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Selected indicators for Australia

Population

Population, Million persons, 1994-2014
Population, Annual growth rate (%), 2014

23.5 million

Growth rate: 1.6%

Income inequality

Income inequality, 0 = complete equality; 1 = complete inequality, latest available year

Education

Mathematics performance (PISA), Mean score, 2015
Reading performance (PISA), Mean score, 2015
Science performance (PISA), Mean score, 2015

CO2 emissions

Air and GHG emissions, Carbon dioxide (CO2), latest available year

15.8 tonnes per capita

GDP

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars/capita, 2016
Real GDP forecast, Annual growth rate (%), 2018

47 770 US$ per capita

Projected growth rate: 2.9%

Debt

Household debt, % of net disposable income, 2015
General government debt, % of GDP, 2016

Household debt:
211.8 % of disposable income

Government debt:
73.8 % of GDP

Unemployment

Unemployment rate, % of labour force, 1996-2016

5.7 % of labour force

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Country profile of Australia

AgricultureLatestTrendRanking
Agricultural landIndicator 6.50 Permanent pasture
% of agricultural land
2010
Australia % of agricultural land 		Permanent pasture
% of agricultural land
2004-2010
Australia (red) 		Permanent pasture
% of agricultural land
2010
Australia (red)
Agricultural supportIndicator 1.3 Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
2015
Australia % of gross farm receipts 		Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Crop productionIndicator 6.54 Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2025
Australia Tonnes/hectare 		Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2021-2025
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2025
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Fish landingsIndicator 152 339.3 National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2014
Australia Tonnes 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
1995-2014
Australia (red) 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2013
Australia (red)
Nutrient balanceIndicator 14.4 Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2009
Australia Kilograms/hectare 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2000-2009
Australia (red) 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2009
Australia (red)

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DevelopmentLatestTrendRanking
Distribution of net ODAIndicator 678.8 Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2015
Australia Million US dollars 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
1996-2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Grants by private agencies and NGOsIndicator 1 048.3 Total
Million US dollars
2012
Australia Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1992-2012
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Net ODAIndicator 0.3 Total
% of gross national income
2016
Australia % of gross national income 		Total
% of gross national income
1997-2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
% of gross national income
2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Private flowsIndicator 10 071.3 Total
Million US dollars
2015
Australia Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1995-2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Total official and private flowsIndicator 13 840.4 Total
Million US dollars
2015
Australia Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1996-2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)

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EconomyLatestTrendRanking
Composite leading indicator (CLI)Indicator 100.22 Amplitude adjusted
Long-term average = 100
Apr-2017
Australia Long-term average = 100
Household disposable incomeIndicator 1.8 Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2015
Australia Annual growth rate (%) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2015
Australia (red)
Labour compensation per hour workedIndicator 4.3 Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2011
Australia Annual growth rate (%) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
1992-2011
Australia (red) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2015
Net national incomeIndicator 37 639 Total
US dollars/capita
2015
Australia US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2015
Australia (red)
Trade in goods and servicesIndicator 18.9 Exports
% of GDP
2015
Australia % of GDP 		Exports
% of GDP
2006-2015
Australia (red) 		Exports
% of GDP
2016

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EducationLatestTrendRanking
Education spendingIndicator 8 289 Tertiary
US dollars/student
2013
Australia US dollars/student 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2012-2013
Australia (red) 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2013
Australia (red)
Mathematics performance (PISA)Indicator 497 Boys
Mean score
2015
Australia Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2003-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2015
Australia (red)
Reading performance (PISA)Indicator 487 Boys
Mean score
2015
Australia Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2000-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2015
Australia (red)
Science performance (PISA)Indicator 511 Boys
Mean score
2015
Australia Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2006-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2015
Australia (red)
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)Indicator 6.6 15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2015
Australia % in same age group 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2011-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2015
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black)

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EnergyLatestTrendRanking
Crude oil productionIndicator 16 313.2 Total
Thousand toe
2015
Australia Thousand toe 		Total
Thousand toe
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
Thousand toe
2015
Australia (red)
Infrastructure investmentIndicator 2 756 077 390.00 Road
Euro
2015
Australia Euro 		Road
Euro
2006-2015
Australia (red) 		Road
Euro
2015
Australia (red)
Passenger transportIndicator 296 202.0 Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2015
Australia Million passenger-kilometres 		Road
Million passenger-kilometres
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2014
Australia (red)
Primary energy supplyIndicator 0.12 Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2015
Australia Toe/1 000 US dollars 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2015
Australia (red)
Road accidentsIndicator 51 Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2015
Australia Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2015
Australia (red)

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EnvironmentLatestTrendRanking
Air and GHG emissionsIndicator 15.8 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2014
Australia Tonnes/capita 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
1995-2014
Australia (red) 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2014
Australia (red)
Municipal wasteIndicator 557.2 Total
Kilograms/capita
2015
Australia Kilograms/capita 		Total
Kilograms/capita
1995-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Kilograms/capita
2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Water withdrawalsIndicator 14 060.0 Total
Million m3
2011
Australia Million m3 		Total
Million m3
1991-2011
Australia (red) 		Total
Million m3
2010
Australia (red)

