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2014 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF AUSTRALIA

CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS This chartbook compares Australia to other OECD countries

LIVING STANDARDS, EQUALITY AND POPULATION

INCOME: Australia’s GDP per capita is above the OECD average

Australia • GDP per capita: USD 44 393

OECD average • GDP per capita: USD 37 235

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: Australia has less elderly people and more youth than the OECD average

Australia • 14.4% are over 65 years old • 18.9% are under 15 years old

OECD average • 15.6% are over 65 years old • 18.2% are under 15 years old

LENGTH OF LIFE: Life expectancy in Australia is high compared to the OECD average

Australia • Life expectancy: 82.1 years-old

OECD average • Life expectancy: 80.2 years-

old

INEQUALITY: Australia has slightly higher inequality (as measured by the Gini index) than the OECD average

Australia • 0.32

OECD average • 0.31

WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In Australia, women represent a slightly higher share of parliament than in most OECD countries

Australia • 30% of women in Parliament

OECD average • 27% of women in Parliament

OUTPUT GROWTH AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE

OUTPUT GROWTH BEFORE THE GFC: Australia was above the OECD average

Australia • 3.68%

OECD average • 2.73%

OUTPUT GROWTH SINCE THE GFC: Australia has remained above the OECD average

Australia • 2.48%

OECD average • 0.84%

PROJECTED OUTPUT GROWTH : Australia is projected to remain above the OECD average

OECD average • 2.43%

Australia • 2.72%

THE OUTPUT GAP : Australia’s output is slightly below potential

Australia • -0.77%

OECD average • -2.31%

INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES

INFLATION : Consumer prices in Australia have been rising faster than in most OECD countries

Australia • 3.01%

SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES: Australia’s rates are above the OECD average

OECD average • 0.99%

Australia • 2.69%

LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES: Australia’s rates are above than in most OECD countries

Australia • 3.84%

FISCAL BALANCES

NET DEBT: Australia’s general-government net financial debt is lower than the OECD average (as % of GDP)

Australia • 0.3% of GDP

OECD average • 69.9% of GDP

GROSS DEBT: Australia’s general-government gross financial debt is lower than in most OECD countries (as % of GDP)

Australia • 33.06% of GDP

FISCAL BALANCE : Australia’s general-government deficit is below the OECD average (as % of GDP)

OECD average • -5.69%

Australia • -1.10% of GDP

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

R&D: Australia spends below the OECD average on research and development (as % of GDP)

Australia • 2.2% of GDP

OECD average • 2.4% of GDP

PRODUCT MARKET REGULATION: Australia’s regulation is comparatively light

Australia • 1.29% of GDP

LABOUR MARKET

HOURS WORKED: those holding a job in Australia work less hours per year than the OECD average

Australia • 1 676 hours per year

OECD average • 1 771 hours per year

EMPLOYMENT: Australia’s employment rates for women and men are above the OECD average.

Australia • Women: 66.4% • Men: 77.6%

OECD average • Women: 57.4% • Men: 73.1%

UNEMPLOYMENT: Australia has a lower unemployment rate than the OECD average

Australia • 5.7%

OECD average • 7.8%

UNEMPLOYMENT: Australia has a lower youth unemployment rate than the OECD average

Australia • 12.2%

OECD average • 16.1%

EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, PENSIONS

EDUCATION: the Australian PISA scores are above the OECD average

Australia • Reading: 512 • Math: 504 • Science: 521

OECD average • Reading: 496 • Math: 494 • Science: 501

EDUCATION: Australia spends above the OECD average on education (as % of GDP)

Australia • 4.1% of GDP

OECD average • 3.9% of GDP

HEALTH CARE: Australia spends slightly less on health care than the OECD average

Australia • 9.1% of GDP

OECD average • 9.2% of GDP

PENSIONS: Australia spends less than the OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP)

Australia • 5.7% of GDP

OECD average • 8.7% of GDP

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT: Australia’s CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion are higher than in most OECD countries

Australia • 18 tonnes of CO2

OECD average • 11 tonnes of CO2

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