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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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 -  Secretary-General José Ángel Gurría
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 -  as the OEECa 16 April 1948 
 -  reformed as the OECD 30 September 1961 
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); (French: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum of countries committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices and co-ordinate domestic and international policies of its members.

The OECD originated in 1948 as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC),[1] led by Robert Marjolin of France, to help administer the Marshall Plan (which was rejected by the Soviet Union and its satellite states[2]) by allocating American financial aid and implementing economic programs for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II, where similar efforts in the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 of the United States of America, which stipulated the Marshall Plan that had also taken places elsewhere in the world to war-torn Republic of China and post-war Korea,[3] but the American recovery program in Europe was the most successful one.[4] In 1961, the OEEC was reformed into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and membership was extended to non-European states. Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) and are regarded as developed countries.

The OECD's headquarters are at the Château de la Muette in Paris, France.

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History [edit]

Organisation for European Economic Co-operation [edit]

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) was formed in 1948 to administer American and Canadian aid in the framework of the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II.[5] It started its operations on 16 April 1948. Since 1949, it was headquartered in the Chateau de la Muette in Paris, France. After the Marshall Plan ended, the OEEC focused on economic issues.[6]

In the 1950s, the OEEC provided the framework for negotiations aimed at determining conditions for setting up a European Free Trade Area, to bring the European Economic Community of the six and the other OEEC members together on a multilateral basis. In 1958, a European Nuclear Energy Agency was set up under the OEEC.

By the end of the 1950s, with the job of rebuilding Europe effectively done, some leading countries felt that the OEEC had outlived its purpose, but could be adapted to fulfill a more global mission. It would be a hard-fought task, and after several sometimes fractious meetings at the Hotel Majestic in Paris starting in January 1960, a resolution was reached to create a body that would deal not only with European and Atlantic economic issues, but devise policies to assist less developed countries. This reconstituted organisation would bring the US and Canada, who were already OEEC observers, on board as full members. It would also set to work straight away on bringing in Japan.[7]

Foundation of the OECD [edit]

Following the 1957 Rome Treaties to launch the European Economic Community, the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was drawn up to reform the OEEC. The Convention was signed in December 1960 and the OECD officially superseded the OEEC in September 1961. It consisted of the European founder countries of the OEEC plus the United States and Canada, with Japan joining three years later. The official founding members are the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Dominion of Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Greece, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation, the Turkish Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America. During the next 12 years Japan, Finland, Australia, and New Zealand also joined the organisation. Yugoslavia had observer status in the organisation starting with the establishment of the OECD until its dissolution.[8]

More than just increasing its internal structure, OECD progressively created agencies: the OECD Development Centre (1961), International Energy Agency (IEA, 1974), and Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

Unlike the organizations of the United Nations system, OECD uses the spelling "organisation" with an "s" in its name rather than "organization" (see -ise/-ize).

Enlargement to Central Europe [edit]

  Founder states (1961)
  Member states which joined the OECD after 1961

In 1989, after the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe, the OECD started to assist these countries to prepare market economy reforms. In 1990, the Centre for Co-operation with European Economies in Transition (now succeeded by the Centre for Cooperation with Non-Members) was established, and in 1991, the Programme "Partners in Transition" was launched for the cooperation with Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.[8][9] This programme also included a membership option for these countries.[9] As a result of this, in 1994–2000 Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia as well as Mexico and the Republic of Korea became members of the organisation.

Reform and further enlargement [edit]

In the 1990s, a number of European countries, now members of the European Union, expressed their willingness to join the organisation. In 1995, Cyprus applied for membership, but, according to the Cypriot government, it was vetoed by Turkey.[10] In 1996, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania signed a Joint Declaration expressing willingness to become full members of the OECD.[11] Slovenia also applied for membership that same year.[12] In 2005, Malta applied to join the organization.[13] The EU is lobbying for admission of all EU member states.[14] Romania reaffirmed in 2012 its intention to become a member of the organisation through the letter addressed by the Romanian Prime-Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta to the OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurria.[15] In September 2012, the government of Bulgaria confirmed it will apply for full membership before the OECD Secretariat.[16]

