.2 | -3.1 | -3.7 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 114.9 | 117.9 | 116.3 | 112.5 | 114.4 | 112.3 | 105.8 | 102.3 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | .. | |
Total expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.1 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 19.2 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.5 | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 34.1 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 31.3 | .. | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 9.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | .. | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 | .. | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 38.5 | 38.2 | 39.0 | 37.9 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 41.9 | 42.3 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 31.6 | 30.6 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 28.0 | 28.3 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -18.8 | -17.9 | -21.8 | -31.2 | -37.6 | -37.4 | -42.8 | -52.6 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 29.8 | 28.2 | 32.5 | 44.9 | 52.8 | 54.9 | 63.7 | 76.1 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 20.9 | 23.5 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 8.2 | | 7.9 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 22.7 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 11.5 | | 11.6 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 20.2 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 19.6 | | 19.5 | 19.2 | 24.2 | 33.2 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 42.9 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -7.8 | | -7.3 | -6.8 | -6.6 | -5.9 | -7.3 | -11.1 | -14.3 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 5 852 | .. | .. | 12 337 | 13 791 | 13 602 | 19 560 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 14 113 | .. | .. | 22 454 | 28 482 | 29 189 | 41 317 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 1 108 | 1 589 | 50 | 1 276 | 2 103 | 606 | 5 366 | 1 918 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 2 137 | 616 | 655 | 413 | 1 030 | 1 450 | 4 169 | 5 339 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 103.4 | 107.1 | 110.9 | 114.1 | 118.2 | 122.0 | 125.5 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 105.1 | 110.7 | 116.2 | 116.9 | 117.6 | 122.0 | 125.9 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 102.0 | 107.9 | 123.2 | 134.2 | 137.0 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 102.9 | 104.8 | 106.3 | 110.2 | 116.2 | 123.6 | 126.9 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 6.11 | 5.30 | 5.12 | 4.27 | 4.26 | 3.59 | 4.07 | 4.50 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | |
Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 94 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 27.9 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 31.1 | 30.8 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 2.56 | 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.71 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.76 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 26.95 | 23.22 | 24.08 | 27.17 | 34.53 | 50.33 | 60.97 | 69.93 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 12.8 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
ICT-related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.9 | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 12.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 25.4 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 93 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 94 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 88 | 95 | 101 | 102 | 98 | 110 | 113 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 4 450 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 930 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 440 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 87 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 94 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
University level: graduation rates in peer age group | % | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | .. | |
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 26.9 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 24.2 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 70.2 | 70.4 | 71.9 | 73.1 | 73.7 | 74.3 | 75.3 | 75.7 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 39.0 | 38.0 | 38.9 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 41.6 | 42.4 | 42.1 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 41.9 | 39.9 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 36.6 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 35.9 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 43.7 | 42.1 | 41.4 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.0 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 38.9 | 36.1 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 31.1 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.3 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 17.1 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 12.8 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 56.4 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 56.3 | 54.8 | 53.7 | 55.6 | 50.3 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | USD | 11.3 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.5 | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 2 121 | 2 123 | 2 106 | 2 116 | 2 064 | 2 081 | 2 150 | .. | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | .. | 0.58 | .. | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 3.4 | .. | 3.5 | .. | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 10 917 | 10 950 | 10 988 | 11 024 | 11 062 | 11 104 | 11 149 | 11 193 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .. | |
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total | % | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 7.4 | .. | .. | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 9.5 | .. | .. | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 16.6 | .. | .. | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 13.6 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 21.1 | .. | .. | 15.7 | 19.1 | 15.9 | 15.1 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.0 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.6 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 75.5 | 75.9 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 76.6 | 76.8 | 77.1 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.5 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.0 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. | .. | .. | |
Household expenditure on recreation and culture | % of GDP | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 7 767 | 6 997 | 6 654 | 6 574 | 6 313 | 7 143 | 7 548 | 8 746 | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 193 | 178 | 159 | 145 | 151 | 150 | 149 | 141 | |
| Note: e: Estimated value |: Break in series Last updated 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
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| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook) | ||||||||||