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: Sweden 2009 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Gross domestic product | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 246.0 | 248.8 | 258.9 | 269.4 | 288.5 | 291.7 | 312.9 | 334.8 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 726 | 27 971 | 29 004 | 30 076 | 32 078 | 32 298 | 34 456 | 36 603 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 487 | 27 698 | 28 905 | 30 347 | 32 008 | 32 249 | 35 032 | 37 323 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 4.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 4.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 9.3 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 17.6 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 19.0 | |
GDP per hour worked | Annual growth % | 3.3 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -0.6 | |
GDP deflator | Annual growth % | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 7.7 | -5.0 | 21.2 | -1.4 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 6.5 | -0.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 2.8 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 3.7 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 64.7 | 63.4 | 60.5 | 59.8 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 52.5 | 47.0 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.0 | | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | .. | |
Total expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.2 | | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 28.5 | 28.9 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 29.4 | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.7 | .. | |
Private pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.1 | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 1.02 | 0.93 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 51.8 | 49.8 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 49.5 | 49.1 | 48.2 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 21.2 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 18.7 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 50.1 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.1 | 47.8 | 45.4 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 43.4 | 43.2 | 41.2 | 40.4 | 42.2 | 44.9 | 47.4 | 48.7 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 14.2 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 22.8 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 17.8 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 73.1 | 63.5 | 67.1 | 84.2 | 100.5 | 111.4 | 127.1 | 151.4 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 87.4 | 76.3 | 82.9 | 102.4 | 123.2 | 130.3 | 147.4 | 169.3 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 15.4 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 24.2 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 28.7 | 33.1 | 35.3 | 39.6 | 48.0 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 30.7 | 38.9 | 43.1 | 49.6 | 63.4 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 123 234 | .. | .. | 183 631 | 214 826 | 208 836 | 262 224 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 93 972 | .. | .. | 157 084 | 196 369 | 171 768 | 226 387 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 23 431 | 10 905 | 12 269 | 4 980 | 11 022 | 10 175 | 23 072 | 18 779 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 40 976 | 7 328 | 10 596 | 21 129 | 20 758 | 26 577 | 22 049 | 36 696 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 102.4 | 104.6 | 106.6 | 107.0 | 107.5 | 109.0 | 111.4 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 102.9 | 106.2 | 106.6 | 106.1 | 105.4 | 106.2 | 108.3 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 107.1 | 108.6 | 121.8 | 125.5 | 132.2 | 142.3 | 142.6 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 101.5 | 100.9 | 99.8 | 100.7 | 104.5 | 108.6 | 113.2 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.37 | 5.11 | 5.30 | 4.64 | 4.43 | 3.38 | 3.70 | 4.17 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 9.15 | 9.35 | 9.35 | 9.34 | 9.10 | 9.38 | 9.27 | 9.14 | |
Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 9.16 | 10.33 | 9.74 | 8.09 | 7.35 | 7.47 | 7.38 | 6.76 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 106 | 101 | 106 | 118 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 129 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 48.3 | 51.2 | 52.3 | 51.1 | 53.2 | 52.2 | 51.3 | 50.0 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 5.44 | 5.76 | 5.86 | 5.71 | 5.92 | 5.78 | 5.65 | 5.47 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.17 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 31.2 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 30.0 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 28.13 | 24.03 | 23.86 | 28.60 | 36.47 | 51.78 | 62.50 | 70.13 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 31.3 | 28.7 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 25.0 | .. | |
ICT-related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.6 | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | 53.3 | .. | .. | .. | 72.5 | 77.4 | 78.5 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 2 688 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 676 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 341 | 308 | 284 | 281 | 262 | 248 | 262 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 3 795 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 500 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 495 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 53 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 48 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
University level: graduation rates in peer age group | % | 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 41 | .. | |
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 30.1 | 31.6 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 34.5 | | 29.6 | 30.5 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 46.1 | 47.8 | 46.5 | 45.1 | 42.8 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 46.3 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 83.8 | 84.6 | 84.2 | 83.5 | 82.9 | 83.9 | 84.7 | 86.1 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 65.1 | 67.0 | 68.4 | 69.0 | 69.5 | 69.6 | 69.8 | 70.1 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 14.4 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.6 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.9 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.3 | | 7.0 | 6.2 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.3 | | 6.8 | 5.9 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | | 7.1 | 6.4 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 26.4 | 22.3 | 21.0 | 17.8 | 18.9 | .. | .. | 13.0 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | USD | 19.7 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 26.2 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 574 | 1 527 | 1 534 | 1 559 | 1 575 | 1 607 | 1 576 | 1 562 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | .. | 4.17 | .. | 3.85 | 3.62 | 3.80 | | 3.74 | 3.63 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 10.5 | .. | 11.0 | 11.3 | 12.7 | | 12.6 | 9.8 | | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 8 872 | 8 896 | 8 925 | 8 958 | 8 994 | 9 030 | 9 081 | 9 148 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .. | |
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total | % | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 5.1 | .. | .. | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 6.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 12.3 | .. | .. | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 13.6 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 4.2 | .. | .. | 4.4 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 6.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 10.8 | .. | .. | 9.5 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 13.3 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.7 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 80.6 | 80.8 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.4 | 77.6 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.7 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.9 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.4 | .. | .. | .. | |
Household expenditure on recreation and culture | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 2 465 | 2 586 | 2 577 | 2 552 | 2 610 | 2 736 | 2 867 | 2 993 | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 67 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 51 | |
| Note: |: Break in series Last updated 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook) | ||||||||||