Australia vs United States of America: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 98,961 against 79,902 in United States of America, a difference of 19,059.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 15th of 30 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69,675 | 48,305 | 21,370 | Australia |
| 1990s | 78,875 | 54,065 | 24,810 | Australia |
| 2000s | 91,255 | 63,889 | 27,366 | Australia |
| 2010s | 94,515 | 70,676 | 23,839 | Australia |
| 2020s | 97,913 | 77,439 | 20,474 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency, Australia or United States of America?
- Australia, at 98,961 against 79,902 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency between Australia and United States of America?
- 19,059, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
- Australia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 15th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP