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Luanda Cpi Housing Utilities

Cpi Housing Utilities in Angola increased to 277.25 Index Points in October from 277.16 Index Points in September of 2019. Cpi Housing Utilities in Angola averaged 93.53 Index Points from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 277.25 Index Points in October of 2019 and a record low of 14.25 Index Points in January of 2002. This page provides - Angola Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Luanda CPI Transportation

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Angola increased to 197.63 Index Points in October of 2019 from 195.29 Index Points in September of 2019. CPI Transportation in Angola averaged 81.93 Index Points from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 197.63 Index Points in October of 2019 and a record low of 10.83 Index Points in January of 2002. This page provides - Angola Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Corporate Tax Rate

The Corporate Tax Rate in Angola stands at 30 percent. Corporate Tax Rate in Angola averaged 33.24 percent from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 35 percent in 2005 and a record low of 30 percent in 2015. In Angola, the Corporate Income tax rate is a tax collected from companies. Its amount is based on the net income companies obtain while exercising their business activity, normally during one business year. The benchmark we use refers to the highest rate for Corporate Income. Revenues from the Corporate Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Angola. This page provides - Angola Corporate Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Exports

Exports in Angola decreased to 8140.90 USD Million in the third quarter of 2019 from 9046.60 USD Million in the second quarter of 2019. Exports in Angola averaged 16214.68 USD Million from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 63913.90 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2008 and a record low of 5317.98 USD Million in the first quarter of 2016. Angola exports mostly crude oil (more than 90% of total exports) and small quantities of diamonds, coffee, sisal and fish. Angola main exports partners are China (more than 40% of total exports), followed by the United States, India, France, Taiwan, South Africa and Canada. This page provides the latest reported value for - Angola Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Angola Balance of Trade

Angola recorded a trade surplus of 4933 USD Million in the third quarter of 2019. Balance of Trade in Angola averaged 9924.08 USD Million from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 42932 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2008 and a record low of 958.33 USD Million in the first quarter of 2015. Angola exports mostly crude oil (more than 90% of total exports) and small quantities of diamonds, coffee, sisal and fish. Angola main exports partners are China (more than 40% of total exports), followed by the United States, India, France, Taiwan, South Africa and Canada. Angola imports machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles and military goods. Portugal is the main supplier of the Angolan economy (18% of total imports) followed by China, United States, Brazil and South Africa. This page provides the latest reported value for - Angola Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Angola Imports

Imports in Angola increased to 3207.90 USD Million in the third quarter of 2019 from 3126.50 USD Million in the second quarter of 2019. Imports in Angola averaged 6292.58 USD Million from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 22659.90 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a record low of 2971.53 USD Million in the third quarter of 2016. Angola imports machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles and military goods. Portugal is the main supplier of the Angolan economy (18% of total imports) followed by China, United States, Brazil and South Africa. This page provides the latest reported value for - Angola Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Angola Industrial Production

Industrial Production in Angola decreased 3.20 percent in the third quarter of 2019 over the same quarter in the previous year. Industrial Production in Angola averaged -0.46 percent from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 12.20 percent in the first quarter of 2015 and a record low of -9.90 percent in the first quarter of 2017. In Angola, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in the industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities. This page provides - Angola Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Current Account

Angola recorded a Current Account surplus of 1894.10 USD Million in 2019. Current Account in Angola averaged 1723.37 USD Million from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 13853.30 USD Million in 2012 and a record low of -10272.80 USD Million in 2015. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Angola Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Employment Rate

Employment Rate in Angola decreased to 60.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 60.90 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Employment Rate in Angola averaged 61.15 percent from 2018 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 61.80 percent in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 60.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. This page provides - Angola Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Population

The total population in Angola was estimated at 31.7 million people in 2019, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Angola had a population of 5.5 million people. The population of Angola represents 0.28 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 355 people on the planet is a resident of Angola. This page provides - Angola Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Consumer Price Index CPI in Angola increased to 286.75 points in March from 281.53 points in February of 2020. Consumer Price Index CPI in Angola averaged 71.80 points from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 286.75 points in March of 2020 and a record low of 0.10 points in February of 1997. In Angola, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services. This page provides - Angola Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Government Budget Value

Angola recorded a government budget deficit of 1139.90 AOA Billion in 2017. Government Budget Value in Angola averaged -13.59 AOA Billion from 2003 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 1000.90 AOA Billion in 2011 and a record low of -1139.90 AOA Billion in 2017. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Angola Government Budget Value- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Crude Oil Rigs

Crude Oil Rigs in Angola increased to 7 in April from 6 in March of 2020. Crude Oil Rigs in Angola averaged 6.32 from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 18 in February of 2014 and a record low of 1 in January of 2000. This page provides - Angola Crude Oil Rigs- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Angola Coronavirus Cases

Angola recorded 43 Coronavirus Cases since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Angola reported 2 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Angola Coronavirus Cases.




