Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate was 2.22 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Australia is 2.22 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 6.4 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.3764 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Australia 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 5.22 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
| 1964 | 6.39 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1967 | 5.16 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 5.74 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 6.4 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 1971 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1972 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 4.38 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 5.49 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 5.7 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1977 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +67.2% |
| 1978 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1979 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +87.5% |
| 1982 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1983 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1984 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 4.41 % change on previous year | +78.9% |
| 1987 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 1989 | 4.22 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1992 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 1993 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +132.1% |
| 1996 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 4.86 % change on previous year | +81.2% |
| 1999 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +127.1% |
| 2011 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2020 | -0.3764 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2021 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -747.7% |
| 2022 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +108.7% |
| 2023 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2025 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.22 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.02 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.22 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.51 % change on previous year, 63% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +747.7% | -0.3764 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.72 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 6.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.06 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 6.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 5.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 % change on previous year | -0.3764 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Australia?
- Final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Australia was 2.22 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3764 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.