In 2003, the OECD established a working group headed by Japan's Ambassador to the OECD Seiichiro Noboru to work out a strategy for the enlargement and co-operation with non-members. The working group proposed that the selection of candidate countries to be based on four criteria: "like-mindedness", "significant player", "mutual benefit" and "global considerations". The working group's recommendations were presented at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting on 13 and 14 May 2004. Based on these recommendations work, the meeting adopted an agreement on operationalisation of the proposed guidelines and on the drafting of a list of countries suitable as potential candidates for membership.[8] As a result of this work, on 16 May 2007, the OECD Ministerial Council decided to open accession discussions with Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia and to strengthen co-operation with Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa through a process of enhanced engagement.[17] Chile, Slovenia, Israel and Estonia all became members in 2010.[18][19]

In 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia express the country's willingness to join the organization during a speech at the OECD headquarters.[20]

Other countries that have expressed interest in OECD membership are Peru,[21] Costa Rica,[22] and Malaysia.[23]

Objectives and activities [edit]

One of a number of posters created by the Economic Cooperation Administration to promote the Marshall Plan in Europe.

Aim [edit]

The OECD defines itself as a forum of countries committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a setting to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and co-ordinate domestic and international policies.[24] Its mandate covers economic, environmental, and social issues. It acts by peer pressure to improve policy and implement "soft law"—non-binding instruments that can occasionally lead to binding treaties. In this work, the OECD cooperates with businesses, with trade unions and with other representatives of civil society. Collaboration at the OECD regarding taxation, for example, has fostered the growth of a global web of bilateral tax treaties.

The OECD promotes policies designed:

  • to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy;
  • to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as nonmember countries in the process of economic development; and
  • to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations.

International investments and multinational enterprises [edit]

Between 1995 and 1998, the OECD designed the Multilateral Agreement on Investment, which was abandoned because of a widespread criticism from civil society groups and developing countries. In 1976, the OECD adopted the Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, which was rewritten and annexed by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in 2000.

Among other areas, the OECD has taken a role in co-ordinating international action on corruption and bribery, creating the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which came into effect in February 1999. It has been ratified by thirty-eight countries.[25]

The OECD has also constituted an anti-spam task force, which submitted a detailed report, with several background papers on spam problems in developing countries, best practices for ISPs, e-mail marketers, etc., appended. It works on the information economy[26] and the future of the Internet economy.[27]

PISA [edit]

Further information: Programme for International Student Assessment

The OECD publishes the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is an assessment that allows educational performances to be examined on a common measure across countries.

Taxation [edit]

See also: FATF Blacklist

The OECD publishes and updates a model tax convention that serves as a template for bilateral negotiations regarding tax coordination and cooperation. This model is accompanied by a set of commentaries that reflect OECD-level interpretation of the content of the model convention provisions. In general, this model allocates the primary right to tax to the country from which capital investment originates (i.e., the home, or resident country) rather than the country in which the investment is made (the host, or source country). As a result, it is most effective as between two countries with reciprocal investment flows (such as among the OECD member countries), but can be very unbalanced when one of the signatory countries is economically weaker than the other (such as between OECD and non-OECD pairings).

Since 1998, the OECD has led a charge against harmful tax practices, principally targeting the activities of tax havens (while principally accepting the policies of its member countries, which would tend to encourage tax competition). These efforts have been met with mixed reaction: The primary objection is the sanctity of tax policy as a matter of sovereign entitlement.[28] The OECD maintains a 'blacklist' of countries it considers uncooperative in the drive for transparency of tax affairs and the effective exchange of information, officially called "The List of Uncooperative Tax Havens".[29] In May 2009, all remaining countries were removed from the list.[30]

On 22 October 2008, at an OECD meeting in Paris, 17 countries led by France and Germany decided to draw up a new blacklist of tax havens. The OECD has been asked to investigate around 40 new tax havens in the world where undeclared revenue is hidden and that host many of the non-regulated hedge funds that have come under fire during the 2008 financial crisis. Germany, France, and other countries called on the OECD to specifically add Switzerland to a blacklist of countries that encourage tax fraud.[31]

Publishing [edit]

The OECD publishes books, reports, statistics, working papers and reference materials. All titles and databases published since 1998 can be accessed via OECD iLibrary.