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Angola Coronavirus Deaths

Angola recorded 2 Coronavirus Deaths since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Angola reported 43 Coronavirus Cases. This page includes a chart with historical data for Angola Coronavirus Deaths.




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Angola Coronavirus Recovered

Angola recorded 11 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Angola reported 2 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Angola Coronavirus Recovered.




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Taxing Energy Use: Key findings for Denmark

This country note explains how Denmark taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.




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Government at a Glance

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.




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Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Denmark

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Denmark decreased by 0.8 percentage points from 45.7% in 2017 to 44.9% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period.




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How's life in Denmark?

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2020.




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Taxing Wages: Key findings for Denmark

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Denmark remained the same at 35.4 percentage points between 2018 and 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 Denmark had the 23rd lowest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, occupying the same position in 2018.




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Taxing Energy Use: Key findings for the Czech Republic

This country note explains how the Czech Republic taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.




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Government at a Glance

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.




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Revenue Statistics: Key findings for the Czech Republic

The tax-to-GDP ratio in the Czech Republic increased by 0.4 percentage points from 34.9% in 2017 to 35.3% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period.




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How's life in the Czech Republic?

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2020.




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Taxing Wages: Key findings for the Czech Republic

The tax wedge for the average single worker in the Czech Republic increased by 0.1 percentage points from 43.8 in 2018 to 43.9 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 the Czech Republic had the 7th highest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, occupying the same position in 2018.




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Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Australia

This one-pager note presents key findings for Australia from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.




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Doing Better for Families country note - Australia

This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Australia, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families.




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Long-Term Care in Australia

An overview of the long-term care situation in Australia is available here.




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Education: Korea tops new OECD PISA survey of digital literacy

Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland.




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OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Australia

Evaluation and assessment policies are key in Australia’s national school reform agenda. The Australian approach combines the development of goals, monitoring and reporting at national level with local evaluation and assessment practices shaped by jurisdiction-level school improvement frameworks




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Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Australia

The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.




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Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Australia

This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".




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Urgent reform key to securing Asia’s pension systems, says OECD

Asia’s pension systems need modernising urgently to deliver secure, sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers in the context of the rapid population ageing that will occur over the next two decades, according to a new OECD report.




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Improving Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems: OECD Conference Proceedings

How can government policies move towards increasing agricultural innovation and improving productivity? This OECD conference shared case studies and ideas from Europe, China, United States, India, Africa, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.




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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012 - Australia Country Note

This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.




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Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education - Delivering School Transparency in Australia

This case study describes the policy-making process in Australia leading to the public release of information on every school in Australia through the My School website. Policy lessons are described to provide insight for OECD member countries which may be grappling with similar issues.




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Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Australia

Australia’s labour market continues to perform well in comparison with other major developed countries. The unemployment rate, at 5.1% in May 2012, is among the lowest in the OECD.




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Skills Development Pathways in Asia: Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia initiative (ESSSA)

Skills and educational development for inclusive and sustainable growth are becoming significant drivers in OECD countries.




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Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Australia

Australia’s education system achieves good outcomes overall - attainment of upper secondary education by adults aged 25 to 34 was 85% in 2010, above the OECD average of 82%




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OECD seriously concerned by lack of foreign bribery convictions, but encouraged by recent efforts by the Australian Federal Police

Australia’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been extremely low, with just a single case leading to prosecutions out of 28 referrals in 13 years. Cases may have been closed prematurely. Australia must vigorously pursue foreign bribery allegations.




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Australia’s unique approach to helping the unemployed has delivered good results but challenges remain, says OECD

Australia’s labour market reforms over the past 15 years have boosted employment and cut welfare benefit dependency.




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Australia is in a strong position, but must adapt to take full advantage of rising Asia, OECD says

The Australian economy is robust and faces a solid short-term outlook, but it must continue adapting to ensure that its privileged place in the Asia-Pacific region contributes to long-term sustainable growth, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Australia.




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Australia: Can deliver a growing aid budget effectively and efficiently

Australia delivered USD 5.44 billion in official development assistance (ODA) last year, or 0.36% of its gross national income. It is the eighth most generous country in the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), which groups the world’s major donors. Australia’s goal is to reach 0.5% of GNI by 2017 – a goal the DAC encourages it to follow through on, given its good track record and relatively strong economy.




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Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables

Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables




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Carbon taxes and emissions trading are cheapest ways of reducing CO2, OECD says

Carbon taxes and emission trading systems are the most cost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions, and should be at the centre of government efforts to tackle climate change,according to a new OECD study.




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OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.




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Government at a Glance 2013: Information by country

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.




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Australia needs to tackle its rising levels of obesity, says OECD Health at a Glance report

Australians continue to enjoy one of the highest levels of health across the developed world but need to address Australia’s growing obesity problem, according to a new OECD report.




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Australia: Local employment agencies should play a greater role in job creation, says OECD

Slower growth in key markets like China and India is reducing momentum across the Australian economy, cutting into employment opportunities and putting more pressure on the government to ensure that public policy delivers optimal results for growth and job creation.