The 2008 Statistical Abstract
The National Data Book
International Statistics
This section presents statistics for the world as a whole and for many countries on a comparative basis with the United States. Data are shown for population, births and deaths, social and industrial indicators, finances, agriculture, communication, and military affairs.
Tables for Comparative International Statistics Section [PDF 2.3M]
Agricultural Production and Trade
1334 - World Supply and Utilization of Major Crops, Livestock, and Products: 1995 to 2006 [Excel 89k] | [PDF 452k]
1335 - World Crop Production Summary: 2005 to 2007 [Excel 34k] | [PDF 466k]
1336 - Wheat, Rice, and Corn--Exports and Imports of Leading Countries: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 466k]
1337 --Fisheries--Commercial Catch by Country: 1990 to 2004 [Excel 21k] | [PDF 466k]
1338 - Meat Production by Type and Country: 2004 and 2005 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 466k]
1339 - Meat Consumption by Type and Country: 2005 and 2006 [Excel 23k] | [PDF 466k]
1340 - EU and U.S. Orgainic Land, Farm Sector, and Sales: 2005 and 2003 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 465k]
Climate, Environment
1313 - Average Temperatures and Precipitation--Selected International Cities [Excel 54k] | [PDF 465k]
1314 - Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Consumption of Fossil Fuels, by Country: 1990 to 2004 [Excel 135k] | [PDF 467k]
Economy
1315 - Gross National Income (GNI) by Country: 2000 and 2005 [Excel 135k] | [PDF 467k]
1316 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country: 1995 to 2004 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 452k]
1317 - Average Annual Percent Changes in International Economic Composite Indexes by Country: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 36k] | [PDF 466k]
1318 - Sectoral Contributions to Gross Value Added: 1994 and 2004 [Excel 84k] | [PDF 466k]
1319 - Index of Industrial Production by Country: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 52k] | [PDF 467k]
1320 - Annual Percent Change in Labor Productivity and Hours Worked by Country: 1995 to 2006 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 467k]
1323 - Percent of Household Final Consumption Expenditures Spent on Food, Alcohol, and Tobacco Consumed at Home by Selected Countries: 2004 [Excel 21k] | [PDF 466k]
1351 - Selected Indexes of Manufacturing Activity by Country: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 66k] | [PDF 482k]
1352 - Indexes of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing by Country: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 36k] | [PDF 465k]
1355 - Patents by Country: 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 466k]
Finance
1356 - Dow-Jones World Stock Index by Country and Industry: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 468k]
1357 - Foreign Stock Market Activity--Morgan Stanley Capital International Indexes: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 62k] | [PDF 468k]
1358 - Foreign Stock Market Indices: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 465k]
1359 - United States and Foreign Stock Markets--Market Capitalization and Value of Shares Traded: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 54k] | [PDF 465k]
1360 - Foreign Exchange Rates: 2006 [Excel 47k] | [PDF 468k]
Foreign Commerce and Aid and Military
1361 - Reserve Assets and International Transaction Balances by Country: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 58k] | [PDF 466k]
1362 - Foreign Trade--Destination of Exports and Source of Imports for Selected Countries: 2004 [Excel 42k] | [PDF 464k]
1364 - Net Flow of Financial Resources to Developing Countries and Multilateral Organizations: 1995 to 2005 [Excel 34k] | [PDF 466k]
1365 - External Debt, by Country: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 119k] | [PDF 466k]
1366 - Foreign Direct Investment Flows in OECD Countries: 1994 to 2003 [Excel 39k] | [PDF 467k]
1367 - Military Expenditures and Manpower, by Country: 2005 [Excel 49k] | [PDF 467k]
Government Receipts, Expenditures, Debt
1324 - Gross Public Debt, Expenditures, and Receipts, by Country: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 65k] | [PDF 466k]
1325 - Percent Distribution of Tax Receipts by Country: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 465k]
