Projected Government Spending For Developed Countries in 2013

Denmark has the highest projected government spending as a percentage of GDP, with 58.4 percent. France and Austria also have notably high expentiture percentages, even above Noric countries Finland and Sweden. Greece doesn't have that high government spending after all with 48.3 it is around the average. Australia has the lowest government spending for the selected countries.

EU House Price Change Since Credit Crisis (2008-2012)

This chart with data from Eurostat shows the average change in the house prices in the EU since the credit crisis really started to break down in the United States, the second half of 2008, until the third quarter of 2012. Countries known for being in a big crisis at the moment saw the largest declines in their house prices, mainly Ireland and Spain. The Netherlands and Denmark have to highest household debt-to-gdp ratio's in the world and saw their house prices declines a lot as well. The last group of countries on the downside are several East-European countries for which Latvia and Lithuania saw big declines. In contrast, three out of four Scandinavia countries had their house prices increase substantially.

Luxetveritas

EU Countries 2012 Government Debt Projections

Reuters constructed this graph, with data from the European Commission, which shows the projected government debt ratio's for the selected EU countries. As you cansee for most countries the debt to gdp ratio is well above it's 10 year average.

As you might have expected Greece has the highest debt to gdp ratio. On the other hand, Sweden's debt is even lower than it's 10 year average. Euro Area avearge government debt is expected to be at 95 percent.

Reuters

Government Debt in the EU Countries (second quarter 2012)

This great graph from Reuters shows per EU country the government debt it had at the end of the second quarter, as a percentage of GDP.

Since the crisis Portugal, Ireland have been accumulating debt at a high rate, while seeing their economy shrink significantly. This is shows in the government-debt-to-GDP measure, for which they are in respectively  the third and the fourth place in having the highest government debt in the EU.

Estonia and Bulgaria have the lowest government debt in the EU.

EU VAT-Rates Compared

The value added tax raises the price on consumer goods. Almost all EU countries had a higher VAT-rate in 2012 compared to 2000. Perhaps surprisingly, Hungary has the highest VAT-rate, followed by Scandinavian Denmark and Sweden. Cyprus, Portugal, Greece, Spain and Romania particularly saw their VAT rising in the last twelve years. Except for Cyprus, all of these countries have now a higher rate than the average for the EU of 21 percent.

Reuters

Oil Consumption (consumers+companies) Per Capita

As you were able to see in the post a few days ago, The United States consumes the most oil of all the countries. Perhaps surprisingly enough, it is not the country with the highest oil consumption per capita. Singapore takes the first spot, with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia second and third. The U.S. only takes the ninth place after two more oil producing countries, two European countries and Canada. Perhaps also surprisingly, Germany is on the bottom of the developed countries.

Update: this chart also shows consumption of companies, like aviation and oil refinery. That's why consumption per capita may be a bit misleading.

Oil Consumption Per Capita

Hourly Labour Costs European Union Private Sector 2011

This chart with data from Eurostat shows the estimated hourly labour costs in euro's for enterprises with more than 10 employees in the European Union. Norway, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and France have the highest labour costs. Bulgaria, Romania and Latvia have the lowest costs.

Eurostat

OECD Countries: Average Tuition Fees & Grants Received (Public Institutions)

This graph shows the average higher edution public tuition fees in dollars for the year 2004/2005. You can see United States was the most expensive country to study in that year. Australia and Japan come in second. Its the cheapest to study in Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Norway and Denmark.

In Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands (almost) every student receives a grant. In Belgium and Japan the least number of student receive a grant.

Source: CBS

Mortgage Debt-To-GDP Ratio

The Netherlands and Denmark had the highest Mortgage Debt-to-GDP ratio in the developed world in 2009 as you can see. Italy and Greece had the lowest ratio. In the Netherlands there is a big tax incentive to get debt by a mortgage. Besides that, it is also possible as one of the only countries in the world to get a mortgage loan of over 100% of the property value. These policies drove up the mortgage debt dramatically.

Change In Unit Labor Costs (Q2 2011)

The next graph shows the change in unit labor costs in some selected countries. According to many unit labor costs is a good measure for labor costs in a country. It is the cost of labor to make one unit of output. The measure increases when wage cost increase and decreases when productivity increases.

The graph is ordered decreasingly by the change in wages. In Norway and Australia unit labor cost rose the most and in Denmark and Austria the least.

The Economist

Euro Zone Second Quarter Economic Growth

This graph shows the economic growth of European Countries in the second quarter of 2011. In France the economy didn't grow or contract compared to the first quarter. Poland had a high growth percentage of 1 percent. Average Euro Area economic growth was 0,2 percent. The growth figures for the PIIGS countries are not available yet.

Stress Test: Exposure to PIIGS in all Euro Zone Countries

This picture from the Wall Street Journal graphs the exposure of the large banks in all Euro Zone countries (which were subject to the recent stress test) to the PIIGS countries.

Wall Street Journal

OECD Countries: Announced Consolidation Plans

The OECD published this slide about the announced consolidations of the government budgets as a percentage of gdp in 2010-2015.

Wim Drees Stichting (PDF)

EU Corporate Tax Rates

In this graph you can see the current corporate tax rates for the countries in the European Union.

Source: Adam Smith

Contribution Of Internet To GDP in 2009

This graph shows the contribution of the internet sector to the economy of selected countries in 2009, as a percentage of GDP.

Source: Tijd

Where VK = United Kingdom, Zweden = Sweden, Denemarken = Denmark, Nederland = Netherlands and Belgie = Belgim

External Debt for developed countries

External Debt: government debt held by foreigners as a percentage of GDP in 2010-Q3.

Source: Rabobank

Weighted average years to maturity

This graph shows the time in which countries have to repay their debt. In other words in how many years all the government bonds expire.

Source: Rabobank

Change in Gross Government Debt in 2010

The next graph of the research institute of the Netherlands CPB gives the change in the Gross Government Debt in 2010 compared to 2009 for European countries. 

Source: CPB

Where Oostenrijk = Austria; Belgie = Belgium; Griekenland = Greece, Duitsland = Germany; Verenigd Koningkrijk = United Kingdom; Frankrijk = France, Italie = Italy; Spanje = Spain, Nederland = The Netherlands; Zweden = Sweden; Slovenie = Slovenia; Eurogebied = Eurozone; Slowakijke = Slowakia; Denemarken = Denmark; Ierland = Ireland.

Change in EMU-balance in 2010

The next graph of the research institute of the Netherlands CPB gives the change in the EMU-balance in 2010 compared to 2009 for European countries. 

Source: CPB

Where Oostenrijk = Austria; Belgie = Belgium; Griekenland = Greece, Duitsland = Germany; Verenigd Koningkrijk = United Kingdom; Frankrijk = France, Italie = Italy; Spanje = Spain, Nederland = The Netherlands; Zweden = Sweden; Slovenie = Slovenia; Eurogebied = Eurozone; Slowakijke = Slowakia; Denemarken = Denmark; Ierland = Ireland.