government at a glance 2013, country fact sheet: united states
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Government at a Glance 2013
Country Fact Sheet
Strategic Governance
Women in Government
Public Finance & Economics
Public Procurement
Budget Practices & Procedures
Open and Inclusive Government
Public Employment & Pay
Serving Citizens
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Average of OECD countries in green
Country value in blue (not represented if not available)
Range of OECD country values in grey
www.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm
How to read the figures: OECDValues have
been rounded
Trust in government
Fiscal sustainability
Public sector efficiency
Impact of the tax system and grants on reducing income inequality% of citizens who have confi dence in their national government (2007 & 2012)
Education: performance in PISA reading scores and expenditure per student (aged 6 to 15) in USD PPP (2009)
Source: Gallup World Poll
Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2012
Source: OECD Income Distribution Database
Source: OECD Economic Outlook No. 93 (May 2013)
Total consolidation requirements between 2012 and 2030 in order to reduce government debt to 60% of GDP
Differences in income inequality before and after tax and government transfers (2010)
Strategic Governance
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6Gini Coefficient Gini Coefficient
Higherinequality
Higherinequality
Lowerinequality
Lowerinequality
Before After Before After
OECD
0.47
0.31taxes and transfers
0.38
0.50taxes and transfers
United States
0
5
10
15
% of potential GDP
3.0%OECD
6.9%United States
Expenditure per student aged 6 to 15 (USD PPP)
PISA Reading Score
0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000400
450
500
550Higherscore
Lowerscore
OECD
PISAReading
Expenditure
495 USD 83 500
500 USD 116 300United States
United States
With a Gini coeffi cient of 0.38, the United States has the second highest level of income inequality after government taxes and transfers,
In 2011, the United States had the second highest fi scal defi cit across the OECD,
representing 10.1% of GDP.
The United States attained the second highest public Net Present Value from tertiary education, with annual benefi ts exceeding
costs by USD 230 000 PPP.
Percentage pointchange 2007-20120 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100%
45
40
2007
2012-5
OECD
-42007
2012 35
39
United States
United States
Public Finance and Economics
Structure of government expenditures (2011)% of total government expenditure
Government revenues(2011)
Government expenditures(2011)
Fiscal balance(2011)
Government debt(2011)
% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP % of GDP
Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts
Source: OECD National Accounts
Budget Practices and ProceduresFiscal rules: Types and legal foundation (2012) Use of performance budgeting practices
at the central level of government (2011)
Index
Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Budget Practices and Procedures Source: OECD 2011 Survey on Performance Budgeting
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
OECD
41.9%
31.6%United States
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
OECD
45.4%
41.7%United States
OECD
-15% -10% 0%-5% +5% +10% +15%
-3.5%
-10.1%United States
0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%
OECD79% 100%
0%
103%United States
100%
0%
Socialprotection
HealthEducation
Generalpublic services
Economicaffairs
Public orderand safety
Defence Other
35.6%
5.9%
3.9%
3.6%
14.5%12.5%
13.6%
10.5%
OECD
2.8%Other
11.7%Defence
5.5%
Public orderand safety
9.4%Economic
affairs
12.4%General
public services
15.5%Education
21.4%Health
21.3%
Socialprotection
United States
In how many countriesdo these types of rules exist?
If yes, what is thelegal foundation?
Do these types of rules exist?
Expenditurerule(s)
Revenuerule(s)
Budget balancerule(s)
Debtrule(s)
Legal foundations:
ConstitutionInternationalTreaty
Primary and/orSecondary Legislation
InternalRules/Policy
PoliticalCommitment
C IT L R PC
21
5
28
23
OECD
LYES
LYES
United States
Not applicable
Not applicable 0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.38
OECD0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
0.33
United States
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
Public Employment and PayEmployment in general government (2011)
% of labour force
Annual compensation across central government positions (2011)
Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Compensation of Employees in Centrtall/Federal Governments
Source: International Labour Organisation Database & OECD Labour Force Statistics
2011 USD PPP
Women in GovernmentShare of women in general government (2010) Share of ministers who are women (2012)
Source: International Labour Organisation Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database
% of general government employment % of ministers
Public ProcurementProcurement expenditure (2011) Use of innovative procurement tools in central government (2012)
% of government expenditures functionalities in e-procurement systems
Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Public Procurement
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
OECD
29.0%27.6%
United States
Procurement plansare published
Yes, in national central e-procurement systems Yes,in e-procurement systems of speci�c procuring entities No
Tendersare announced
Bids can be submitted
electronically
Invoices can be submitted
electronically
208
10
3270
16136
81015OECD
United States
56.8%OECD
50%
0%
100%
56.9%United States
24.9%OECD
50%
0%
100%
27.3%United States
50%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
15.5%OECD
14.4%United States
232 000126 00089 00050 000
OECDOECDOECDOECD
Middle managers(D3 positions)
Senior managers(D1 positions)
Senior professionalsSecretaries(general office clerks)
2011 USD PPP
0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
274 000237 000156 00076 000
United StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited States
Open and Inclusive GovernmentAsset disclosure: Level of disclosure of private interests
and public availability of information (2012)
Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Confl ict of Interest Disclosure
Serving Citizens: quality of public services
out of pocket expenditure as a % of fi nal household consumption
Access to medical care (2011) Citizen take-up of e-government services (2012)% of individuals using the internet to interact with public authorities
Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2012)% of citizens expressing confi dence/satisfaction
Source: OECD Health Statistics 2013 Source: Eurostat and OECD
Source: World Gallup Poll
Government at a Glance 2013With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2013 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the
goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances
and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on service quality
in education, health, taxation and justice. Government at a Glance 2013 also includes indicators on key governance and public management
issues, such as strategice governance, budgeting, compensation in the public service, public procurement and open government.
www.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/gov_glance-2013-en
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v1.13/11/13
50%OECD
100%
0%
25%
50%
75%
Note: Data for the United States are not available.
United States
40%
66%71%
51% 72%
National government
Judicial system Local police
Health care Education system
OECD range
OECD
35%
64%73%
48% 78%20
40
60
80
100
United States
2.9%
OECD0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%
2.9%
United States
100
75
50
25
0
51OECD
61United States
Low level Middle level High level
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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