Australia vs High income: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Australia
15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
High income
7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
High income rank
5th
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Australia
- High income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person against 7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person in High income, a difference of 7,729 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times High income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and High income ranks 5th of 168 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,781 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,338 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 6,500 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,534 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,967 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 7,951 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,163 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,788 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 9,749 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,951 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,798 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 11,151 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,473 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,678 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14,104 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7,190 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,914 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$), Australia or High income?
- Australia, at 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person against 7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Australia and High income?
- 7,729 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and High income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and High income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Australia ranks 4th and High income ranks 5th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.