Australia vs China: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Australia
100,093 current LCU per person
in 2025
China
92,961 current LCU per person
in 2024
Australia rank
102nd
China rank
105th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100,093 current LCU per person against 92,961 current LCU per person in China, a difference of 7,132 current LCU per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 102nd and China ranks 105th of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,049 current LCU per person | 214.61 current LCU per person | 1,835 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 5,115 current LCU per person | 321.95 current LCU per person | 4,793 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 15,088 current LCU per person | 876.28 current LCU per person | 14,212 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 27,744 current LCU per person | 4,372 current LCU per person | 23,372 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 46,299 current LCU per person | 14,534 current LCU per person | 31,765 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 68,668 current LCU per person | 49,489 current LCU per person | 19,179 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 85,459 current LCU per person | 84,087 current LCU per person | 1,373 current LCU per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 100,093 current LCU per person against 92,961 current LCU per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Australia and China?
- 7,132 current LCU per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Australia ranks 102nd and China ranks 105th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.