Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in Australia
Australia: Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index was 52,049 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
52,049
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 166 countries
All-time high
52,049
in 2022
All-time low
826
in 1820
Years of data
203
1820–2022
Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in Australia, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 52,049 for gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 203 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in Australia peaked at 52,049 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 826, in 1820.
That places Australia 12th out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 826 | — |
| 1821 | 834 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 858 | +2.9% |
| 1823 | 886 | +3.3% |
| 1824 | 936 | +5.6% |
| 1825 | 982 | +4.9% |
| 1826 | 999 | +1.7% |
| 1827 | 1,030 | +3.1% |
| 1828 | 1,057 | +2.6% |
| 1829 | 1,114 | +5.4% |
| 1830 | 1,352 | +21.4% |
| 1831 | 1,398 | +3.4% |
| 1832 | 1,428 | +2.1% |
| 1833 | 1,435 | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 1,508 | +5.1% |
| 1835 | 1,825 | +21.0% |
| 1836 | 1,793 | -1.8% |
| 1837 | 1,881 | +4.9% |
| 1838 | 1,857 | -1.3% |
| 1839 | 1,733 | -6.7% |
| 1840 | 2,190 | +26.4% |
| 1841 | 1,868 | -14.7% |
| 1842 | 1,704 | -8.8% |
| 1843 | 1,975 | +15.9% |
| 1844 | 2,246 | +13.7% |
| 1845 | 2,310 | +2.8% |
| 1846 | 2,554 | +10.6% |
| 1847 | 2,954 | +15.7% |
| 1848 | 3,381 | +14.5% |
| 1849 | 3,339 | -1.2% |
| 1850 | 3,148 | -5.7% |
| 1851 | 3,736 | +18.7% |
| 1852 | 4,382 | +17.3% |
| 1853 | 4,798 | +9.5% |
| 1854 | 4,202 | -12.4% |
| 1855 | 3,988 | -5.1% |
| 1856 | 4,866 | +22.0% |
| 1857 | 4,294 | -11.8% |
| 1858 | 3,661 | -14.7% |
| 1859 | 4,728 | +29.1% |
| 1860 | 4,613 | -2.4% |
| 1861 | 4,544 | -1.5% |
| 1862 | 4,368 | -3.9% |
| 1863 | 4,352 | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 4,616 | +6.1% |
| 1865 | 4,403 | -4.6% |
| 1866 | 4,532 | +2.9% |
| 1867 | 4,956 | +9.4% |
| 1868 | 5,031 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 4,932 | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 5,217 | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 5,259 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 5,663 | +7.7% |
| 1873 | 6,095 | +7.6% |
| 1874 | 6,113 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 6,596 | +7.9% |
| 1876 | 6,387 | -3.2% |
| 1877 | 6,433 | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 6,817 | +6.0% |
| 1879 | 6,703 | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 6,830 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 7,101 | +4.0% |
| 1882 | 6,476 | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 7,133 | +10.1% |
| 1884 | 6,861 | -3.8% |
| 1885 | 7,049 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 6,900 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 7,383 | +7.0% |
| 1888 | 7,179 | -2.8% |
| 1889 | 7,567 | +5.4% |
| 1890 | 7,106 | -6.1% |
| 1891 | 7,438 | +4.7% |
| 1892 | 6,368 | -14.4% |
| 1893 | 5,910 | -7.2% |
| 1894 | 6,003 | +1.6% |
| 1895 | 5,558 | -7.4% |
| 1896 | 5,874 | +5.7% |
| 1897 | 5,451 | -7.2% |
| 1898 | 6,202 | +13.8% |
| 1899 | 6,121 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 6,397 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 6,119 | -4.3% |
| 1902 | 6,094 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 6,497 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 6,846 | +5.4% |
| 1905 | 6,825 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 7,184 | +5.3% |
| 1907 | 7,358 | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 7,481 | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 7,940 | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 8,305 | +4.6% |
| 1911 | 8,136 | -2.0% |
| 1912 | 8,126 | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 8,220 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 8,013 | -2.5% |
| 1915 | 7,806 | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 7,775 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 7,637 | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 7,336 | -3.9% |
| 1919 | 7,517 | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 7,597 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 7,828 | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 8,072 | +3.1% |
| 1923 | 8,276 | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 8,635 | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 8,851 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 8,883 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 8,837 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 8,690 | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 8,389 | -3.5% |
| 1930 | 7,504 | -10.5% |
| 1931 | 6,940 | -7.5% |
| 1932 | 7,275 | +4.8% |
| 1933 | 7,718 | +6.1% |
| 1934 | 8,066 | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 8,477 | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 8,792 | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 9,159 | +4.2% |
| 1938 | 9,382 | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 9,318 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 9,828 | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 10,820 | +10.1% |
| 1942 | 11,963 | +10.6% |
| 1943 | 12,278 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 11,735 | -4.4% |
| 1945 | 11,026 | -6.0% |
| 1946 | 10,512 | -4.7% |
| 1947 | 10,622 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 11,105 | +4.5% |
| 1949 | 11,536 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 11,815 | +2.4% |
| 1951 | 11,966 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 11,824 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 11,963 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 12,419 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 12,795 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 12,924 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 12,895 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 13,238 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 13,753 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 14,013 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 13,793 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 14,389 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 14,983 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 15,699 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 16,182 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 16,324 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 17,108 | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 17,770 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 18,428 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 19,166 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 19,590 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 19,772 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 20,527 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 20,698 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 20,993 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21,613 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 21,592 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 21,948 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 22,826 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 22,972 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 23,368 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 22,972 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 22,697 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 24,009 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 24,927 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 25,116 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 25,971 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 26,702 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 27,407 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 27,373 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 26,861 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 27,560 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 28,622 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 29,844 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 30,690 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 31,740 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32,858 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 34,337 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 35,551 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 36,603 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 37,276 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 38,567 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 39,524 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 40,888 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 41,904 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 42,651 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 44,034 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 44,422 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44,686 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 45,400 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 46,132 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47,045 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 47,261 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47,754 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 48,146 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48,675 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 49,002 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 49,614 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49,815 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48,269 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 50,705 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 52,049 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 952.2 | 826 | 1,114 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,621 | 1,352 | 1,881 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2,452 | 1,704 | 3,381 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4,180 | 3,148 | 4,866 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4,635 | 4,352 | 5,031 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6,128 | 5,217 | 6,817 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7,048 | 6,476 | 7,567 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6,203 | 5,451 | 7,438 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6,874 | 6,094 | 7,940 | 10 |
| 1910s | 7,887 | 7,336 | 8,305 | 10 |
| 1920s | 8,406 | 7,597 | 8,883 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,263 | 6,940 | 9,382 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11,142 | 9,828 | 12,278 | 10 |
| 1950s | 12,559 | 11,815 | 13,753 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,869 | 13,793 | 18,428 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,872 | 19,166 | 22,826 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,614 | 22,697 | 27,407 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,544 | 26,861 | 35,551 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,055 | 36,603 | 44,686 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,884 | 45,400 | 49,815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,341 | 48,269 | 52,049 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 9 Luxembourg 55,485 compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 53,517 compare
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- 13 Denmark 50,690 compare
- 14 Netherlands 49,670 compare
- 15 Hong Kong, China 48,289 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 16,280 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3862 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 25,154 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in Australia?
- Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index in Australia was 52,049 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,049 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 826 in 1820.
- How does Australia rank for gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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