1326 - Income Tax and Social Security Contributions as Percent of Labor Costs: 2004 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 465k]
1327 - Household Tax Burden by Country: 2005 [Excel 19k] | [{PDF 466k]
Labor Force
1328 - Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment by Country: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 85k] | [PDF 466k]
1329 - Percent of Persons Not in Education or at Work by Age Group and Sex: 2004 [Excel 88k] | [PDF 465k]
1330 - Unemployment Rates by Country: 2000 to 2005 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 465k]
1331 - Female Labor Force Participation Rates by Country: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 37k] | [PDF 465k]
1332 - Civilian Employment-Population Ratio: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 465k]
1333 - Civilian Employment by Industry and Country: 2000 and 2006 [Excel 64k] | [PDF 465k]
Natural Resources and Energy
1341 - World Production of Major Mineral Commodities: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 465k]
1342 - World Primary Energy Production By Region And Type: 1980 to 2004 [Excel 39k] | [PDF 466k]
1343 - World Primary Energy Consumption, By Region And Type: 1980 to 2004 [Excel 39k] | [PDF 466k]
1344 - World Energy Consumption by Region and Energy Source, 1990 to 2002, and Projections, 2010 to 2025 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 466k]
1345 - Energy Consumption by Country: 2000 and 2004 [Excel 156k] | [PDF 467k]
1346 - World Daily Crude Oil Production by Major Producing Country: 1980 to 2004 [Excel 105k] | [PDF 467k]
1347 - World Dry Natural Gas Production by Major Producing Country: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 100k] | [PDF 465k]
1348 - World Coal Production by Major Producing Country: 1980 to 2004 [Excel 111k] | [PDF 465k]
1349 - Net Electricity Generation by Type and Country: 2003 [Excel 66k] | [PDF 467k]
Population, Households
1295 - Total World Population: 1980 to 2050 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 452k]
1296 - Population by Continent: 1980 to 2050 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 452k]
1297 - Population and Population Change, by Development Status: 1950 to 2050 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 452k]
1298 - Population by Country or Area: 1990 to 2010 [Excel 123k] | [PDF 483k]
1299 - Foreign or Foreign-Born Population, Labor Force, and Net Migration in Selected OECD Countries: 1995 and 2004 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 466k]
1300 - Age Distribution, by Country or Area: 2006 and 2010 [Excel 145k] | [PDF 466k]
1303 - Single-parent Households: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 466k]
1304 - Percent Distribution of Households by Type and Country: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 451k]
Prices
1321 - Annual Percent Change in Consumer Prices, by Country: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 22k] | [PDF 466k]
1322 - Comparative Price Levels--Selected OECD Countries: 2007 [Excel 140k] | [PDF 466k]
Telecommunications, Computers
1353 - Key Global Telecom Indicators for the World Telecommunication Service Sector: 1995 to 2004 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 466k]
1354 - Telephones, Cellphones, and Computers by Country: 2005 [Excel 128k] | [PDF 466k]
Vital Statistics, Health, Education
1301 - Births to Unmarried Women by Country: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 466k]
1302 - Marriage and Divorce Rates by Country: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 466k]
1305 - Vital Statistics, by Country: 2006 and 2010 [Excel 123k] | [PDF 453k]
1306 - Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65, by Sex--Selected Countries: 1980 and 2004 [Excel 55k] | [PDF 466k]
1307 - People Infected With HIV and AIDS-Related Deaths, by Region: 2004 and 2006 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 466k]
1308 - Percentage of the Adult Population Considered to be Obese: 2004 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 466k]
1309 - Tobacco Consumption by Country and Sex: 1980 and 2004 [Excel 45k] | [PDF 463k]
1310 - Medical Doctors and Inpatient Care--Selected Countries: 1990 to 2004 [Excel 56k] | [PDF 463k]
1311 - Health Expenditures as Percent of GDP by Country: 1980 to 2004 [Excel 36k] | [PDF 466k]
1312 - Educational Performance: 2002 and 2003 [Excel 23k] | [PDF 466k]
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