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: United Kingdom 2015 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 37 425 | 37 743 | 36 295 | 35 924 | 36 534 | 37 383 | 38 256 | 39 562 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 37 781 | 37 807 | 36 357 | 36 320 | 36 957 | 37 264 | 37 904 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -0.2 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.6 | -0.3 | -4.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | -0.2 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 5.3 | -4.7 | -14.4 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| | Industry | % | 15.4 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.5 |
| | Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.5 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 29.7 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.4 | 31.9 | 32.5 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 22.2 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.6 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.0 | -5.1 | -10.8 | -9.7 | -7.6 | -8.3 | -5.7 | -5.7 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 50.1 | 62.0 | 75.7 | 87.1 | 100.9 | 105.0 | 100.8 | 111.6 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 39.9 | 41.5 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 39.2 | 38.6 | 39.8 | 38.8 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 42.9 | 46.6 | 49.7 | 48.7 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 45.5 | 44.5 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | .. | .. |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 20.1 | 21.6 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 21.7 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | 5.7 | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.56 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 35.7 | 35.8 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 35.2 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 34.1 | 32.8 | 32.4 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 31.1 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 28.4 | 30.7 | 28.9 | 31.1 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 32.1 | 30.2 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 25.6 | 27.7 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 30.9 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 28.4 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | -156.6 | .. | -207.9 | .. | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | 562.4 | .. | 689.1 | .. | .. |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | 405.8 | .. | 481.2 | .. | .. |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 107.7 | 113.0 | 92.9 | 101.5 | 123.2 | 119.4 | 124.2 | .. |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 213.6 | 213.5 | 179.1 | 179.6 | 188.6 | 189.4 | 189.8 | .. |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 321.2 | 326.5 | 272.0 | 281.1 | 311.7 | 308.7 | 314.0 | .. |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -2.1 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -3.6 | -4.2 | .. |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 1 626 819 | 1 696 243 | 1 793 240 | .. | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 1 229 880 | 962 640 | 1 104 273 | 1 162 649 | 1 184 547 | 1 482 913 | 1 605 623 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 200 068 | 88 678 | 76 375 | 50 587 | 51 133 | 45 945 | 37 099 | .. |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 325 473 | 182 437 | 39 325 | 39 489 | 106 663 | 35 068 | 19 439 | .. |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 4.5 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 5.4 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.0 | 9.5 | -2.3 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 5.01 | 4.59 | 3.65 | 3.62 | 3.14 | 1.92 | 2.39 | 2.57 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | GBP per USD | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| | Exchange rates | GBP per USD | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.61 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 125 | 113 | 101 | 104 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 117 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 211.0 | 208.2 | 196.5 | 201.8 | 188.1 | 192.4 | .. | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | .. | .. |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | .. | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 73.80 | 99.34 | 62.39 | 80.60 | 113.49 | 112.62 | .. | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 29 084 | 27 293 | 22 961 | 23 732 | 23 234 | 20 080 | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | 79.6 | 82.7 | 86.8 | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 682 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | 584 | 608 | 600 | 619 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | 194 | 200 | 176 | 180 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 34 780 | 33 424 | 32 507 | 32 450 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 580 | 540 | 530 | 520 | 490 | .. | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 523 | 504 | 457 | 474 | 437 | 457 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 9 369 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 10 452 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 15 862 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 9.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 18.1 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 56.5 | 56.3 | 51.9 | 50.7 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 48.8 | .. |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 81.4 | 81.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.8 | .. |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 57.3 | 58.1 | 57.5 | 56.9 | 56.8 | 58.1 | 59.7 | .. |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 24.5 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 5.3 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 5.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 6.4 | |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 34.8 | 36.3 | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 677 | 1 659 | 1 651 | 1 652 | 1 625 | 1 654 | 1 669 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 37 196 | 37 084 | 36 676 | 36 233 | 36 849 | 35 752 | 36 230 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 60 137 | 60 540 | 60 927 | 61 344 | 63 285 | 63 705 | 64 091 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | .. | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.4 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.8 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.6 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 5.4 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 8.2 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 8.6 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.5 | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.7 | 79.8 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.0 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.6 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 78.6 | 79.0 | 79.1 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.8 | 81.8 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 82.8 | .. | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | .. | .. |
| | Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 204 714 | 193 017 | 170 343 | 182 839 | 185 512 | 185 872 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 762 513 | 759 416 | 755 391 | 741 589 | 739 724 | 742 854 | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 50 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 31 | .. | .. | .. |
| Last updated: 12 May 2015; 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) | ||||||||||