GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Australia
Australia: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Australia is -0.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 69.0% on the previous year and down 127.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Australia peaked at 5.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 1983.
That places Australia 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Australia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | -1.1% | -348.0% |
| 1963 | 4.2% | -466.4% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | +7008.1% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | -34.5% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +48.3% |
| 1970 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -89.3% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +270.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -47.3% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -93.4% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +1485.3% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +55.4% |
| 1978 | -0.3% | -111.1% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -1181.8% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -39.1% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -10.8% |
| 1983 | -3.6% | -328.9% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -193.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -59.3% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +301.1% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | -47.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | -1.6% | -180.3% |
| 1992 | -0.7% | -58.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -556.0% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -73.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +280.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +62.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +37.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -108.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -606.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +119.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -58.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +65.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -46.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +116.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -48.4% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -295.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -237.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -62.6% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -156.6% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | -69.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%. (83 countries reporting)
- Australia's -0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +7008.1% | 0.1% | 5.0% |
| 1976 | +1485.3% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| 1979 | +1181.8% | -0.3% | 2.9% |
| 2010 | +606.7% | -0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1993 | +556.0% | -0.7% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | -1.1% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | -0.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -1.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -0.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -1.4% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 178 Angola 0.1% compare
- 179 South Africa -0.0% compare
- 180 Brunei -0.1% compare
- 182 New Zealand -0.2% compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia -0.2% compare
- 184 Iceland -0.2% compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Australia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Australia was -0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 1983.
- How does Australia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Australia ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 127.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.