Overview of the economic context using basic variables, by country: 2008

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¹Year of reference 2007 instead of 2008.

²Year of reference 2009 instead of 2008.

³The GDP Mainland market value is used for Norway.

NOTE: Uses 2008 current prices.

SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, table X2.1. Paris: Author.

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Table F.1.01.

Overview of the economic context using basic variables, by country: 2008

Country	Total public expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)	Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs)	Gross domestic product (GDP) deflator (1995 =100)	Gross domestic product (GDP) deflator (2000 =100)	Average exchange rates between 2007 and 2009¹	Purchasing power parity for private consumption (PPP) (US dollars=1, 2009)
OECD countries
Australia	32.4	39,532	151.37	137.41	1.22	1.55
Austria	48.8	39,849	117.78	114.80	0.71	0.87
Belgium	50.0	36,879	125.04	118.51	0.71	0.92
Canada¹	39.6	38,883	134.60	124.06	1.09	1.31
Chile²	-	14,578	184.25	157.44	535.26	372.03
Czech Republic	42.9	25,845	167.45	120.75	18.81	14.95
Denmark	51.9	39,494	134.19	121.71	5.30	8.72
Estonia	39.8	21,802	256.32	159.07	0.71	0.62
Finland	49.3	37,795	120.41	110.63	0.71	1.01
France	52.8	34,233	124.70	118.69	0.71	0.92
Germany	43.8	37,171	110.09	108.98	0.71	0.85
Greece	49.0	29,920	165.21	128.63	0.71	0.78
Hungary	48.8	20,700	304.90	156.84	186.03	145.51
Iceland	57.8	39,029	185.81	156.60	91.88	137.48
Ireland	42.5	42,644	152.22	122.49	0.71	1.02
Israel	43.0	27,690	151.99	110.65	3.88	4.42
Italy	48.8	33,271	141.05	123.26	0.71	0.85
Japan	36.6	33,902	88.31	91.18	104.89	126.04
Korea	30.4	26,877	138.12	120.79	1102.75	903.08
Luxembourg	36.9	89,732	143.88	133.06	0.71	0.98
Mexico	23.9	15,190	380.88	166.18	11.86	8.83
Netherlands	46.0	42,887	137.03	122.04	0.71	0.88
New Zealand	34.6	29,231	138.45	127.25	1.46	1.61
Norway³	56.4	43,659	144.71	126.15	5.93	9.58
Poland	43.2	18,062	209.36	123.44	2.77	2.02
Portugal	43.6	24,962	147.46	125.25	0.71	0.72
Slovak Republic	34.9	23,205	181.98	133.30	0.75	0.59
Slovenia	44.1	29,241	208.22	143.55	0.71	0.68
Spain	41.3	33,173	155.93	135.30	0.71	0.79
Sweden	51.7	39,321	121.80	115.66	7.00	9.24
Switzerland	32.2	45,517	112.73	110.40	1.12	1.69
Turkey	-	14,963	5291.78	405.35	1.38	1.12
United Kingdom	48.6	36,817	139.53	124.06	0.56	0.69
United States	39.1	46,901	133.23	122.53	1.00	1.00
Non-OECD member countries
Argentina	-	14,426	-	-	-	-
Brazil	31.3	10,968	279.07	184.28	1.93	-
China	-	5,970	-	-	-	-
India	-	2,780	-	-	-	-
Indonesia	-	3,980	-	-	-	-
Russian Federation	-	20,460	1628.96	344.85	27.39	15.42
Saudi Arabia	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Africa	-	-	-	-	-	-