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: Ireland 2009 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Gross domestic product | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 108.9 | 117.8 | 129.7 | 137.5 | 148.2 | 160.5 | 177.8 | 196.2 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 28 648 | 30 533 | 33 030 | 34 452 | 36 508 | 38 693 | 41 803 | 45 027 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 24 689 | 25 813 | 27 404 | 29 439 | 31 260 | 33 182 | 36 256 | 38 299 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 9.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | .. | .. | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 23.1 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.3 | |
GDP per hour worked | Annual growth % | 4.6 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
GDP deflator | Annual growth % | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 0.8 | -5.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | -15.2 | -4.9 | 3.1 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 9.2 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 9.4 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 8.4 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 4.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 40.1 | 37.4 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 28.8 | 27.9 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | .. | |
Total expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 13.6 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.7 | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.55 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 31.7 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 30.1 | 30.6 | 31.9 | 32.2 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 12.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 28.9 | 25.8 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.3 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 91.4 | 92.2 | 85.4 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 75.6 | 74.5 | 74.1 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 25.6 | 26.4 | 36.0 | 38.7 | 42.0 | 39.7 | 32.3 | 35.1 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 50.7 | 51.1 | 52.3 | 54.2 | 62.3 | 70.3 | 76.6 | 85.7 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 76.3 | 77.4 | 88.3 | 92.9 | 104.3 | 110.0 | 108.9 | 120.8 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -12.8 | -11.9 | -13.0 | -12.5 | -12.7 | -11.6 | -8.5 | -3.9 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 32.8 | 37.5 | 42.8 | 54.5 | 65.4 | 71.5 | 80.2 | 93.8 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 20.0 | 25.6 | 29.8 | 42.0 | 52.7 | 59.9 | 71.6 | 89.9 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -5.4 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 27 925 | .. | .. | 73 322 | 106 692 | 104 152 | 123 296 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 127 088 | .. | .. | 222 837 | 207 647 | 163 530 | 156 591 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 25 784 | 9 653 | 29 350 | 22 803 | -10 614 | -31 670 | -938 | 25 896 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 4 630 | 4 066 | 11 035 | 5 555 | 18 079 | 14 304 | 14 743 | 22 052 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 104.9 | 109.7 | 113.6 | 116.1 | 118.9 | 123.5 | 129.6 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 106.5 | 110.2 | 111.8 | 111.5 | 110.7 | 112.2 | 115.4 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 97.4 | 100.8 | 104.8 | 113.6 | 128.0 | 138.5 | 144.9 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 101.7 | 100.5 | 92.4 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 89.2 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.48 | 5.02 | 4.99 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 3.32 | 3.79 | 4.33 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.97 | |
Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 95 | 99 | 105 | 117 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 127 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 14.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.5 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 3.73 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 3.73 | 3.70 | 3.66 | 3.63 | 3.59 | |
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 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 29.88 | 25.31 | 25.52 | 29.66 | 39.24 | 55.24 | 66.38 | 74.16 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 10.0 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | .. | |
ICT-related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.9 | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | 35.6 | 39.7 | 47.2 | 50.0 | 57.3 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 291 | 305 | 281 | 195 | 306 | 282 | 282 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 41 | 54 | 53 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 87 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 2 280 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 385 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 800 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
University level: graduation rates in peer age group | % | 30 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 39 | .. | |
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 18.5 | | 23.6 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 30.8 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 48.2 | 47.0 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 44.7 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 48.8 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 75.3 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 75.7 | 76.5 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.8 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 45.2 | 46.6 | 47.9 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 51.7 | 53.4 | 54.1 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.3 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 18.9 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 16.8 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 25.8 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 23.3 | 24.2 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | .. | 33.1 | 29.4 | 35.5 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 30.3 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 719 | 1 709 | 1 695 | 1 671 | 1 668 | 1 654 | 1 640 | 1 630 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.36 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 3 790 | 3 847 | 3 917 | 3 980 | 4 045 | 4 134 | 4 240 | 4 339 | |
Population growth rates | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. | |
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total | % | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 15.9 | .. | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 8.7 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.4 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | .. | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 4.4 | .. | .. | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 4.2 | .. | .. | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 76.6 | 77.2 | 77.9 | 78.4 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.7 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 74.0 | 74.5 | 75.2 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 77.3 | 77.3 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 79.2 | 79.9 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 82.1 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Household expenditure on recreation and culture | % of GDP | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 6 646 | 6 353 | 6 476 | 6 764 | 6 953 | 7 333 | 8 001 | 8 332 | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 110 | 107 | 96 | 84 | 94 | 84 | 87 | 77 | |
| Note: |: Break in series Last updated 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook) | ||||||||||