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2014 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES

CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS

13 June 2014, Washington D.C., USA

www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-united-states.htm

INCOME: the US has one of the highest GDP per capita in the OECD

United States • GDP per capita: $51,748

OECD average • GDP per capita: $37,241

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: the US has slightly less elderly and more youth than the OECD average

United States • 13.7% are over 65 years old • 19.5% are under 15 years old

OECD average • 15.3% are over 65 years old • 18.4% are under 15 years old

LENGTH OF LIFE: life expectancy in the US is lower than the OECD average

United States • Life expectancy: 78.7 years old

OECD average • Life expectancy: 80 years old

HEALTH CARE: the US spends significantly more on health care (as % of GDP and in total) than all other OECD countries

United States • 17.7% of GDP

OECD average • 9.5% of GDP

WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In the US women represent a lower share of parliament than in most OECD countries

United States • 18% women in Parliament

OECD average • 26% women in Parliament

Education: the US spends the OECD average on education (as % of GDP)

United States • 4% of GDP

OECD average • 4% of GDP

Education: the US PISA scores are above the OECD average in Reading but lower than average in Math and Science

United States • Reading: 498 • Math: 481 • Science: 497

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

R&D: the US spends slightly over the OECD average (as % of GDP) on research and development

United States • 2.7% of GDP

OECD average • 2.4% of GDP

Pensions: the US spends less than the OECD average (as % of GDP) on pensions

United States • 6.1% of GDP

OECD average • 7.6% of GDP

Debt: the US has a higher general government net financial debt (as % of GDP) than the OECD average

United States • 80% of GDP

OECD average • 68% of GDP

Hours worked: those holding a job in the US work more annual hours on average than the OECD average

United States • 1 790 hours per year

OECD average • 1 765 hours per year

Employment: the US has a higher employment rate for both males and females than the OECD average

United States • Females: 62.3% • Males: 72.6%

OECD average • Females: 60.4% • Males: 72.3%

Unemployment: the US has a lower youth unemployment rate than the OECD average

United States • 15.5%

OECD average • 20.6%

Unemployment: the US has a lower unemployment rate for persons 15 and over than the OECD average

United States • 7.4%

OECD average • 8.8%

Environment: the US has one of the highest CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion in the OECD

United States • 17 tonnes of CO2

OECD average • 10 tonnes of CO2

Inequality: the US has nearly the highest ratio of inequality (as measured by the GINI) in the OECD

United States • 0.38

OECD average • 0.31

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AUS Australia AUT Austria BEL Belgium CAN Canada CHL Chile CZE Czech Republic DNK Denmark EST Estonia FIN Finland FRA France DEU Germany GRC Greece HUN Hungary ISL Iceland IRL Ireland ISR Israel ITA Italy JPN Japan

JPN Japan KOR Korea LUX Luxembourg MEX Mexico NLD Netherlands NZL New Zealand NOR Norway POL Poland PRT Portugal SVK Slovak Republic SVN Slovenia ESP Spain SWE Sweden CHE Switzerland TUR Turkey GBR United Kingdom USA United States OECD OECD average

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