Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia
Australia: Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.6%
Change on year
up 102.1%
World rank
68th
of 181 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia stood at 3.6%.
That represents a change of up 102.1% on the previous year and up 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia peaked at 7.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Australia ranks 68th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -41.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +77.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +62.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -60.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +89.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -85.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +188.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +117.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +41.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -74.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +102.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 1.8% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 65 Norway 3.6% compare
- 66 Bulgaria 3.6% compare
- 67 United Arab Emirates 3.6% compare
- 68 Australia and New Zealand 3.6% compare
- 70 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.6% compare
- 71 Czechia 3.5% compare
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.8012 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 52,183 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 33,634 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.75 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia?
- Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Australia was 3.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure?
- Australia ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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