Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Australia
Australia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.4 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Australia stood at 1.4 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Australia peaked at 1.54 National currency per US dollar in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6862 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
Australia ranks 33rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Australia, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7009 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.7013 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.688 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6983 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7083 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7059 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7089 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7113 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7035 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7069 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6862 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6949 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.714 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7659 National currency per US dollar | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8258 National currency per US dollar | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.861 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9229 National currency per US dollar | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9532 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9633 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9761 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9832 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9868 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.09 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.11 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.19 National currency per US dollar | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.37 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.51 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.37 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7034 National currency per US dollar | 0.688 National currency per US dollar | 0.7113 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8363 National currency per US dollar | 0.6862 National currency per US dollar | 0.9761 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | 0.9832 National currency per US dollar | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | 1.37 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 National currency per US dollar | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 National currency per US dollar | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 30 Peru 1.78 National currency per US dollar compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 1.75 National currency per US dollar compare
- 32 New Zealand 1.47 National currency per US dollar compare
- 34 Canada 1.17 National currency per US dollar compare
- 35 United States of America 1 National currency per US dollar compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.9307 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3592 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 23,391 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.7921 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,934 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Australia?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Australia was 1.4 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 National currency per US dollar in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6862 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org