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Country statistical profile: Australia 2023/4
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2023
| | Country statistical profile: Australia 2023 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 47 227 | 50 137 | 50 706 | 53 025 | 52 785 | 55 773 | 62 095 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 46 116 | 48 776 | 49 120 | 51 254 | 51 598 | 55 155 | 59 844 | .. |
| | Household disposable income per capita | Annual growth % | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | -2.3 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 13.0 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -3.6 | 0.0 | 4.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 3.8 | 6.1 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 15.5 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 22.5 | .. |
| | Construction | % | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 14.0 | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.2 | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 18.5 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -2.2 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -7.0 | -9.2 | -4.3 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 64.4 | 69.0 | 66.3 | 66.9 | 77.0 | 92.1 | 84.4 | 70.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 35.3 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 35.5 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 39.5 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 44.0 | 46.1 | 41.5 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | ||
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 18.2 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 20.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.9 | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 27.8 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 27.7 | 28.5 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 27.1 | 26.9 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 21.6 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 19.9 | .. |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 19.3 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 25.8 | .. |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -12.7 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 30.6 | 57.4 | 49.2 | 97.4 | 122.8 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 200.8 | 189.1 | 221.8 | 227.0 | 213.8 | 201.8 | 247.5 | 290.1 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 188.2 | 192.1 | 231.0 | 257.3 | 271.1 | 250.8 | 344.6 | 412.6 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -8.8 | -5.0 | -3.7 | -5.3 | -1.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | -15.2 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 64.0 | 62.8 | 68.6 | 74.4 | 71.8 | 40.2 | 41.5 | 66.8 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 55.2 | 57.8 | 64.9 | 69.1 | 70.5 | 49.4 | 44.7 | 51.6 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -4.6 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -2.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 416 606 | 435 713 | 503 873 | 498 200 | 580 890 | 623 062 | 618 325 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 566 437 | 611 119 | 700 423 | 701 483 | 732 885 | 794 944 | 770 603 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 46 857 | 43 013 | 48 124 | 60 269 | 38 864 | 15 707 | 25 676 | 67 179 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 7 934 | -3 081 | 9 813 | 539 | 9 942 | 8 161 | 7 702 | 119 191 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -7.2 | -3.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 7.7 | -2.1 | 10.9 | 15.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 0.3 | -0.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 14.5 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 2.71 | 2.34 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 1.49 | 0.92 | 1.48 | 3.20 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.42 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.33 | 1.44 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 126 | 125 | 131 | 126 | 121 | 118 | 125 | 123 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 126.5 | 126.2 | 130.9 | 131.9 | 134.2 | 134.1 | 130.2 | 135.9 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 8 002.5 | 8 283.3 | 8 897.4 | 9 056.8 | 9 414.4 | 9 906.4 | 10 847.3 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 57.90 | 46.87 | 56.99 | 76.03 | 70.21 | 50.21 | 72.04 | 110.68 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | .. | 82.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | .. | 86.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 15 772 | 16 643 | 17 565 | 15 350 | 13 323 | 16 251 | .. | |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 152 | 174 | 166 | 173 | 167 | 179 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 83 | 92 | 85 | 96 | 91 | 103 | 126 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 13 964 | 13 019 | 12 605 | 12 641 | 12 572 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 586 | 538 | 512 | 506 | 496 | .. | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 380 | 390 | 393 | 391 | 389 | 374 | 378 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 9 527 | 10 020 | 10 157 | 10 760 | 11 362 | 12 673 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 12 279 | 11 659 | 12 540 | 14 181 | 14 146 | 15 437 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 20 304 | 16 181 | 20 274 | 20 676 | 20 664 | 22 204 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 13.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 10.2 |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 58.4 | 58.3 | 58.5 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 56.8 | 60.8 | 65.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.3 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 80.9 | 81.5 | 80.1 | 81.8 | 83.6 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 62.1 | 62.5 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 64.5 | 63.6 | 65.4 | 67.1 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 25.2 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 19.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 19.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.7 | -0.3 | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 751 | 1 739 | 1 739 | 1 733 | 1 723 | 1 684 | 1 695 | 1 707 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 21 157 | .. | 21 237 | .. | 21 739 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 23 816 | 24 191 | 24 594 | 24 967 | 25 340 | 25 655 | 25 688 | 25 979 |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.3 |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 28.1 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 29.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 4.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 4.8 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 5.8 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.3 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.3 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.3 | 85.4 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | 65.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 13.2 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 608 948 | 616 364 | 639 811 | 655 485 | 663 468 | 670 372 | 683 206 | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 317 461 | 320 034 | 322 744 | 326 088 | 325 805 | 297 492 | 291 777 | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Last updated: 6 October 2023; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||