Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2017
| | Country statistical profile: United States 2017 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 46 930 | 48 303 | 49 719 | 51 388 | 52 726 | 54 651 | 56 420 | 57 591 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 47 176 | 48 809 | 50 632 | 52 790 | 53 934 | 56 108 | 57 854 | 58 656 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | -0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | -2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -13.1 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 16.1 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 15.8 | .. |
| | Construction | % | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.3 | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.8 | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -12.7 | -12.0 | -10.6 | -8.9 | -5.4 | -4.8 | -4.2 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 106.5 | 116.9 | 122.5 | 125.5 | 124.6 | 124.2 | 125.9 | 127.6 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 30.3 | 30.9 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 33.4 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 43.0 | 42.9 | 41.8 | 40.0 | 38.7 | 38.0 | 37.6 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.3 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.4 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.7 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.3 | 30.7 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 31.5 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.7 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 13.8 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 14.7 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 11.0 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.9 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -509.7 | -648.7 | -740.6 | -741.2 | -702.2 | -751.5 | -761.9 | -752.5 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 1 580.0 | 1 939.0 | 2 239.9 | 2 303.7 | 2 294.2 | 2 385.5 | 2 272.6 | 2 208.2 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 1 070.3 | 1 290.3 | 1 499.2 | 1 562.6 | 1 592.0 | 1 634.0 | 1 510.8 | 1 455.7 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 125.9 | 154.0 | 192.0 | 204.4 | 240.4 | 261.2 | 261.4 | 247.7 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 386.8 | 409.3 | 435.8 | 452.0 | 461.1 | 480.8 | 491.7 | 504.7 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 512.7 | 563.3 | 627.8 | 656.4 | 701.5 | 741.9 | 753.1 | 752.4 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -2.6 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -2.4 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 4 322 122 | 4 809 587 | 4 514 327 | 5 222 874 | 6 254 171 | 6 276 784 | 6 007 773 | 6 361 419 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 2 995 459 | 3 422 293 | 3 498 726 | 3 915 804 | 4 948 418 | 5 456 888 | 5 709 658 | 6 555 622 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 157 737 | 210 544 | 242 155 | 211 467 | 217 274 | 212 324 | 476 684 | 468 330 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 309 252 | 296 334 | 415 271 | 338 363 | 321 937 | 313 524 | 281 661 | 300 496 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | -0.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -18.4 | 9.5 | 15.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -16.7 | -6.6 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -4.9 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -5.1 | -1.9 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 3.26 | 3.21 | 2.79 | 1.80 | 2.35 | 2.54 | 2.14 | 1.84 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 103 | 113 | 113 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 2 164.8 | 2 215.2 | 2 190.4 | 2 156.5 | 2 179.3 | 2 216.8 | 2 188.3 | 2 159.0 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 117 729.0 | 125 256.2 | 133 973.0 | 138 666.6 | 148 145.4 | 152 314.9 | 149 614.5 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 58.83 | 76.02 | 102.43 | 101.16 | 97.25 | 89.43 | 45.83 | 37.94 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 68.7 | 71.1 | 75.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 68.7 | 71.1 | 71.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | .. | 489 528 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 3 643 | 3 734 | 4 472 | 3 473 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | 204 | 255 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 328 | 342 | 277 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 222 188 | 227 749 | 227 876 | 228 465 | 231 350 | 234 471 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 724 | 736 | 731 | 727 | 731 | 735 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 5 120 | 5 347 | 5 211 | 5 031 | 5 103 | 5 176 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 10 839 | 10 974 | 11 319 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 12 619 | 12 761 | 12 995 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 27 527 | 27 579 | 29 328 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 20.1 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 15.3 |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 46.9 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 46.0 | 46.5 | 47.6 | 48.6 | 49.4 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 75.8 | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.7 | 75.9 | 76.7 | 77.2 | 77.9 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 60.6 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 60.6 | 60.9 | 61.3 | 61.5 | 61.8 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 10.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 16.3 | 29.0 | 31.3 | 29.3 | 25.9 | 23.0 | 18.7 | 13.3 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 763 | 1 774 | 1 782 | 1 785 | 1 783 | 1 786 | 1 786 | 1 783 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 411 369 | 410 093 | 421 098 | 420 494 | 433 249 | 445 854 | 462 766 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 306 772 | 309 347 | 311 722 | 314 112 | 316 498 | .. | .. | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .. | .. | |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.3 | .. | .. | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.1 | .. | .. | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 10.7 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 78.8 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.5 | .. | |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.3 | .. | |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | .. | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | 68.8 | .. | 68.6 | .. | 70.1 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.5 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 7 122 482 | 7 441 364 | 7 730 254 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 5 007 525 | 5 009 684 | 5 057 135 | 5 127 729 | 5 166 832 | 5 189 743 | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 110 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 110 | .. |
| Last updated: 3 October 2017; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||