International Comparison
International Comparison
Economy
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Basic Facts
CountryPopulation, million (2011)
CurrencyGDP, billion $ (2011)
GDP per capita (PPP), $ (2011)
Corporate tax rate, % (2012)
Finland 5.40 Euro, € 266.55 34 661.28 24.50
Sweden 9.45 SEK 538.24 38 170.76 26.30
Germany 81.78 Euro, € 3 577.03 36 013.34 30.20
The USA 311.95 USD, $ 15 094.03 46 900.39 39.10
China 1 341.42 RMB 7 298.15 8 382.01 15-25
Sources: IMF, OECD, PWHChttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/index.aspx
http://www.oecd.org/tax/taxpolicyanalysis/oecdtaxdatabase.htm#C_CorporateCaptialhttp://www.pwchk.com/home/eng/prctax_corp_overview_taxation.html
Trade in Goods and Services
CountryExport,billion $ (2011)
Import, billion $ (2011)
Export share of GDP, % (2011)
Import share of GDP, % (2011)
Finland 78.8 80.4 29.6 30.2
Sweden 192.9 179.6 35.8 33.4
Germany 1408.0 1198.0 39.4 33.5
The USA 1497.0 2236.0 9.9 14.8
China 1904.0 1743.0 26.1 23.9
Source: CIAhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2078rank.html?countryName=Sweden&countryCode=sw®ionCode=eur&rank=29#swhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2087rank.html?countryName=Sweden&countryCode=sw®ionCode=eur&rank=28#sw
Share of World GDP (%), 2011
Source: World Bankhttp://databank.worldbank.org/databank/download/GDP.pdf
China
The USA
Germany
Sweden
Finland
0 5 10 15 20 25
Annual growth in GDP (%), 2011
Source: World Bankhttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
China
The USA
Germany
Sweden
Finland
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Inflation
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, World Economic Forum (WEF)http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GCR_Report_2011-12.pdf
Annual percent change in consumer price index (year average), 2010
China
The USA
Germany
Sweden
Finland
0 1 2 3 4
Unemployment rate (%), 2011
China
The USA
Germany
Sweden
Finland
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Source: IMFhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2010&ey=2017&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=924%2C172%2C134%2C144%2C111&s=LUR&grp=0&a=&
pr.x=89&pr.y=11