Australia vs Small states: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Australia
64,781 current US$ per person
in 2025
Small states
16,736 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Small states rank
10th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Small states
How they compare
Australia currently reports 64,781 current US$ per person against 16,736 current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 48,045 current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.9 times Small states's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Small states ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,166 current US$ per person | 4,135 current US$ per person | 16,031 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 32,692 current US$ per person | 7,713 current US$ per person | 24,979 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 59,025 current US$ per person | 10,926 current US$ per person | 48,099 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 60,117 current US$ per person | 14,082 current US$ per person | 46,034 current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Australia or Small states?
- Australia, at 64,781 current US$ per person against 16,736 current US$ per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Australia and Small states?
- 48,045 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Small states rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and Small states ranks 10th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.