The OECD Library & Archives collection dates from 1947, including records from the Committee for European Economic Co-operation (CEEC) and the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC), predecessors of today's OECD. External researchers can consult OECD publications and archival material on the OECD premises by appointment: www.oecd.org/libraryandarchives.

Books [edit]

The OECD releases between 300 and 500 books each year. The publications are updated accordingly to the OECD iLibrary. Most books are published in English and French. The OECD flagship titles include:

  • The OECD Economic Outlook, published twice a year. It contains forecast and analysis of the economic situation of the OECD member countries.
  • The Main Economic Indicators, published monthly. It contains a large selection of timely statistical indicators.
  • The OECD Factbook, published yearly and available online, as an iPhone app and in print. The Factbook contains more than 100 economic, environmental and social indicators, each presented with a clear definition, tables and graphs. The Factbook mainly focus on the statistics of its member countries and sometimes other major additional countries. It is freely accessible online and delivers all the data in Excel format via Statlinks.
  • The OECD Communications Outlook and the OECD Internet Economy Outlook (formerly the Information Technology Outlook), which rotate every year. They contain forecasts and analysis of the communications and information technology industries in OECD member countries and non-member economies.
  • In 2007 the OECD published Human Capital: How what you know shapes your life, the first book in the OECD Insights series. This series uses OECD analysis and data to introduce important social and economic issues to non-specialist readers. Other books in the series cover sustainable development, international trade and international migration.

All OECD books are available on the OECD iLibrary, the online bookshop or OECD Library & Archives.

Magazine [edit]

  • OECD Observer, an award-winning magazine, launched in 1962. The magazine appeared six times a year until 2010, and became quarterly in 2011 with the introduction of the OECD Yearbook, launched for the 50th anniversary of the organisation. The online and mobile editions are updated regularly. News, analysis, commentaries and data on global economic, social and environmental challenges. Contains book reviews and special section listing the latest OECD books, plus ordering information.

Statistics [edit]

The OECD is known as a statistical agency, as it publishes comparable statistics on a wide number of subjects.

OECD statistics are available in several forms:

  • as interactive databases on iLibrary together with key comparative and country tables,
  • as static files or dynamic database views on the OECD Statistics portal,
  • as StatLinks (in most OECD books, there is a URL that links to the underlying data).

Working papers [edit]

There are 15 working papers series published by the various directorates of the OECD Secretariat. They are available on iLibrary, as well as on many specialised portals.

Reference works [edit]

The OECD is responsible for the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, a continuously updated document that is a de facto standard (i.e., soft law).

It has published the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030, which shows that tackling the key environmental problems we face today—including climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and the health impacts of pollution—is both achievable and affordable.

Structure [edit]

The OECD's structure consists of three main elements:

  • The OECD member countries, each represented by a delegation led by an ambassador. Together, they form the OECD Council. Member countries act collectively through Council (and its Standing Committees) to provide direction and guidance to the work of Organization.
  • The OECD Substantive Committees, one for each work area of the OECD, plus their variety of subsidiary bodies. Committee members are typically subject-matter experts from member and non-member governments. The Committees oversee all the work on each theme (publications, task forces, conferences, and so on). Committee members then relay the conclusions to their capitals.
  • The OECD Secretariat, led by the Secretary-General (currently Ángel Gurría), provides support to Standing and Substantive Committees. It is organized in Directorates, which include about 2,500 staff.

Meetings [edit]

Delegates from the member countries attend committees' and other meetings. Former Deputy-Secretary General Pierre Vinde estimated in 1997 that the cost borne by the member countries, such as sending their officials to OECD meetings and maintaining permanent delegations, is equivalent to the cost of running the secretariat.[32] This ratio is unique among inter-governmental organisations. In other words, the OECD is more a persistent forum or network of officials and experts than an administration.

Noteworthy meetings include:

  • The yearly Ministerial Council Meeting, with the Ministers of Economy of all member countries and the candidates for enhanced engagement among the countries.
  • The annual OECD Forum, which brings together leaders from business, government, labour, civil society and international organisations. This takes the form of conferences and discussions and is open to public participation.
  • Thematic Ministerial Meetings, held among Ministers of a given domain (i.e. all Ministers of Labour, all Ministers of Environment, etc.).
  • The bi-annual World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policies, which does not usually take place in the OECD. This series of meetings has the ambition to measure and foster progress in societies.

