Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1942 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1942 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0407 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Australia 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0434 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0458 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0487 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0511 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0527 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0563 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.055 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0575 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0606 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.063 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0646 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.071 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0735 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0732 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0735 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0765 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0795 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0826 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0892 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0934 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.098 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1019 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.104 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1081 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1114 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1161 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1198 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1231 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1277 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1323 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1348 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1378 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1411 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1467 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1505 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1544 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1578 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1621 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1656 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1704 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1741 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1739 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1775 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1851 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1914 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 million USD per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5543 million USD per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0466 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0527 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0624 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0735 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0854 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0732 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1019 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1215 million USD per square kilometre | 0.104 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1378 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1597 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1411 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1741 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1871 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1775 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 131 Uganda 0.214 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Cambodia 0.2046 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Canada 0.2029 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 135 Gambia 0.194 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Peru 0.1733 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 137 Kenya 0.1723 million USD per square kilometre 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1942 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.