Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| Country statistical profile: United Kingdom 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 | 1 777.7 | 1 902.6 | 1 971.3 | 2 118.7 | 2 178.4 | 2 260.5 | 2 172.0 | 2 233.9 |
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 29 849 | 31 791 | 32 724 | 34 971 | 35 719 | 36 817 | 35 151 | 35 917 |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 30 255 | 32 246 | 33 272 | 35 160 | 36 183 | 37 484 | 35 648 | 36 427 |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .. |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -4.9 | 1.4 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 0.4 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -2.8 | 1.2 | .. |
| Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 1.1 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | -5.0 | -15.4 | 3.7 |
| Economic structure | |||||||||
| Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -1.7 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.8 | -4.8 | -0.2 | -4.9 | -3.5 |
| Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | -0.7 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -3.1 | -10.1 | 2.1 |
| Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.7 | -3.6 | -3.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -4.8 | -10.8 | -10.3 |
| General government debt | % of GDP | 41.5 | 43.8 | 46.4 | 46.1 | 47.2 | 57.0 | 72.4 | 82.4 |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | 38.7 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 41.5 | 41.2 | 42.6 | 40.3 | 40.7 |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | 42.4 | 43.1 | 44.0 | 44.3 | 44.1 | 47.4 | 51.2 | 51.0 |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | .. |
| Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .. |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 19.8 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.56 |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 34.3 | 34.8 | 35.7 | 36.5 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 34.3 | .. |
| Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.2 | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 33.8 | 33.9 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 32.7 |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.8 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 31.9 | 30.1 | 32.8 |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 25.5 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 29.4 |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -85.8 | -119.1 | -131.4 | -150.1 | -184.7 | -177.0 | -132.2 | -153.9 |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 393.5 | 468.1 | 515.8 | 598.4 | 624.7 | 638.6 | 484.7 | 558.6 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 307.7 | 349.0 | 384.4 | 448.4 | 440.0 | 461.6 | 352.4 | 404.7 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 36.9 | 52.1 | 46.8 | 64.0 | 93.6 | 101.4 | 82.1 | 76.2 |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 130.3 | 154.8 | 169.7 | 183.7 | 213.1 | 213.5 | 173.1 | 175.5 |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 167.2 | 206.9 | 216.7 | 247.3 | 306.4 | 312.8 | 254.5 | 251.6 |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -1.6 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -3.4 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -2.5 |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 802 757 | 1 524 953 | 1 674 159 | 1 689 332 |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 229 880 | 974 503 | 1 056 495 | 1 086 132 |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 94 375 | 79 995 | 82 808 | 325 473 | 160 425 | 44 424 | 11 016 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 57 178 | 177 868 | 156 218 | 200 808 | 91 132 | 71 208 | 44 696 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 5.5 | |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 4.53 | 4.88 | 4.41 | 4.50 | 5.01 | 4.59 | 3.65 | 3.61 |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | GBP per USD | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 |
| Exchange rates | GBP per USD | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.65 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 125 | 111 | 98 | 98 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 222.2 | 221.9 | 222.4 | 219.0 | 210.3 | 208.1 | 196.8 | 204.2 |
| Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 3.73 | 3.71 | 3.69 | 3.61 | 3.45 | 3.39 | 3.18 | 3.28 |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 29.13 | 37.75 | 53.79 | 65.00 | 73.80 | 99.34 | 62.39 | 80.60 |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 24.5 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 23.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28.1 |
| Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 60.2 | .. | .. | 71.1 | 76.7 | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 150 | .. | |
| Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 640 | 654 | 670 | 614 | 610 | 980 | 840 | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 207 | 195 | 165 | 152 | 157 | 148 | 147 | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 600 | .. |
| Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | 590 | .. | .. | .. | 540 | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 534 | 534 | 533 | 534 | 521 | 512 | 466 | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.9 | .. |
| Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 168.8 | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 309.6 | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 59.7 | 60.1 | 58.6 | 57.3 | 55.9 | 56.4 | 52.1 | 50.9 |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 80.7 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 55.4 | 56.2 | 56.7 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 58.2 | 57.5 | 56.7 |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.9 | 24.6 |
| Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.9 | |
| Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | |
| Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 21.5 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 32.6 |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 674 | 1 674 | 1 673 | 1 668 | 1 670 | 1 665 | 1 643 | 1 647 |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.85 | 1.82 |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 59 557 | 59 846 | 59 402 | 59 744 | 60 124 | 60 520 | 60 930 | 61 349 |
| Population growth rates | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Total fertility rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.6 |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.0 |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Foreign-born population | % of population | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. | 8.8 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.4 | .. | .. | .. | 8.3 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.7 | .. | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.1 | .. | .. | .. | 8.5 | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.3 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 80.4 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 76.2 | 76.8 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.3 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.5 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.5 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | .. | |
| Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | 61.0 | 62.0 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 60.7 | 61.4 | 61.3 | .. |
| Society | |||||||||
| Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 15.3 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 19.1 | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 186 394 | 192 925 | 197 815 | 202 042 | 207 520 | 197 623 | .. | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 761 000 | 769 200 | 765 600 | 776 800 | 782 900 | 778 869 | 730 700 | .. |
| Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 62 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 38 | .. |
Last updated: 18 January 2012 | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, seeOECD Factbook 2011-2012(DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2011-en) |