Australia vs Low & middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Australia
0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
33rd
Low & middle income rank
30th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Australia
  • Low & middle income
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0787 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1214 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1970s 0.1576 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1980s 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0555 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1321 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.1928 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0433 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Australia or Low & middle income?
Australia, at 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Australia and Low & middle income?
0.0787 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Australia ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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