Machinery and transport equipment in Australia
Australia: Machinery and transport equipment was 21.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Machinery and transport equipment in Australia, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2024, machinery and transport equipment in Australia stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Australia peaked at 21.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1992.
That places Australia 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Machinery and transport equipment in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 18.9% | — |
| 1964 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 19.6% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 19.0% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -56.7% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +134.1% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +45.4% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 21.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 21.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.0%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +134.1% | 6.4% | 15.0% |
| 1992 | -56.7% | 14.8% | 6.4% |
| 2007 | +45.4% | 13.5% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 6.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 machinery and transport equipment in Australia?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Australia was 21.6% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).