This document presents the new 2013 set of the OECD Regulatory Impact (REGIMPACT) indicator. It measures the impact of regulatory barriers to competition in non-manufacturing sectors on all industries, through intermediate inputs.

Measures that enable the acquisition of new skills and reduce mismatches between the demand and supply of existing skills can boost US economic growth and make its benefits more inclusive.

The global financial crisis and its high economic and social costs have revived academic and policy interest in “early warning indicators” of crises. This paper aims to investigate the performance of vulnerability indicators as advance warning indicators of past severe GDP per capita recessions in Turkey.

This paper seeks to provide up to date financial conditions indices for six countries, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the euro area, updating earlier results by the OECD.

Indonesia has undergone an extraordinary transformation over the past two decades, benefiting from strong growth that has lifted millions out of poverty and allowed important progress in areas such as health and education. But low levels of public spending and tax revenue are undermining the quality of social services and exacerbating infrastructure gaps, according to the OECD.

As described in the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of Indonesia, economic growth is expected to pick up over the course of 2016 and into 2017. Despite persistently weak external conditions, confidence is returning, with inflation moderating, a stable rupiah and government investment in infrastructure gathering pace.

The effect of the size and mix of public spending on growth and inequality

This study explores the effectiveness of the incentive mechanisms embedded within the UK’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for banks’ to expand their supply of lending to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Growth momentum picking-up in several advanced economies and strengthening in major emerging economies

This study explores the effectiveness of the incentive mechanisms embedded within the UK’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for banks’ to expand their supply of lending to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Stronger signals of growth momentum picking-up in several major OECD economies

Composite leading indicators continue to point to growth gaining momentum in several advanced economies

The Indian economy is expanding at a fast pace, boosting living standards and reducing poverty nationwide. Further reforms are now necessary to maintain strong growth and ensure that all Indians benefit from it, according to a new report from the OECD.

Promoting inclusive growth in India requires improving social and physical infrastructure.

Stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Composite leading indicators point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area going forward

Innovation is key to boosting Australia’s productivity and inclusiveness.

Composite leading indicators continue to point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Composite leading indicators continue to point to stable pace of expansion in the OECD area

Stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Composite leading indicators continue to point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

The French economy is expanding, the labour market is recovering – albeit gradually - while productivity and the standard of living remain generally high, according to a new OECD report.

Financial globalisation has given international capital flows a central role in the functioning of the global economy and has therefore led to considerable economic research over the past 30 years.

While India’s per capita income is converging towards that of the richer countries, inequality has drifted up.

OECD CLIs point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

OECD CLIs continue to point to stable growth momentum

The database contains indicators capturing structural policies (including institutions, framework condition policies and policies specifically related to labour markets and drivers of productivity and investment such as trade, skills and innovation).

This paper estimates and quantifies the impact of structural reforms on per capita income for a large set of OECD and non-OECD countries.

Stable growth momentum going forward in the OECD area

Composite leading indicators continue to point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Stable growth momentum in the OECD area

This paper investigates if higher public spending in education and better teacher qualifications are related to student’s performance, using data from Saber 11, a national standardized test conducted by Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación.

OECD CLIs point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

OECD CLIs continue to point to stable growth momentum in the OECD area

The analysis suggests that countries with a counter-cyclical fiscal stance typically have a public spending structure that is more supportive of inclusive growth.

Stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Stable growth momentum in the OECD area

Structural Policy Indicators Database for Economic Research (SPIDER)

Governments today need to balance the policy goals of boosting economic growth and improving equity when making budget decisions. How can public spending choices promote inclusive growth? What can be learned from previous spending decisions in times of crisis?

Tentative signs of easing growth momentum in the OECD area

Easing growth momentum in the OECD area

Health care expenditure per person, after accounting for changes in overall price levels, began to slow in many OECD countries in the early-to-mid 2000s, well before the economic and fiscal crisis.

OECD CLIS continue to point to easing growth momentum in the OECD area

CLIs continue to signal easing growth momentum in the OECD area

In a growing number of OECD countries policymakers are designing specific regulations for lending-based crowdfunding platforms.

Imports in Burundi decreased to 139458.20 BIF Million in December from 154324.80 BIF Million in November of 2019. Imports in Burundi averaged 60806.29 BIF Million from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 187444.20 BIF Million in July of 2019 and a record low of 5396.60 BIF Million in January of 2000. Burundi main imports are: construction materials, food and fuel. Main import partners are Saudi Arabia (14 percent of total imports) and Belgium (12 percent). Others include: China, India, Kenya and Uganda. This page provides - Burundi Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Brazil has moved up the ranks of the world’s largest economies while making economic growth ever more inclusive.

Hoje, a OCDE lança no Brasil, e na presença da lenda do futebol Pelé, o Índice para uma Vida Melhor totalmente em português. Este é o sexto idioma em que o site está disponível e a tradução permite que a OCDE alcance mais de 240 milhões de falantes de português ao redor do mundo.

The unemployment rate in Brazil continues its downward trend, despite a slowdown in GDP growth. At 4.9% (for urban areas), Brazil’s unemployment rate is considerably below the OECD average of 7.4%.

Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Brazil