Year-on-year inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, rose to 4.4% in April 2026, up from 4.0% in March.Download in PDF (data tables included)Year-on-year inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 4.4% in April 2026, up from 4.0% in March (Table 1; Figures 1 and 3). Headline inflation increased in ...
IntroductionPublic finances in OECD countries are facing significant challenges such as slow economic growth, ageing populations, high debt from recent crises, and new spending pressures, including in defence. This report provides an overview of countries’ savings initiatives implemented in 2025-2026. While savings measures are widespread, they appear mod...
Download in PDF (data tables included)Despite disruptions to trade related to the current crisis in the Middle East, G20 merchandise trade expanded strongly in Q1 2026. Measured in current US dollars, both exports and imports increased by 5.3% quarter-on-quarter compared with Q4 2025, driven partly by trade of semiconductors and other high-tech products in...
GDP growth in the OECD area increased slightly to 0.4% in Q1 2026, up from 0.2% in the previous quarter, according to provisional estimates.Corrigendum: In the OECD GDP release published on 21 May 2026, the quarter-on-quarter growth for Italy in the first quarter of 2026 is 0.2%, and not 0.1% as initially published in the last sentence of the second paragr...
Claims that globalisation is in retreat have gained traction in recent years. Yet new OECD data tell a more nuanced story: global production networks are not breaking down, they are adapting. This blog explores what is changing in global value chains and what is not.The COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions and diverging political priorities have fuelle...
The idea of using cutting edge technology to enhance tax administration is anything but new.From mechanics to machine learningIn the early 1640s, the young mathematician, Blaise Pascal, watched his father, who served as a tax commissioner in Normandy, struggle through long nights of calculating taxes and verifying records. With only pen, paper and an abacu...
Several key minerals that are essential inputs for digital and renewable energy technologies face high exposure to export restrictions, and the number of restrictions continues to rise, a new OECD report finds.The annual update of the OECD Inventory of Export Restrictions on Critical Raw Materials tracks export restrictions and supports analysis of their i...
In the last quarter of 2025, employment rates remained stable or broadly stable compared with the previous quarter in 18 of 36 OECD countries with available data.Download in PDF (data tables included)In the last quarter of 2025, employment rates remained stable or broadly stable compared with the previous quarter in 18 of 36 OECD countries with available d...
AbstractThe multilateral development system is being reshaped by growing geopolitical fragmentation and tightening aid budgets. After decades of expansion, funding to the system fell sharply in 2024, with further reductions expected through 2027. This downturn has exposed longstanding structural challenges, including funding vulnerabilities and institution...
Twenty-five OECD Members and accession candidate economies now have social media age restrictions in force, enacted, or under active consideration, up from just one in 2023. This blog post looks at the latest data to show how fast this legislative wave is moving and where it is converging.The push for social media age restrictions is spreading fast, partic...
