Australia vs United States: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita (capita)
Australia
75,478 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States
70,257 current LCU per person
in 2024
Australia rank
105th
United States rank
106th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita (capita) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 75,478 current LCU per person against 70,257 current LCU per person in United States, a difference of 5,221 current LCU per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and United States ranks 106th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,680 current LCU per person | 6,102 current LCU per person | 2,421 current LCU per person | United States |
| 1980s | 10,964 current LCU per person | 13,758 current LCU per person | 2,794 current LCU per person | United States |
| 1990s | 20,841 current LCU per person | 22,727 current LCU per person | 1,886 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2000s | 34,129 current LCU per person | 35,268 current LCU per person | 1,140 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2010s | 51,018 current LCU per person | 46,265 current LCU per person | 4,754 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 64,602 current LCU per person | 62,443 current LCU per person | 2,159 current LCU per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 75,478 current LCU per person against 70,257 current LCU per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Australia and United States?
- 5,221 current LCU per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Australia ranks 105th and United States ranks 106th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.