Secretariat [edit]

Exchanges between OECD governments benefit from the information, analysis, and preparation of the OECD Secretariat. The secretariat collects data, monitors trends, and analyses and forecasts economic developments. Under the direction and guidance of member governments, it also researches social changes or evolving patterns in trade, environment, education, agriculture, technology, taxation, and other areas.

The secretariat is organised in Directorates:

  • Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development
  • Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
  • Development Co-operation Directorate
  • Directorate for Education
  • Directorate for Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs
  • Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs
  • Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry
  • Economics Department
  • Environment Directorate
  • Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate
  • Statistics Directorate
  • Trade and Agriculture Directorate
  • General Secretariat
  • Executive Directorate
  • Public Affairs and Communication Directorate

The work of the secretariat is financed from the OECD's annual budget, currently[when?] around US$510 million (€342.9 million). The budget is funded by the member countries based on a formula related to the size of each member's gross national product.[33] The largest contributor is the United States, which contributes about one quarter of the budget, followed by Japan with 16%, Germany with 9% and the U.K. and France with 7%. The OECD governing council sets the budget and scope of work on a two-yearly basis.

As an international organisation the terms of employment of the OECD Secretariat staff are not governed by the laws of the country in which their offices are located. Agreements with the host country safeguard the organisation's impartiality with regard to the host and member countries. Hiring and firing practices, working hours and environment, holiday time, pension plans, health insurance and life insurance, salaries, expatriation benefits and general conditions of employment are managed according to rules and regulations associated with the OECD. In order to maintain working conditions that are similar to similarly structured organisations, the OECD participates as an independent organisation in the system of co-ordinated European organisations, whose other members include NATO, the Western European Union and the European Patent Organisation.

Secretaries-General [edit]

Committees [edit]

Representatives of the 34 OECD member countries and a number of observer countries meet in specialised committees on specific policy areas, such as economics, trade, science, employment, education or financial markets. There are about 200 committees, working groups and expert groups. Committees discuss policies and review progress in the given policy area.[34]

Special bodies [edit]

Member countries [edit]

Current members [edit]

There are currently 34 members of the OECD.

Country Membership[35] Geographic location Notes
 Australia 01971-06-077 June 1971 Oceania
 Austria 01961-09-2929 September 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Belgium 01961-09-1313 September 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Canada 01961-04-1010 April 1961 North America
 Chile 02010-05-077 May 2010 South America
 Czech Republic 01995-12-2121 December 1995 Europe
 Denmark 01961-05-3030 May 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Estonia 02010-12-099 December 2010 Europe
 Finland 01969-01-2828 January 1969 Europe
 France 01961-08-077 August 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Germany 01961-09-2727 September 1961 Europe Joined OEEC in 1949 (West Germany).[37] Previously represented by the Trizone.[36]
 Greece 01961-09-2727 September 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Hungary 01996-05-077 May 1996 Europe
 Iceland 01961-06-055 June 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Ireland 01961-08-1717 August 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Israel 02010-09-077 September 2010 Asia
 Italy 01962-03-2929 March 1962 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Japan 01964-04-2828 April 1964 Asia
 South Korea 01996-12-1212 December 1996 Asia
 Luxembourg 01961-12-077 December 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Mexico 01994-05-1818 May 1994 North America
 Netherlands 01961-11-1313 November 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 New Zealand 01973-05-2929 May 1973 Oceania
 Norway 01961-07-044 July 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Poland 01996-11-2222 November 1996 Europe
 Portugal 01961-08-044 August 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Slovakia 02000-12-1414 December 2000 Europe
 Slovenia 02010-07-2121 July 2010 Europe
 Spain 01961-08-033 August 1961 Europe Joined OEEC in 1958.[38]
 Sweden 01961-09-2828 September 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Switzerland 01961-09-2828 September 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 Turkey 01961-08-022 August 1961 Eurasia OEEC member.[36]
 United Kingdom 01961-05-022 May 1961 Europe OEEC member.[36]
 United States 01961-04-1212 April 1961 North America

The European Commission participates in the work of the OECD alongside the EU Member States.[39]

Former members [edit]

Invited countries [edit]

  •  Russia: In May 2007, the OECD decided to open accession negotiations with Russia.[17]

Relations with non-members [edit]

  OECD members
  Accession candidate countries
  Enhanced engagement countries

Currently, 25 non-members participate as regular observers or full participants in OECD Committees. About 50 non-members are engaged in OECD working parties, schemes or programmes. The OECD conducts a policy dialogue and capacity building activities with non-members (Country Programmes, Regional Approaches and Global Forums) to share their views on best policy practices and to bear on OECD's policy debate. The OECD's Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members develops and oversees the strategic orientations of the relations with non-members.

