Australia vs North America: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Australia
0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America
0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
33rd
North America rank
32nd

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

  • Australia
  • North America
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0896 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

Australia ranks 33rd and North America ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1576 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1735 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP North America
1980s 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.1928 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1531 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 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$), per, Australia or North America?
Australia, at 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Australia and North America?
0.0896 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and North America rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Australia ranks 33rd and North America ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.