Australia: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developed |
Economic Trivia | Australia has been ranked as having the largest median wealth in the world. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): China, Japan, and United States |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Mining; Industrial and Transportation Equipment; Food Processing; Chemicals |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $1,445,760,501,022 (2021) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 2.236% (2021) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $56,281 (2021) |
GDP Country Rank 19/197 (2021)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 2.864% (2021) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 47.4% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 1.647% (2019) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 5.549% (2021) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $56,260,946,221 (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 13,786,254 (2021) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 2.508% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 19.759% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 77.733% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 5.112% (2021) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $276,295,245,914 (2021) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $342,753,936,861 (2021) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 39.029% (2021) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $29,126,627,751 (2021) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $43,816,935,644 (2021) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Australia’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.