On 16 May 2007, the OECD Ministerial Council decided to strengthen OECD's co-operation with Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa, through a process of enhanced engagement.[17] The countries listed are key partners to the OECD. The countries contribute to the OECD's work in a sustained and comprehensive manner by direct and active participation in substantive bodies of the Organisation determined by mutual interest.[40]

The OECD explores the possibilities for enhanced co-operation with selected countries and regions of strategic interest to the OECD, giving priority to South East Asia with a view to identifying countries for possible membership.

Criticism [edit]

See also: OECD controversy

The OECD has been criticised by several civil society groups and developing countries. The main criticism has been the narrowness of the OECD because of its limited membership to a select few rich nations.[41] In 1997–1998, the draft Multilateral Agreement on Investment was heavily criticized by several non-governmental organisations and developing countries. Many critics argued that the agreement would threaten protection of human rights, labor and environmental standards, and the least developed countries. A particular concern was that the MAI would result in a 'race to the bottom' among countries willing to lower their labor and environmental standards to attract foreign investment. Also the OECD's actions against competitive tax practices has raised criticism. The primary objection is the sanctity of tax policy as a matter of sovereign entitlement.[28]

Indicators [edit]

The following table shows various data for OECD member states, including area, population, economic output and income inequality, as well as various indices, including human development, viability of the state, perception of corruption, economic freedom, state of peace, freedom of the press and democratic level.

