Governments need to improve access to lifelong learning to narrow skills gaps and ensure everyone is equipped to succeed in today’s labour markets. Socio-economic background remains a major factor in differences in skills, highlighting the need to enhance training opportunities and draw on untapped human potential, according to a new OECD report.The ...
Watch the live webcast of the press conferenceThe global economy has proved resilient this year but underlying fragilities remain, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook.The Outlook projects global growth slowing from 3.2% in 2025 to 2.9% in 2026, before picking up to 3.1% in 2027.GDP growth in the United States is projected to decline from ...
IntroductionThe global economy has proved more resilient than expected this year, supported by improved financial conditions, rising AI-related investment and trade, and macroeconomic policies. However, underlying fragilities are increasing. Labour markets are showing first signs of weakening despite the OECD unemployment rate steady at 4.9%, with job vaca...
Corporate tax revenues have increased while statutory corporate tax rates have remained stable, according to new OECD data released today.The 2025 edition of OECD Corporate Tax Statistics shows that the share of corporate tax revenues in total tax revenues increased by nearly two percentage points in 2022 - from 15.9% to 17.8% on average across 1...
Download in PDF (data tables included)Merchandise trade continued to expand during Q3 2025 in most G20 economies for whic data are available, with both exports and imports recording moderate growth compared to Q2 2025. Merchandise trade in the European Union strengthened, with exports up by 3.2% and imports by 2.9%, marking the third consecutive quarterly ...
Download in PDF (data tables included)Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth showed a mixed picture across the 25 OECD countries for which data was available in the third quarter of 2025: 12 countries recorded higher growth rates compared with Q2 2025, GDP was unchanged in 3 countries, while 5 recorded lower growth compared with Q2 2025 and 5 recorded a GDP c...
In September 2025, the unemployment rate remained stable, compared to August 2025, in 24 of the 32 OECD countries with available data. Four OECD countries saw an increase, and four others experienced a decline (Table 1). Korea, Japan, Mexico, Czechia and Israel registered unemployment rates at or below 3.0%, with Korea’s unemployment rate marking a record...
Real household income per capita in the OECD rose by 0.4% in Q2 2025, while real GDP per capita grew slightly faster at 0.5%.
AbstractPublished twice yearly, FDI in Figures analyses key developments and trends in global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows using the most recent official FDI statistics. The note also includes a short section describing latest trends in cross-border mergers and acquisitions deals and announced greenfield investment projects.
ForewordThis Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2025 report provides up-to-date monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policies across 54 countries from across the world, including the 38 OECD countries and the five non-OECD EU Member States, and eleven emerging and developing economies: Argentina, Brazil, People’s Republ...
