Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2014
| | Country statistical profile: Australia 2014 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 35 005 | 37 039 | 38 862 | 39 165 | 40 613 | 41 645 | 43 208 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 33 644 | 35 388 | 37 276 | 37 797 | 39 035 | 40 049 | 41 974 | |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 9.3 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 2.0 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| | Industry | % | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 18.8 |
| | Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 28.0 | 29.0 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 30.2 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 30.6 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.1 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -4.3 | -5.9 | -5.0 | -4.2 | -2.3 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 27.7 | 26.8 | 25.8 | 27.8 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 43.9 | 56.3 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 35.5 | 35.2 | 34.3 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 32.1 | 33.4 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 34.1 | 34.0 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 37.7 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | .. |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.8 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | 3.3 | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 30.0 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 27.1 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 26.5 | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.7 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 28.5 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 27.2 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 21.4 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 21.0 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 19.6 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 22.5 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 19.8 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -12.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18.6 | .. | 5.8 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 118.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 193.3 | .. | 250.5 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 106.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 211.8 | .. | 256.2 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -5.8 | -2.4 | -5.0 | -10.1 | -12.3 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 31.0 | 33.2 | 41.9 | 48.6 | 42.2 | 51.4 | 61.8 | 65.2 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 30.5 | 33.1 | 40.4 | 42.9 | 39.9 | 46.4 | 51.7 | 52.9 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -5.9 | -5.8 | -6.7 | -4.9 | -4.6 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -4.2 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 413 525 | 378 671 | 424 489 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 247 748 | 301 963 | 391 968 | 307 841 | 439 446 | 528 210 | 557 983 | 615 274 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -28 223 | 26 331 | 41 475 | 46 687 | 31 668 | 37 655 | 59 753 | 57 553 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -35 692 | 20 008 | 11 896 | 30 261 | 16 409 | 21 464 | 3 248 | 8 258 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -3.5 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 9.7 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 12.5 | -6.2 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 7.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 6.0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 8.3 | -5.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 5.34 | 5.59 | 5.99 | 5.82 | 5.04 | 5.37 | 4.88 | 3.38 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.53 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 104 | 106 | 115 | 117 | 111 | 135 | 148 | 154 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 113.5 | 115.0 | 118.7 | 122.5 | 122.1 | 122.5 | 122.9 | 133.7 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 56.71 | 66.71 | 77.13 | 107.83 | 63.40 | 82.60 | 115.66 | 117.78 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 1 781 | 1 788 | 1 917 | 2 071 | 1 643 | 1 989 | 2 275 | 2 241 |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 60.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.9 | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 19 336 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 060 | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 236 | .. | .. | .. | 172 | 173 | 164 | 158 |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 47 | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 72 | 73 | 82 |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 035 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | 640 | .. | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 380 | 385 | 395 | 397 | 405 | 396 | 397 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38.3 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 463 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 350 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 142 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.7 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 63.3 | 63.7 | 64.1 | 64.5 | 61.2 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 59.6 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 78.8 | 79.2 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.5 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 53.5 | 55.4 | 56.5 | 57.3 | 59.0 | 60.6 | 61.2 | 61.5 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.5 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 12.9 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.4 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 18.2 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.0 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 730 | 1 723 | 1 719 | 1 723 | 1 696 | 1 695 | 1 700 | 1 686 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | .. | 14 941 | .. | 17 700 | .. | 17 986 | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 8.4 | .. | 8.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 20 177 | 20 451 | 20 828 | 21 249 | 21 692 | 22 032 | 22 340 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.0 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.8 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 24.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26.7 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.1 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.5 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.9 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.3 |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| | Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28.3 | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | 8.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.1 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 350 661 | 362 643 | 380 581 | 406 343 | 423 595 | 448 683 | 457 875 | 492 118 |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 291 766 | 287 866 | 292 041 | 294 910 | 295 018 | 297 063 | 300 437 | 303 419 |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 80 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 57 | .. |
| Last updated: 8 September 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) | ||||||||||