Australia vs China: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Australia
100,632 current LCU per person
in 2025
China
99,666 current LCU per person
in 2025
Australia rank
111th
China rank
112th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • China
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 100,632 current LCU per person against 99,666 current LCU per person in China, a difference of 966 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 111th and China ranks 112th of 212 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
1960s 2,017 current LCU per person 218.8 current LCU per person 1,799 current LCU per person Australia
1970s 5,099 current LCU per person 330.39 current LCU per person 4,769 current LCU per person Australia
1980s 14,751 current LCU per person 867.81 current LCU per person 13,883 current LCU per person Australia
1990s 27,528 current LCU per person 4,484 current LCU per person 23,043 current LCU per person Australia
2000s 45,600 current LCU per person 15,342 current LCU per person 30,258 current LCU per person Australia
2010s 68,477 current LCU per person 50,534 current LCU per person 17,943 current LCU per person Australia
2020s 90,770 current LCU per person 88,487 current LCU per person 2,282 current LCU per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Australia or China?
Australia, at 100,632 current LCU per person against 99,666 current LCU per person in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Australia and China?
966 current LCU per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and China rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Australia ranks 111th and China ranks 112th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (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.