Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| Country statistical profile: United Kingdom 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 1 630.5 | 1 713.7 | 1 777.5 | 1 902.2 | 1 971.3 | 2 065.1 | 2 131.5 | 2 186.0 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 583 | 28 888 | 29 845 | 31 785 | 32 724 | 34 085 | 34 957 | 35 631 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 747 | 29 315 | 30 251 | 32 240 | 33 272 | 34 298 | 35 432 | 36 259 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 4.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -2.9 | -4.3 | -4.5 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 16.8 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -9.0 | 11.7 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.7 | -4.8 | 0.1 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -2.5 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 0.6 | -2.0 | -3.7 | -3.6 | -3.3 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -5.3 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 40.4 | 40.8 | 41.2 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 45.9 | 46.9 | 56.8 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 40.6 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 42.2 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 39.9 | 40.9 | 42.4 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 47.5 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.5 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.35 | 0.43 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 36.1 | 34.6 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 35.8 | 36.6 | 36.1 | 35.7 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 32.2 | 32.3 | 33.8 | 33.9 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 32.8 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 28.3 | 27.4 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 30.4 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -65.4 | -78.8 | -85.8 | -119.9 | -131.4 | -150.1 | -184.7 | -176.6 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 338.0 | 359.4 | 393.5 | 468.1 | 515.8 | 598.4 | 624.7 | 636.0 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 272.6 | 280.6 | 307.7 | 349.0 | 384.4 | 448.4 | 440.0 | 459.3 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 24.8 | 29.1 | 36.9 | 52.1 | 46.9 | 63.6 | 89.4 | 100.9 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 101.6 | 112.0 | 130.3 | 154.8 | 169.7 | 183.5 | 212.0 | 212.0 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 126.4 | 141.0 | 167.2 | 206.9 | 216.7 | 247.1 | 301.4 | 312.9 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -2.1 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -3.3 | -2.7 | -1.6 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 1 247 190 | 1 198 637 | 1 454 903 | 1 841 206 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 701 913 | 840 652 | 1 139 154 | 1 263 781 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 52 650 | 24 052 | 16 846 | 56 002 | 175 973 | 148 850 | 183 412 | 95 968 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 58 885 | 50 347 | 62 439 | 91 083 | 80 818 | 86 285 | 275 521 | 110 407 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.1 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -2.7 | -0.8 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 17.0 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 9.5 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 4.93 | 4.90 | 4.53 | 4.88 | 4.41 | 4.50 | 5.01 | 4.59 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | GBP per USD | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.66 | |
Exchange rates | GBP per USD | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.54 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 101 | 104 | 107 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 125 | 112 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 224.9 | 219.2 | 223.2 | 222.7 | 222.7 | 219.4 | 211.3 | 207.4 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 3.80 | 3.69 | 3.75 | 3.72 | 3.70 | 3.62 | 3.48 | 3.40 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 24.45 | 24.58 | 29.13 | 37.75 | 53.79 | 65.00 | 73.80 | 99.34 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 28.0 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 23.8 | .. | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28.0 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | 40.0 | 49.7 | 55.1 | 55.9 | 60.2 | 62.6 | 66.7 | 71.1 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 270 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 738 | 685 | 575 | 654 | 670 | 614 | 888 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 150 | 150 | 212 | 202 | 152 | 157 | 148 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 780 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 570 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 539 | 524 | 536 | 536 | 534 | 536 | 523 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.8 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 46.2 | 47.7 | 47.7 | 52.3 | 51.5 | 57.2 | 55.4 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 36.9 | 36.9 | 38.2 | 39.1 | 39.4 | 39.0 | 38.7 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 61.0 | 60.9 | 59.7 | 60.1 | 58.6 | 57.3 | 55.9 | 56.4 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.6 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 52.1 | 53.1 | 55.4 | 56.2 | 56.7 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 58.2 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.9 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.8 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 27.8 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 24.5 | 25.5 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 715 | 1 696 | 1 677 | 1 672 | 1 676 | 1 671 | 1 673 | 1 653 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.82 | 1.88 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 59 114 | 59 324 | 59 557 | 59 846 | 60 238 | 60 587 | 60 975 | | 61 412 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.2 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.2 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.5 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.8 | 77.1 | 77.3 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.7 | .. | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.1 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 14.8 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 18.1 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 10.7 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 17 019 | 14 176 | 14 397 | 13 172 | 17 009 | 18 711 | 18 671 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 63 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 43 | |
| Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) | ||||||||||