Australia vs World: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Australia
64,781 current US$ per person
in 2025
World
13,636 current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
World rank
12th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 64,781 current US$ per person against 13,636 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 51,145 current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.8 times World's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and World ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,204 current US$ per person | 1,465 current US$ per person | 4,739 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 12,838 current US$ per person | 3,030 current US$ per person | 9,808 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 20,166 current US$ per person | 5,055 current US$ per person | 15,111 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 32,692 current US$ per person | 7,150 current US$ per person | 25,542 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 59,025 current US$ per person | 10,540 current US$ per person | 48,485 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 59,184 current US$ per person | 12,579 current US$ per person | 46,605 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$), per capita, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 64,781 current US$ per person against 13,636 current US$ per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Australia and World?
- 51,145 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and World ranks 12th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.