Australia vs European Union: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Australia
15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
European Union
7,585 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
European Union rank
4th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

  • Australia
  • European Union
5.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person against 7,585 constant 2015 US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 7,582 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times European Union's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and European Union ranks 4th of 168 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person 3,178 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,941 constant 2015 US$ per person Australia
1980s 6,500 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,167 constant 2015 US$ per person 2,334 constant 2015 US$ per person Australia
1990s 7,951 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,912 constant 2015 US$ per person 3,039 constant 2015 US$ per person Australia
2000s 9,749 constant 2015 US$ per person 5,771 constant 2015 US$ per person 3,978 constant 2015 US$ per person Australia
2010s 11,151 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,444 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,707 constant 2015 US$ per person Australia
2020s 14,282 constant 2015 US$ per person 7,280 constant 2015 US$ per person 7,002 constant 2015 US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Australia or European Union?
Australia, at 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person against 7,585 constant 2015 US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Australia and European Union?
7,582 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Australia and European Union rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
Australia ranks 4th and European Union ranks 4th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 8,621 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.