Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Australia
Australia: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 3.66 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.66 Percentage of GDP for subnational government investment — direct investment in 2024.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in Australia peaked at 4.44 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.7 Percentage of GDP, in 2003.
That places Australia 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.79 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 2.95 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.76 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.01 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 3.05 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.22 Percentage of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.46 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.44 Percentage of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 3.91 Percentage of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 3.82 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.12 Percentage of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 3.23 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.1 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.38 Percentage of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 3.46 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.82 Percentage of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 3.94 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.14 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.23 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.08 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.12 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.13 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 Percentage of GDP | 2.7 Percentage of GDP | 4.44 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 Percentage of GDP | 3.1 Percentage of GDP | 4.14 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 Percentage of GDP | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | 4.23 Percentage of GDP | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 15,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3779 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 24,616 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in Australia?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in Australia was 3.66 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.