OECD Factbook 2009 is the fifth edition of a comprehensive and dynamic statistical annual from the OECD. More than 100 indicators cover a wide range of areas: economy, agriculture, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health and quality of life, industry, information and communications, population/labour force, trade and investment, taxation, public expenditure and R&D. This year, the OECD Factbook features a focus chapter on inequality. Data are provided for all OECD member countries with area totals, and in some cases, for selected non-member economies.

For each indicator, there is a two-page spread. A text page includes a short introduction followed by a detailed definition of the indicator, comments on comparability of the data, an assessment of long-term trends related to the indicator, and a list of references for further information on the indicator. The next page contains a table and a graph providing - at a glance - the key message conveyed by the data. A dynamic link (StatLink) is provided for each table directing the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in ExcelA® format.

OECD Factbook 2009 is a key reference tool for everyone working on economic and policy issues.

Table of contents: Population and Migration -Evolution of the population -Regional population -Ageing societies -Elderly population by region -Public and private pension expenditures -Trends in migration -Immigrant population -Migration and employment by educational attainment -Migration and unemployment Macroeconomic Trends -Size of GDP -National income per capita -Evolution of GDP -Household saving -Investment rates -Inflation -Steel production -Income and productivity levels -Growth in GDP per capita -Labour productivity growth -Growth accounts for OECD countries -Value added by activity -Evolution of value added by activity -Small and medium sized enterprises Economic Globalisation -Share of trade in GDP -Trade in goods -Trade in services -Trading partners -Balance of payments -FDI flows and stocks -Activities of multinationals Prices -Consumer price indices -Producer prices indices -Long-term interest rates -Purchasing power parities and exchange rates -Effective exchange rates Energy -Primary energy supply -Energy supply and economic growth -Energy supply per capita -Electricity generation -Nuclear energy -Renewable energy -Energy production -Oil production -Oil prices Labour -Employment rates by gender -Employment rates by age group -Part-time employment -Self-employment -Unemployment rates -Long-term unemployment -Regional unemployment -Labour compensation -Hours worked Science and Technology -Expenditure on R&D -Investment in Knowledge -Researchers -Patents -Size of the ICT sector -Investment in ICT -Occupation and skills in the infomration economy -Computer and internet access by households -Exports of information and communications equipment -Telephone access Environment -Water consumption -Fisheries -Emissions of Carbon Dioxide -Municipal waste Education -International student assessment -Trends in tertiary education -Tertiary attainment -Change in expenditure on education -Relative earnings of graduates -Public and private expenditure in tertiary education -Expenditure on educational institutions Public Finance -Government deficits -Government debt -Health expenditure -Social expenditure -Law, order, and defence expenditure -Agricultural support estimates -Government support for fishing -Official development assistance -Total tax revenue -Taxes on the average worker Quality of Life -Life expectancy -Infant mortality -Mental health -Obesity -Suicide -Subjective well-being -Volunteering and social support -Leisure time -Youth inactivity -Leisure time -Recreation and culture -Tourism: hotel nights -Victimisation rates -Road fatalities Special Focus: Inequality -Measures of income inequality -Incomes at different points of the distribution -Poverty rates and poverty gaps -Poverty by individual and household characteristics -Public benefits, taxes, and income inequality -Public benefits, taxes, and income poverty -Reading proficiency of 15-year-old students -Educational performance of 15-year-olds by immigrant status -Participation in higher education by father's job and education -Health status -Access and use of heatlh care -Regional GDP -Regional labour markets -Regional access to education and health services