Country Area[42]
(km²)
2010		 Population[42]
2011		 GDP (PPP)[42]
(Intl. $)
2011		 GDP (PPP)
per capita[42]
(Intl. $)
2011		 Income
inequality[42]
1993-2009
(latest available)		 HDI[43]
2012		 FSI[44]
2012		 CPI[45]
2012		 IEF[46]
2013		 GPI[47]
2012		 WPFI[48]
2013		 DI[49]
2012
 Australia 7,741,220 22,620,600 898,512,809,372 39,721 35.19 0.938 29.2 85 82.6 1.494 15.24 9.22
 Austria 83,870 8,419,000 355,245,378,485 42,196 29.15 0.895 27.5 69 71.8 1.328 9.40 8.62
 Belgium 30,530 11,008,000 426,762,403,781 38,768 32.97 0.897 33.5 75 69.2 1.376 12.94 8.05
 Canada 9,984,670 34,482,779 1,392,055,481,883 40,370 32.56 0.911 26.8 84 79.4 1.317 12.69 9.08
 Chile 756,090 17,269,525 298,940,314,486 17,310 52.06 0.819 43.5 72 79.0 1.616 26.24 7.54
 Czech Republic 78,870 10,546,000 276,386,271,882 26,208 25.82 0.873 39.5 49 70.9 1.396 10.17 8.19
 Denmark 43,090 5,574,000 228,020,050,054 40,908 24.70 0.901 23.0 90 76.1 1.239 7.08 9.52
 Estonia 45,230 1,340,000 29,473,766,950 21,995 36.00 0.846 47.5 64 75.3 1.715 9.26 7.61
 Finland 338,420 5,387,000 201,820,044,684 37,464 26.88 0.892 20.0 90 74.0 1.348 6.38 9.06
 France 549,190 65,436,552 2,306,351,054,386 35,246 32.74 0.893 33.6 71 64.1 1.710 21.60 7.88
 Germany 357,120 81,726,000 3,227,443,592,982 39,491 28.31 0.920 31.7 79 72.8 1.424 10.24 8.34
 Greece 131,960 11,304,000 292,203,261,650 25,850 34.27 0.860 50.4 36 55.4 1.976 28.46 7.65
 Hungary 93,030 9,971,000 215,998,180,761 21,663 31.18 0.831 48.3 55 67.3 1.476 26.09 6.96
 Iceland 103,000 319,000 11,638,577,099 36,485 N/A 0.906 29.1 82 72.1 1.113 8.49 9.65
 Ireland 70,280 4,487,000 187,025,548,870 41,682 34.28 0.916 26.5 69 75.7 1.328 10.06 8.56
 Israel 22,070 7,765,700 216,079,693,715 27,825 39.20 0.900 N/Aa 60 66.9 2.842 32.97 7.53
 Italy 301,340 60,770,000 1,983,986,444,788 32,647 36.03 0.881 45.8 42 60.6 1.690 26.11 7.74
 Japan 377,940 127,817,277 4,385,868,422,359 34,314 24.85 0.912 43.5 74 71.8 1.326 25.17 8.08
 Korea, South 99,900 49,779,000 1,507,613,978,433 30,286 31.59 0.909 37.6 56 70.3 1.734 24.48 8.13
 Luxembourg 2,590 517,000 46,019,166,992 89,012 30.76 0.875 25.5 80 74.2 N/A 6.68 8.88
 Mexico 1,964,380 114,793,341 1,752,459,224,980 15,266 48.28 0.775 73.6 34 67.0 2.445 45.30 6.90
 Netherlands 41,540 16,696,000 714,117,490,892 42,772 30.90 0.921 28.1 84 73.5 1.606 6.48 8.99
 New Zealand 267,710 4,405,200 132,408,062,150 30,057 36.17 0.919 25.6 90 81.4 1.239 8.38 9.26
 Norway 323,780 4,952,000 299,127,490,519 60,405 25.79 0.955 23.9 85 70.5 1.480 6.52 9.93
 Poland 312,680 38,216,000 812,494,566,259 21,261 34.07 0.821 44.3 58 66.0 1.524 13.11 7.12
 Portugal 92,090 10,637,000 269,881,710,664 25,372 38.45 0.816 34.2 63 63.1 1.470 16.75 7.92
 Slovakia 49,040 5,440,000 130,072,522,474 23,910 26.00 0.840 47.4 46 68.7 1.590 13.25 7.35
 Slovenia 20,270 2,052,000 55,309,752,671 26,954 31.15 0.892 34.0 61 61.7 1.330 20.49 7.88
 Spain 505,370 46,235,000 1,481,582,918,562 32,045 34.66 0.885 42.8 65 68.0 1.548 20.50 8.02
 Sweden 450,300 9,453,000 391,991,517,499 41,467 25.00 0.916 21.3 88 72.9 1.419 9.23 9.73
 Switzerland 41,280 7,907,000 405,329,342,636 51,262 33.68 0.913 23.3 86 81.0 1.349 9.94 9.09
 Turkey 783,560 73,639,596 1,259,982,327,611 17,110 38.95 0.722 76.6 49 62.9 2.344 46.56 5.76
 United Kingdom 243,610 62,641,000 2,233,587,412,588 35,657 35.97 0.875 35.3 74 74.8 1.609 16.89 8.21
 United States 9,831,510 311,591,917 14,991,300,000,000 48,112 40.81 0.937 34.8 73 76.0 2.058 18.22 8.11
OECDb 36,137,530 1,245,198,487 43,417,088,783,117 34,868 33.29 0.881 36.6 69 71.1 1.590 17.10 8.25
Country Area
(km²)
2010		 Population
2011		 GDP (PPP)
(Intl. $)
2011		 GDP (PPP)
per capita
(Intl. $)
2011		 Income
inequality
1993-2009
(latest available)		 HDI
2012		 FSI
2012		 CPI
2012		 IEF
2013		 GPI
2012		 WPFI
2013		 DI
2012
  • a The FSI index supplies no figure for Israel per se, but rather supplies an average (82.2) for "Israel / West Bank".
  • b OECD total used for indicators 1 through 3; OECD weighted average used for indicator 4; OECD unweighted average used for indicators 5 through 12.
Note: The colors indicate the country's global position in the respective indicator. For example, a green cell indicates that the country is ranked in the upper 25% of the list (including all countries with available data).
Highest quartile Upper-mid (2nd to 3rd quartile) Lower-mid (1st to 2nd quartile) Lowest

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.oecd.org/general/organisationforeuropeaneconomicco-operation.htm
  2. ^ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-rejects-marshall-plan-assistance
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