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 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 117.8 | 129.8 | 137.7 | 148.2 | 160.4 | 175.3 | 193.4 | 184.4 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 30 515 | 33 047 | 34 512 | 36 518 | 38 675 | 41 218 | 44 381 | 41 493 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 25 795 | 27 422 | 29 501 | 31 273 | 33 164 | 35 873 | 37 997 | 35 581 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | .. | .. | 1.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 5.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | -3.0 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | .. | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 22.4 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 26.6 | 26.9 | 26.0 | 21.7 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 0.8 | -5.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | -15.2 | -4.9 | 3.1 | .. | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 6.8 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 9.4 | .. | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 7.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | .. | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -7.2 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 37.4 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 48.5 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 34.2 | 33.2 | 33.6 | 34.9 | 35.4 | 37.2 | 36.5 | 34.9 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 36.2 | 42.0 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.5 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.7 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.59 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 29.1 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 31.7 | 30.8 | 28.3 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 12.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 10.6 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.5 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 25.8 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.9 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 92.4 | 85.5 | 75.8 | 76.5 | 75.9 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 78.3 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 26.4 | 36.0 | 38.7 | 42.0 | 39.7 | 32.2 | 35.3 | 42.8 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 51.1 | 52.3 | 54.2 | 62.3 | 70.3 | 76.6 | 86.7 | 84.1 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 77.4 | 88.3 | 92.9 | 104.3 | 110.0 | 108.8 | 122.0 | 126.9 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -11.9 | -13.0 | -12.5 | -12.7 | -11.6 | -8.5 | -1.7 | -7.2 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 37.5 | 42.8 | 54.5 | 65.4 | 71.5 | 80.2 | 94.7 | 107.8 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 25.6 | 29.8 | 42.0 | 52.7 | 59.9 | 71.6 | 93.0 | 100.6 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -0.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -5.3 | -5.3 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 106 692 | 104 152 | 120 728 | 145 862 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 207 647 | 163 530 | 156 491 | 193 451 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 9 653 | 29 350 | 22 803 | -10 614 | -31 670 | -5 545 | 30 597 | -12 278 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 4 066 | 11 035 | 5 555 | 18 079 | 14 304 | 15 332 | 20 778 | 13 202 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 6.5 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 8.8 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 5.1 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.02 | 4.99 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 3.32 | 3.79 | 4.33 | 4.55 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.99 | |
Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 99 | 105 | 117 | 122 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 133 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.55 | 3.53 | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.46 | 3.41 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 25.31 | 25.52 | 29.66 | 39.24 | 55.24 | 66.38 | 74.16 | 100.39 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 9.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.6 | .. | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.9 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 35.6 | 39.7 | 47.2 | 50.0 | 57.3 | 63.0 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 305 | 281 | 195 | 306 | 282 | 282 | 219 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 54 | 53 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 87 | 48 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 400 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 780 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 44 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32.2 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 38.9 | 39.5 | 41.1 | 43.9 | 44.6 | 40.1 | 44.3 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 29.3 | 32.0 | 36.8 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 39.1 | 45.0 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 47.0 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 44.7 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 46.1 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 76.4 | 76.4 | 75.7 | 76.5 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.8 | 78.0 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 46.6 | 47.9 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 51.7 | 53.4 | 54.1 | 53.9 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 21.0 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.3 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 25.2 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 24.9 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.1 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 33.1 | 29.4 | 35.5 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 30.3 | 29.4 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 7.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.4 | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 713 | 1 698 | 1 671 | 1 668 | 1 654 | 1 642 | 1 631 | 1 601 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.43 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 3 847 | 3 917 | 3 980 | 4 045 | 4 134 | 4 240 | 4 339 | | 4 250 | |
Population growth rates | % | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 21.5 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.8 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.5 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 10.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 15.9 | .. | .. | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 15.7 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 77.2 | 77.9 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.7 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 74.5 | 75.2 | 75.9 | 76.5 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.4 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 79.9 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 82.2 | 82.1 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.9 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 9.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.1 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 6 353 | 6 476 | 6 764 | 6 953 | 7 333 | 8 001 | 8 332 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 107 | 96 | 84 | 94 | 84 | 87 | 77 | 63 | |
| Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) | ||||||||||