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Country statistical profile: Australia 2022/2
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2022
| | Country statistical profile: Australia 2022 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 47 604 | 47 233 | 50 151 | 50 699 | 52 981 | 52 669 | 55 635 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 46 637 | 46 121 | 48 790 | 49 113 | 51 285 | 51 593 | 55 115 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -2.2 | 4.7 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 15.2 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -3.7 | -3.6 | 0.0 | 4.8 | -1.3 | -2.5 | 2.8 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 16.6 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.8 | .. |
| | Construction | % | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.4 | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.9 | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 18.0 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.0 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -2.2 | -2.2 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -7.1 | -9.6 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 61.1 | 64.4 | 68.9 | 66.3 | 66.9 | 77.0 | 92.6 | 84.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 34.5 | 35.3 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 34.6 | 34.9 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 38.9 | 39.2 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 38.6 | 43.8 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | .. | .. | |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | .. | .. | |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 17.8 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 16.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.3 | 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 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.23 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 27.2 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 27.7 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.6 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 28.4 | .. |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 21.6 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 20.1 | 17.8 | .. |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 20.1 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 22.2 | .. |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 12.4 | -12.6 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 30.6 | 57.3 | 49.0 | 97.2 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 228.3 | 200.8 | 189.1 | 221.8 | 227.0 | 213.8 | 201.8 | 247.4 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 240.6 | 188.2 | 192.1 | 231.1 | 257.2 | 271.0 | 250.6 | 344.4 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -10.3 | -8.8 | -5.0 | -3.7 | -5.4 | -0.7 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 70.3 | 64.0 | 62.8 | 68.6 | 74.4 | 71.3 | 39.5 | 40.2 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 60.0 | 55.2 | 57.8 | 64.9 | 69.1 | 70.6 | 49.4 | 45.2 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -3.0 | -4.6 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -2.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 467 173 | 416 606 | 435 713 | 503 963 | 499 193 | 581 286 | 627 263 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 582 540 | 566 437 | 611 119 | 699 378 | 701 331 | 731 200 | 790 633 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 58 505 | 29 584 | 48 397 | 45 220 | 68 462 | 39 218 | 20 140 | 29 773 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 18 184 | -9 340 | 2 304 | 6 355 | 7 797 | 9 264 | 9 168 | 13 915 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.9 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 1.2 | -7.2 | -3.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 7.7 | -2.1 | 10.9 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 3.66 | 2.71 | 2.34 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 1.49 | 0.92 | 1.47 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.46 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.33 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 135 | 126 | 125 | 131 | 126 | 120 | 117 | 128 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 126.8 | 126.6 | 126.4 | 127.9 | 128.7 | 128.7 | 130.9 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 7 920.8 | 8 002.5 | 8 283.3 | 8 897.4 | 9 059.1 | 9 405.0 | .. | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 107.05 | 57.90 | 46.87 | 56.99 | 76.03 | 70.21 | 50.21 | 72.04 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 83.0 | .. | 82.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 85.9 | .. | 86.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 19 369 | 15 849 | 16 629 | 17 553 | 15 413 | 13 432 | .. | |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 154 | 152 | 174 | 166 | 173 | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 74 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 97 | 89 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 13 789 | 13 964 | 13 019 | 12 605 | 12 641 | 12 572 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 584 | 583 | 537 | 513 | 508 | 499 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 366 | 372 | 381 | 385 | 382 | 381 | 376 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 9 258 | 9 527 | 10 020 | 10 157 | 10 745 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 733 | 12 279 | 11 659 | 12 540 | 14 162 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 19 494 | 20 304 | 16 181 | 20 274 | 20 647 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.4 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 15.9 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 57.7 | 58.4 | 58.3 | 58.5 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 56.8 | 60.8 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 78.8 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 81.0 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 81.9 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 61.4 | 62.1 | 62.5 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 64.5 | 63.6 | 65.4 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.5 | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.8 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 19.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 755 | 1 751 | 1 739 | 1 738 | 1 733 | 1 722 | 1 683 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | .. | 21 157 | .. | 21 236 | .. | 21 724 | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 23 476 | 23 816 | 24 191 | 24 602 | 24 983 | 25 366 | 25 698 | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.3 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 27.8 | 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 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.0 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.9 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 85.0 | .. | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | .. | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | 63.4 | .. | .. | 65.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 12.5 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 12.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 572 232 | 608 948 | 616 364 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 310 236 | 316 070 | 323 696 | 329 514 | 331 487 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 49 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 42 | .. |
| Last updated: 17 May 2022; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||