Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| | Country statistical profile: Ireland 2013 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 38 761 | 42 207 | 44 969 | 42 133 | 39 856 | 40 659 | 42 470 | 43 670 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 33 418 | 36 989 | 38 967 | 36 522 | 33 224 | 34 180 | 34 464 | 35 659 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 8.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 | -2.7 | -3.9 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -2.2 | -6.4 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 1.9 | -0.9 | -2.2 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 5.6 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 14.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | -9.5 | -27.0 | -22.7 | -9.1 | -0.6 |
| | Economic structure - value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing: share of real value added | % | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| | Industry: share of real value added | % | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 26.3 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business: share of real value added | % | 25.6 | 26.0 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.4 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.2 | -7.4 | -13.7 | -30.6 | -13.1 | -8.1 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 32.7 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 49.2 | 70.1 | 87.3 | 102.3 | 125.8 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 35.6 | 37.4 | 36.9 | 35.4 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 34.0 | 34.5 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 33.9 | 34.5 | 36.7 | 42.8 | 48.1 | 65.5 | 47.1 | 42.6 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | .. |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.4 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.52 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 30.1 | 31.5 | 30.9 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 27.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 11.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 11.3 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.0 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 15.2 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 69.6 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 74.3 | 74.2 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 83.6 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 81.4 | 79.2 | 80.4 | 83.3 | 90.2 | 99.8 | 102.7 | 107.8 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 39.7 | 32.2 | 35.3 | 42.2 | 54.3 | 57.8 | 62.3 | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 70.3 | 76.6 | 87.0 | 85.0 | 62.6 | 60.5 | 67.2 | 63.1 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 110.0 | 108.8 | 122.2 | 127.1 | 116.9 | 118.3 | 127.0 | 118.3 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -11.6 | -8.5 | -1.5 | -11.2 | -9.6 | -8.8 | -2.4 | 4.1 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 71.5 | 80.2 | 94.6 | 110.6 | 103.5 | 107.2 | 115.6 | 111.9 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 59.9 | 71.6 | 93.0 | 99.3 | 93.9 | 98.4 | 113.3 | 116.1 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -3.5 | -3.6 | -5.4 | -5.6 | -2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 104 152 | 120 728 | 150 060 | 168 937 | 295 358 | 340 110 | 330 793 | 379 982 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 163 530 | 156 491 | 203 683 | 188 302 | 250 122 | 285 572 | 290 479 | 339 727 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -31 670 | -5 545 | 24 712 | -16 421 | 25 717 | 42 807 | 23 566 | 38 329 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 14 304 | 15 332 | 21 150 | 18 912 | 26 617 | 22 350 | -1 166 | 18 526 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | -4.5 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 3.3 | -4.4 | -1.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 6.5 | -3.5 | -4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 12.7 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 8.8 | -7.9 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 9.4 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 5.9 | -3.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 3.32 | 3.79 | 4.33 | 4.55 | 5.23 | 5.99 | 9.58 | 5.99 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.82 |
| | Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.78 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 132 | 122 | 110 | 110 | 104 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.5 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | .. |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.9 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 55.24 | 66.38 | 74.16 | 100.39 | 62.61 | 80.95 | 113.92 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 12.4 | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 47.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71.7 | 78.1 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 800 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 730 | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 282 | 282 | 219 | 202 | 227 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | 53 | 45 | 47 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 950 | 2 950 | .. | |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | 660 | .. | .. | |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 39 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 29.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37.3 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 615 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 420 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 5.0 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.4 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 11.8 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 20.8 | 26.4 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 47.8 | 49.3 | 50.4 | 47.3 | 37.5 | 31.9 | 29.4 | 27.9 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 77.8 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 77.9 | 72.5 | 70.6 | 69.6 | 69.4 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 51.7 | 53.2 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 49.5 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 25.0 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 17.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 25.1 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 24.6 | 24.8 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 33.4 | 31.6 | 29.5 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 49.1 | 59.3 | 61.7 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -3.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 654 | 1 644 | 1 633 | 1 600 | 1 540 | 1 542 | 1 541 | 1 529 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 2 009 | 2 122 | 2 311 | 2 558 | 2 816 | 2 810 | 2 833 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 4 160 | 4 260 | 4 357 | 4 426 | 4 459 | 4 519 | 4 441 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.0 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.4 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 12.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15.5 | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.2 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.5 | .. | .. | .. | 17.5 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.3 | .. | .. | .. | 19.8 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.9 | .. | .. | .. | 10.0 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.8 | .. | .. | .. | 14.1 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.2 | 81.0 | 80.6 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 77.8 | 77.7 | 78.7 | 78.3 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.6 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 82.8 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61.0 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 18 455 | 17 893 | 19 275 | 17 393 | 12 147 | 11 016 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 1 781 | 1 872 | 2 007 | 1 976 | 1 683 | 1 678 | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 84 | 87 | 77 | 63 | 53 | 47 | .. | .. |
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2013 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2013-en) | ||||||||||