Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| Country statistical profile: United States 2014 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 46 369 | 47 987 | 48 330 | 46 930 | 48 307 | 49 732 | 51 435 | 52 985 |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 47 325 | 48 349 | 48 578 | 47 171 | 48 813 | 50 790 | 52 553 | .. |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 1.8 | -0.3 | -2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 3.4 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 2.2 | -1.2 | -4.8 | -13.1 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .. |
| Industry | % | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.2 | .. |
| Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 22.0 | .. |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 29.8 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 29.8 | .. |
| Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 24.5 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 25.9 | .. |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.0 | -3.5 | -7.0 | -12.7 | -12.0 | -10.6 | -8.9 | -5.6 |
| General government debt | % of GDP | 75.6 | 75.7 | 91.8 | 104.9 | 115.2 | 120.8 | 123.7 | 122.7 |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | 33.2 | 33.4 | 31.9 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 31.2 | 33.1 |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | 36.1 | 36.9 | 39.0 | 42.9 | 42.6 | 41.5 | 40.1 | 38.7 |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | .. |
| Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9.2 | .. | .. |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 16.1 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.0 |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 10.6 | 10.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | .. | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 26.8 | 26.9 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.3 | .. |
| Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 12.9 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.6 | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 29.9 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.5 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 31.3 |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 16.2 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.5 |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 10.7 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | -689.4 | .. | -788.2 | .. |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 966.5 | .. | 2 333.8 | .. |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 277.1 | .. | 1 545.6 | .. |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 86.4 | 123.7 | 131.7 | 126.9 | 150.8 | 187.3 | 206.8 | 229.0 |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 335.0 | 365.6 | 401.3 | 381.8 | 404.9 | 429.7 | 442.5 | 452.7 |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 421.4 | 489.3 | 533.0 | 508.7 | 555.7 | 617.0 | 649.3 | 681.7 |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -5.8 | -4.9 | -4.6 | -2.7 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -2.7 | -2.3 |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 273 559 | 4 663 142 | 5 077 750 | .. |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 2 154 062 | 2 345 923 | 2 397 396 | 2 398 208 | 2 623 646 | 2 879 531 | 3 057 326 | 3 178 693 |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 243 151 | 221 166 | 310 091 | 150 443 | 205 851 | 230 224 | 166 411 | 193 361 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 244 922 | 414 039 | 329 080 | 310 383 | 301 079 | 409 005 | 388 293 | 359 641 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 11.2 | 5.5 | 13.9 | -18.4 | 9.5 | 15.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 4.0 | 3.8 | 7.9 | -4.9 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 4.79 | 4.63 | 3.67 | 3.26 | 3.21 | 2.79 | 1.80 | 2.35 |
| 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 | 100 | 97 | 94 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 2 296.7 | 2 337.0 | 2 277.0 | 2 164.5 | 2 215.5 | 2 191.2 | 2 132.4 | .. |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | .. |
| Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 59.17 | 66.77 | 94.97 | 58.83 | 76.02 | 102.43 | 101.16 | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 140 314 | 135 342 | 137 144 | 112 645 | 133 920 | 139 927 | 138 651 | .. |
| ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.8 | .. | .. |
| Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71.1 | 71.7 | 71.7 | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | 0 | 0 | 5 235 | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 232 248 | 231 677 | 228 030 | 221 036 | 226 669 | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 780 | 770 | 750 | 720 | 730 | .. | .. | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 5 684 | 5 762 | 5 585 | 5 182 | 5 427 | 5 288 | 5 074 | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42.4 | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 193 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 464 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 576 | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 16.2 | 17.2 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 18.5 | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 54.2 | 53.1 | 51.2 | 46.9 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 46.0 | 46.5 |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.8 | 79.9 | 79.1 | 75.8 | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.7 | 75.9 |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 61.8 | 61.8 | 62.1 | 60.6 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 60.7 | 60.9 |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 12.3 |
| Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | .. | .. |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 16.3 | 29.0 | 31.3 | 29.3 | 25.9 |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 800 | 1 797 | 1 791 | 1 767 | 1 777 | 1 786 | 1 789 | 1 788 |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 342 790 | 359 434 | 377 504 | 373 481 | 372 286 | 382 537 | 397 341 | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | .. | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 298 380 | 301 231 | 304 094 | 306 772 | 309 326 | 311 583 | 313 874 | |
| Population growth rates | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Total fertility rates | Children | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13.0 | .. | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.6 | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | 5.1 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.6 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | 4.1 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | 4.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | 4.7 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 77.7 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.7 | .. | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 75.1 | 75.4 | 75.6 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.3 | .. | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.1 | .. | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | .. | .. |
| Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 7 489 325 | 7 516 284 | 7 882 850 | 7 122 482 | 7 441 364 | 7 730 254 | 8 017 615 | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 4 538 784 | 5 663 203 | 5 009 557 | 5 057 137 | 5 128 010 | .. | ||
| Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 143 | 136 | 123 | 110 | 106 | 104 | .. | .. |
Last updated: 12 December 2014; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2014 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2014-en) |