Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita in Australia
Australia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita was 60,991 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Australia stood at 60,991 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Australia peaked at 64,146 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16,431 current US$ per person, in 1993.
Australia ranks 18th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,907 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 17,398 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 17,134 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16,431 current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 16,831 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 18,819 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 20,260 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 21,766 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 19,802 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 19,092 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 20,166 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 18,019 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 18,612 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 21,670 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 28,186 current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 31,720 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 33,739 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 37,909 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 46,017 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 40,115 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 48,677 current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 58,651 current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 64,041 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 64,146 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 58,688 current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 53,119 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 46,519 current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 50,384 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 53,490 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 51,567 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 48,694 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 56,790 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 60,893 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 60,976 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 60,544 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 60,991 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,444 current US$ per person | 16,431 current US$ per person | 21,766 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,615 current US$ per person | 18,019 current US$ per person | 46,017 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,928 current US$ per person | 46,519 current US$ per person | 64,146 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,148 current US$ per person | 48,694 current US$ per person | 60,991 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 United States 67,708 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Netherlands 66,148 current US$ per person compare
- 17 Faroe Islands 65,417 current US$ per person compare
- 19 Sweden 56,545 current US$ per person compare
- 20 Austria 56,190 current US$ per person compare
- 21 Greenland 56,154 current US$ per person 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 94,238 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 57,404 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Australia?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Australia was 60,991 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,146 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,431 current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.