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: Australia 2017 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 40 864 | 42 014 | 43 436 | 42 904 | 46 839 | 46 581 | 46 894 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 39 492 | 40 543 | 42 391 | 42 096 | 45 847 | 45 861 | 46 194 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 1.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 7.9 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.8 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 2.1 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -3.9 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 19.0 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 15.6 | .. |
| | Construction | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.9 | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 18.3 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -5.6 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -2.6 | -2.9 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 43.7 | 47.1 | 50.3 | 62.5 | 58.4 | 64.0 | 67.7 | 73.7 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 32.5 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 34.1 | 34.3 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 35.5 | 34.5 | 35.1 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 36.0 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 25.8 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.8 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.4 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 26.7 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 28.6 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 20.4 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | .. |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 19.4 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 18.9 | .. |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -5.9 | 11.4 | 22.8 | -8.1 | 7.3 | 2.2 | -19.1 | -5.8 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 159.7 | 201.8 | 248.8 | 266.6 | 247.0 | 238.3 | 207.3 | 198.4 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 153.8 | 213.2 | 271.6 | 258.5 | 254.2 | 240.5 | 188.2 | 192.6 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -2.4 | -4.9 | -10.0 | -13.2 | -14.8 | -10.1 | -8.7 | -3.2 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 42.2 | 51.5 | 62.6 | 66.7 | 67.8 | 64.2 | 57.7 | 56.1 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 39.8 | 46.6 | 52.7 | 53.6 | 53.0 | 54.0 | 49.0 | 53.0 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -4.6 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -4.1 | -3.2 | -2.9 | -4.7 | -2.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 364 581 | 449 768 | 418 814 | 476 427 | 456 993 | 446 588 | 396 443 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 439 446 | 527 096 | 554 931 | 614 542 | 568 093 | 562 815 | 537 367 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 31 668 | 36 442 | 58 907 | 58 969 | 56 946 | 39 613 | 22 268 | 43 325 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 16 409 | 19 803 | 1 716 | 6 736 | 1 580 | 3 | -16 741 | 448 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -3.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -6.2 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | -7.3 | -3.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -5.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 5.04 | 5.37 | 4.88 | 3.38 | 3.70 | 3.66 | 2.71 | 2.34 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.47 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.28 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.35 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 110 | 135 | 148 | 157 | 142 | 135 | 124 | 124 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 127.2 | 127.6 | 128.4 | 126.8 | 126.5 | 125.2 | 130.6 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 5 619.6 | 7 018.0 | 7 059.6 | 7 030.7 | 7 861.6 | 8 179.4 | 8 544.7 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 63.40 | 82.60 | 115.66 | 117.78 | 114.19 | 107.05 | 57.90 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | .. | 82.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | .. | 78.9 | .. | 83.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 14 945 | 14 189 | 14 060 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 172 | 173 | 129 | 159 | 156 | 152 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 70 | 72 | 69 | 82 | 80 | 75 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 14 035 | .. | 14 037 | .. | .. | .. | 13 339 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 647 | .. | 628 | .. | .. | .. | 557 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 396 | 390 | 387 | 387 | 383 | 374 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 37 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 43 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 7 615 | 8 289 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 10 046 | 10 932 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 16 662 | 18 337 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.1 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 61.2 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 59.6 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 58.5 | 58.4 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 79.3 | 79.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 59.0 | 60.6 | 61.2 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 62.1 | 62.5 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.9 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 14.7 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 21.9 | 23.5 | 23.7 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 0.7 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 690 | 1 692 | 1 698 | 1 689 | 1 685 | 1 681 | 1 682 | 1 669 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | .. | 20 573 | 20 648 | .. | 21 552 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 9.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 21 692 | 22 032 | 22 340 | 22 728 | 23 126 | 23 491 | .. | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .. | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 | .. | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | .. | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 26.4 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.4 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.5 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | 63.4 | .. | .. | 63.4 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 12.2 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 416 429 | 442 954 | .. | .. | 584 590 | .. | ||
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 294 889 | 296 768 | 300 073 | 303 287 | 305 584 | 307 908 | 311 876 | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 69 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 51 | .. |
| Last updated: 2 August 2017; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2015-2016 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2015-en). | ||||||||||