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FinanceLatestTrendRanking
Broad money (M3)Indicator 161.99 Total
2010=100
Apr-2017
Australia 2010=100 		Total
2010=100
Sep-2015-Apr-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
2010=100
Apr-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term interest ratesIndicator 2.5 Total
% per annum
May-2017
Australia % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Oct-2015-May-2017
Australia (red) 		Total
% per annum
May-2017
Australia (red)
Net pension replacement ratesIndicator 58.0 Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2014
Australia % of pre-retirement earnings 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2014
Australia (red)
Net pension wealthIndicator 7.8 Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2014
Australia Multiple of annual gross earnings 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2014
Australia (red)
Short-term interest ratesIndicator 1.7 Total
% per annum
May-2017
Australia % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Oct-2015-May-2017
Australia (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black) 		Total
% per annum
May-2017
Australia (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black)

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GovernmentLatestTrendRanking
General government spendingIndicator 36.0 Total
% of GDP
2014
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1998-2014
Australia (red) 		Total
% of GDP
2015
Government reservesIndicator 35 073.0 Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Australia SDR millions 		Total
SDR millions
Q1-2010-Q4-2014
Australia (red) 		Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Australia (red)
Tax on corporate profitsIndicator 4.7 Total
% of GDP
2014
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1995-2014
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2015
Tax revenueIndicator 17 146 Total
US dollars/capita
2014
Australia US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
1995-2014
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2015
Tax wedgeIndicator 28.6 Total
% of labour cost
2016
Australia % of labour cost 		Total
% of labour cost
2000-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of labour cost
2016
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black)

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HealthLatestTrendRanking
Health spendingIndicator 2 950 Total
US dollars/capita
2015
Australia US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
2008-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2015
Australia (red)
Hospital bedsIndicator 3.7 Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2013
Australia Per 1 000 inhabitants 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
1993-2013
Australia (red) 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2014
Length of hospital stayIndicator 4.70 Acute care
Days
2013
Australia Days 		Acute care
Days
1993-2013
Australia (red) 		Acute care
Days
2014
Life expectancy at birthIndicator 80.3 Men
Years
2014
Australia Years 		Men
Years
2008-2014
Australia (red) 		Men
Years
2014
Australia (red)
Overweight or obese populationIndicator 63.4 Measured
% of population aged 15+
2014
Australia % of population aged 15+ 		Measured
% of population aged 15+
1994-2014
Australia (red) 		Measured
% of population aged 15+
2014
Australia (red)

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Innovation and TechnologyLatestTrendRanking
Gross domestic spending on R&DIndicator 2.1 Total
% of GDP
2013
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1993-2013
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2015
OECD - Total (black)
ICT value addedIndicator
Internet accessIndicator 83.0 Total
% of all households
2012
Australia % of all households 		Total
% of all households
2005-2012
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of all households
2015
Triadic patent familiesIndicator 332.4 Total
Number
2014
Australia Number 		Total
Number
1995-2014
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Number
2014
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Wireless mobile broadband subscriptionsIndicator 116.4 Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2016
Australia Per 100 inhabitants 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2010-Q2-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)

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JobsLatestTrendRanking
Average wagesIndicator 52 063.0 Total
US dollars
2016
Australia US dollars 		Total
US dollars
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Total
US dollars
2016
Australia (red)
Employment rateIndicator 72.3 Total
% of working age population
Q1-2017
Australia % of working age population 		Total
% of working age population
Q2-2012-Q1-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of working age population
Q4-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Hours workedIndicator 1 665 Total
Hours/worker
2015
Australia Hours/worker 		Total
Hours/worker
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Hours/worker
2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term unemployment rateIndicator 23.7 Total
% of unemployed
2016
Australia % of unemployed 		Total
% of unemployed
1997-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of unemployed
2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Self-employment rateIndicator 10.3 Total
% of employment
2015
Australia % of employment 		Total
% of employment
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of employment
2015
Australia (red)

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SocietyLatestTrendRanking
Fertility ratesIndicator 1.80 Total
Children/woman
2015
Australia Children/woman 		Total
Children/woman
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
Children/woman
2015
Australia (red)
National population distributionIndicator 70.0 Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Australia Percentage 		Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Permanent immigrant inflowsIndicator 253 492.0 Total
Number
2013
Australia Number 		Total
Number
2003-2013
Australia (red) 		Total
Number
2011
Australia (red)
Poverty rateIndicator 0.13 Total
Ratio
2014
Australia Ratio 		Total
Ratio
2012-2014
Australia (red) 		Total
Ratio
2014
Australia (red)
Social spendingIndicator 19.1 Public
% of GDP
2016
Australia % of GDP 		Public
% of GDP
1997-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Public
% of GDP
2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)

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Publications related to Australia

OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2017OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2017Publication (2017)
OECD Reviews of Health Care Quality: Australia 2015OECD Reviews of Health Care Quality: Australia 2015Publication (2015)
National Accounts of OECD Countries, General Government Accounts 2014National Accounts of OECD Countries, General Government Accounts 2014Publication (2015)
Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in AustraliaInnovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in AustraliaPublication (2015)

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