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: United States 2009 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Gross domestic product | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 9 764.8 | 10 075.9 | 10 417.6 | 10 908.0 | 11 630.9 | 12 364.1 | 13 116.5 | 13 741.6 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 34 574 | 35 308 | 36 145 | 37 489 | 39 609 | 41 718 | 43 839 | 45 489 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 35 162 | 35 775 | 36 324 | 37 517 | 39 803 | 42 272 | 44 645 | 46 098 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 19.9 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 18.4 | |
GDP per hour worked | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
GDP deflator | Annual growth % | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 12.7 | -7.5 | -2.9 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 12.5 | -5.2 | .. | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 4.0 | -4.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .. | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | .. | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.6 | -0.4 | -3.8 | -4.8 | -4.4 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -2.9 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 55.2 | 55.2 | 57.6 | 60.9 | 61.9 | 62.3 | 61.7 | 62.9 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | .. | |
Total expenditure on health | % of GDP | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 14.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.16 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 29.9 | 28.8 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 28.3 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 15.1 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 13.9 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.4 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 30.0 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.7 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -477.7 | -449.1 | -509.1 | -581.4 | -707.4 | -828.0 | -882.0 | -854.7 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 1 258.1 | 1 180.1 | 1 202.3 | 1 305.1 | 1 525.3 | 1 732.3 | 1 919.0 | 2 017.1 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 780.3 | 731.0 | 693.2 | 723.7 | 817.9 | 904.3 | 1 037.0 | 1 162.4 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 74.9 | 64.4 | 61.2 | 54.0 | 61.8 | 75.6 | 85.0 | 119.1 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 223.7 | 221.8 | 231.1 | 250.4 | 291.2 | 313.5 | 348.9 | 378.1 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 298.6 | 286.2 | 292.3 | 304.3 | 353.1 | 389.1 | 433.9 | 497.2 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -4.3 | -3.8 | -4.4 | -4.8 | -5.4 | -5.9 | -6.0 | -5.3 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 1 531 607 | .. | .. | 2 054 464 | 2 498 494 | 2 651 721 | 2 935 977 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 1 421 017 | .. | .. | 1 576 983 | 1 727 062 | 1 874 263 | 2 151 616 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 321 274 | 167 021 | 84 372 | 63 750 | 145 966 | 112 638 | 241 961 | 237 542 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 159 212 | 142 349 | 154 460 | 149 564 | 316 223 | 36 235 | 241 244 | 333 271 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 102.8 | 104.5 | 106.8 | 109.7 | 113.4 | 117.1 | 120.4 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 103.3 | 104.6 | 106.9 | 110.9 | 113.0 | 115.0 | 119.9 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 103.8 | 97.6 | 109.5 | 121.5 | 142.1 | 158.0 | 166.7 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 100.8 | 100.1 | 102.7 | 107.1 | 113.0 | 117.5 | 122.0 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 6.03 | 5.02 | 4.61 | 4.02 | 4.27 | 4.29 | 4.79 | 4.63 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 107 | 112 | 111 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 95 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 2 302.6 | 2 256.8 | 2 286.5 | 2 281.1 | 2 328.0 | 2 341.9 | 2 320.7 | 2 367.0 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 8.15 | 7.91 | 7.93 | 7.83 | 7.92 | 7.89 | 7.74 | 7.82 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 27.54 | 22.07 | 23.52 | 27.66 | 35.86 | 48.82 | 59.15 | 66.75 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 31.7 | 30.4 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 29.1 | |
ICT-related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.2 | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | 50.3 | .. | 54.6 | .. | .. | .. | 61.7 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 476 800 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 4 245 | 4 434 | 4 407 | 4 402 | 4 492 | 3 641 | 4 374 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 373 | 371 | 393 | 420 | 408 | 408 | 360 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 216 150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 228 020 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 760 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 5 693 | 5 673 | 5 614 | 5 689 | 5 772 | 5 785 | 5 697 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
University level: graduation rates in peer age group | % | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | .. | |
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 36.5 | 37.3 | 38.1 | 38.4 | 39.1 | 39.0 | 39.5 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 59.7 | 57.7 | 55.7 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.2 | 53.1 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 81.5 | 80.5 | 79.3 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 79.9 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 57.8 | 58.6 | 59.5 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 60.8 | 61.8 | 61.8 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 6.0 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | USD | 24.9 | 25.8 | 26.8 | 28.0 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 31.5 | 32.8 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 832 | 1 811 | 1 807 | 1 797 | 1 799 | 1 795 | 1 797 | 1 794 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 2.75 | 2.76 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.59 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 2.68 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | .. | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 282 194 | 285 112 | 287 888 | 290 448 | 293 192 | 295 896 | 298 755 | 301 621 | |
Population growth rates | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .. | |
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 11.0 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 6.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 4.5 | .. | .. | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 4.5 | .. | .. | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 4.2 | .. | .. | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 5.5 | .. | .. | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 76.8 | 77.1 | 77.2 | 77.5 | 77.8 | 77.8 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 74.1 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.8 | 75.2 | 75.2 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | .. | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | .. | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Household expenditure on recreation and culture | % of GDP | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 51 237 | 46 927 | 43 581 | 41 218 | 46 086 | 49 206 | 50 978 | 55 986 | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 149 | 148 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 147 | 143 | 136 | |
| Note: Last updated 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook) | ||||||||||