Australia vs OECD members: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Australia
15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
OECD members
7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
OECD members rank
6th
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Australia
- OECD members
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person against 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 8,051 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 6th of 168 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,838 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,281 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 6,500 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,542 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,958 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 7,951 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,144 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,807 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 9,749 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,852 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,896 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 11,151 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,270 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,881 constant 2015 US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14,104 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,892 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7,213 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$), Australia or OECD members?
- Australia, at 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person against 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Australia and OECD members?
- 8,051 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Australia ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 6th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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.