Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| Country statistical profile: United States 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 10 233.9 | 10 590.2 | 11 089.2 | 11 812.3 | 12 579.7 | 13 336.2 | 14 010.8 | 14 369.4 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 35 871 | 36 765 | 38 143 | 40 267 | 42 494 | 44 630 | 46 434 | 47 186 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 36 415 | 37 012 | 38 322 | 40 605 | 43 091 | 45 610 | 46 867 | 47 320 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 19.4 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 17.9 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -7.5 | -2.9 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 16.1 | -10.4 | 3.1 | .. | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | -4.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.0 | .. | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .. | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -0.6 | -4.0 | -5.0 | -4.4 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -6.5 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 54.4 | 56.7 | 60.1 | 61.1 | 61.3 | 60.8 | 61.8 | 70.0 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 34.4 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 32.3 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 35.0 | 35.9 | 36.3 | 36.0 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 36.8 | 38.8 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.7 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.19 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 28.8 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 26.9 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 14.1 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 12.6 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.3 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 30.1 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.2 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -449.1 | -509.1 | -581.4 | -707.4 | -828.0 | -882.0 | -854.6 | -864.9 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 1 180.1 | 1 202.3 | 1 305.1 | 1 525.3 | 1 732.3 | 1 919.0 | 2 017.1 | 2 164.8 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 731.0 | 693.2 | 723.7 | 817.9 | 904.3 | 1 037.0 | 1 162.5 | 1 299.9 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 64.4 | 61.2 | 54.0 | 61.8 | 75.6 | 86.9 | 129.6 | 144.3 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 221.8 | 231.1 | 250.4 | 291.2 | 313.5 | 349.0 | 375.2 | 405.3 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 286.2 | 292.3 | 304.3 | 353.1 | 389.1 | 435.9 | 504.8 | 549.6 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -3.9 | -4.3 | -4.7 | -5.3 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -5.2 | -4.9 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 2 498 494 | 2 651 721 | 2 948 172 | 3 451 482 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 1 727 062 | 1 874 263 | 2 154 062 | 2 450 132 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 167 021 | 84 372 | 63 750 | 145 966 | 112 638 | 241 961 | 275 758 | 319 737 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 142 349 | 154 460 | 149 564 | 316 223 | 36 235 | 241 244 | 398 597 | 332 012 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 6.4 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 3.8 | -5.9 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 16.9 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 13.9 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 0.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 7.9 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.02 | 4.61 | 4.02 | 4.27 | 4.29 | 4.79 | 4.63 | 3.67 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | USD per USD | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Exchange rates | USD per USD | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 112 | 111 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 95 | 92 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 2 239.4 | 2 269.3 | 2 264.3 | 2 311.0 | 2 323.4 | 2 302.8 | 2 339.9 | 2 297.0 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 7.85 | 7.87 | 7.78 | 7.87 | 7.84 | 7.70 | 7.75 | 7.53 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 22.07 | 23.52 | 27.66 | 35.86 | 48.82 | 59.15 | 66.77 | 94.97 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 30.3 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 26.3 | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.2 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | 50.4 | .. | 54.7 | .. | .. | .. | 61.7 | .. | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 4 434 | 4 407 | 4 402 | 4 492 | 3 641 | 4 374 | 4 188 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 371 | 393 | 420 | 408 | 408 | 360 | 0 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 230 555 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 760 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 5 673 | 5 614 | 5 689 | 5 772 | 5 784 | 5 698 | 5 769 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40.3 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 42.3 | 63.5 | 62.8 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 64.1 | 64.6 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 32.7 | 32.4 | 31.9 | 33.2 | 34.2 | 35.5 | 36.5 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 57.7 | 55.7 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.2 | 53.1 | 51.2 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 80.5 | 79.3 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 79.1 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 58.6 | 59.5 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 60.8 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 62.1 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.1 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 6.1 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.6 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 814 | 1 810 | 1 800 | 1 802 | 1 800 | 1 801 | 1 798 | 1 792 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 2.72 | 2.62 | 2.61 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.77 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | .. | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 284 915 | 287 502 | 289 986 | 292 806 | 295 583 | 298 442 | 301 280 | | 304 228 | |
Population growth rates | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .. | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.2 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.6 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.4 | .. | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 77.1 | 77.2 | 77.5 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 78.1 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.8 | 75.2 | 75.2 | 75.4 | .. | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 79.8 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.7 | .. | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | .. | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.1 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 15.6 | 16.5 | .. | 16.9 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 7.5 | 7.0 | .. | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 46 927 | 43 581 | 41 218 | 46 086 | 49 206 | 50 978 | 55 986 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 148 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 147 | 143 | 136 | 123 | |
| Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) | ||||||||||