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[National economy] GDP (current US$, billions)
[National economy] GDP per capita (current US$)
[National economy] GDP per capita (PPP, current international$)
[National economy] GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
[National economy] Labour Productivity (GDP per hour worked, current PPP US$)
[National economy] Shadow economy, as % of GDP
[National economy] % of those who think that the economy is the most important issue for their country
[National economy] Total reserves (includes gold, 100 million US$)
[National economy] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing industry with the help it needs to grow
[National economy] % of those who are proud of their country in its economic achievements
[Saving and investment] Share prices (10 years ago as 100)
[Saving and investment] % of currency and deposits in household financial assets
[Price and interest] Price level index - Gross Domestic Product [= the whole national economy] (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Food (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Bread and cereals (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Meat (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Fish (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Milk, cheese and eggs (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Fruits, vegetables, potatoes (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Non-alcoholic beverages (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Alcoholic beverages (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Tobacco (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Clothing and footwear (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Hospital services (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Transport (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Communication (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Recreation and culture (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Education (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Restaurants and hotels (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Construction (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Price level index - Services in total (OECD=100)
[Price and interest] Long-term interest rate
[Price and interest] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for keeping prices under control
[Price and interest] % of those who think that fighting rising prices is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech
[Price and interest] % of those who would choose keeping down inflation rather than keeping down unemployment,
[Income inequality] Income inequality (gini coefficient)
[Income inequality] Poverty rate after taxes and transfers (% of those below 50% of the current median income)
[Income inequality] % of those who are dissatisfied with their earnings
[Income inequality] % of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet
[Income inequality] % of those who think that it will be difficult for their household to make ends meet for the next 12 months
[Income inequality] % of those who skip a meal because there is not enough money once a month or more
[Income inequality] % of men who say that they have a higher income than their partner
[Income inequality] % of women who say that they have a higher income than their partner
[Income inequality] % of those who say that both partners have about the same income
[Income inequality] % of those who think that the income distribution of their country is unfair
[Income inequality] % of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large
[Income inequality] % of those who contact people who are a lot poorer than them every day
[Income inequality] % of those who contact people who are a lot richer than them every day
[Income inequality] Extent of anger at differences in wealth
[Income inequality] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between poor people and rich people
[Income inequality] % of those who think that differences in peoplefs standard of living should be small for a society to be fair
[Income inequality] % of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (5 choices)
[Income inequality] % of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (4 choices)
[Income inequality] % of those who think that the government is tne most responsible for reducing income inequality
[Income inequality] % of those who think that private companies are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality
[Income inequality] % of those who think that trade unions are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality
[Income inequality] % of those who think that high income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality
[Income inequality] % of those who think that low income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality
[Income inequality] % of those who think that income differences do not need to be reduced
[Income inequality] % of those who think that politicians do not care about reducing the differences in income
[Income inequality] % of those who think that the government is successful in reducing the differences in income
[Income inequality] % of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people
[Income inequality] % of those who think that people with money should be left to enjoy it
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country is a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country is a society with most people in the middle
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country is a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with most people in the middle
[Social inequality] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom
[Social position] % of those who think that they belong to the upper class (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they belong to the middle class (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they belong to the "Middle class" (6 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they belong to the "Lower middle class" (6 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they belong to the lower class (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they grew up in the upper class (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they grew up in the middle class (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they grew up in the lower class (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they will be in the upper class ahead 10 years (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they will be in the middle class ahead 10 years (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that they will be in the lower class ahead 10 years (10 choices)
[Social position] % of those who think that the social status of their job is higher than their fathers' job
[Social position] % of those who think that the social status of their job is lower than their fathers' job
[Social position] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between people at the top of society and people at the bottom
[Social position] % of those who think that coming from a wealthy family is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that having well-educated parents is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that having a good education is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that having ambition is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that hard work is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that knowing the right people is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that having political connections is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that giving bribes is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that race is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that religion is very important for getting ahead in life
[Social position] % of those who think that man or woman is very important for getting ahead in life
[Manufacturing] Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
[Manufacturing] % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in manufacturing
[Manufacturing] % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in manufacturing
[Services] Tourism, % of GDP
[Services] Tourism, employment, % of total employment
[Services] % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
[Services] % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
[Financial sector] % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money
[Financial sector] % of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money
[Financial sector] % of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money
[Companies] Extent to which people trust major private companies
[Companies] % of those who have confidence in business and industry
[Companies] % of those who think that private enterprise is the best way to solve their country's economic problems
[Companies] % of those who think that major private companies comply with laws and regulations
[Companies] % of those who think that major private companies try to avoid paying their taxes
[Companies] % of those who agree that large international companies are doing more and more damage to local businesses in the country
[Companies] % of those who have joined in boycotts
[Starting business] New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
[Starting business] Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita)
[Industrial policy] % of those who think that business, banks and industry have the most influence on the actions of the government
[Industrial policy] % of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business
[Industrial policy] % of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology
[Industrial policy] % of those who are in favour of government support for declining industries to protect jobs
Period:
2015
Area:
World
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Major advanced countries
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Nordic and major advanced countries
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OECD members
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EU27
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EU+Japan
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Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
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Latin America
\n
Africa
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10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
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Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
1
Italy
23.0%
2
Republic of Korea
19.8%
3
France
11.7%
3
Sweden
11.7%
5
Canada
9.4%
6
United Kingdom
8.3%
7
Japan
8.2%
8
Australia
8.1%
9
Germany
7.8%
10
United States
7.0%
Source
Leandro Medina and Friedrich Schneider (2018) 'Shadow Economies Around the World: What Did We Learn Over the Last 20 Years?' IMF Working Paper WP/18/17
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
10
Regression equation
Y = -4.490818 X +
7.282
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.515
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.265
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
10
Regression equation
Y = -142493.535591 X +
66120.057
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.666
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.444
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
10
Regression equation
Y = 11.716741 X +
80.543
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.327
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.107
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
10
Regression equation
Y = -3.245794 X +
1.835
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.645
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.416
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
10
Regression equation
Y = 21.714538 X +
11.473
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.200
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.040
