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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, 2017
Real GDP forecast, Annual growth rate (%), 2019

50 588 US$ per capita

Projected growth rate: 3.0%

Debt

Household debt, % of net disposable income, 2016
General government debt, % of GDP, 2017

Household debt:
211.1 % of disposable income

Government debt:
64.6 % of GDP

Unemployment

Unemployment rate, % of labour force, 1997-2017

5.6 % of labour force

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Country profile of Australia

AgricultureLatestTrendRanking
Agricultural landIndicator 309 234 Permanent pasture
Hectares
2016
Australia Hectares 		Permanent pasture
Hectares
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Permanent pasture
Hectares
2016
Australia (red)
Agricultural supportIndicator 2.0 Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
2016
Australia % of gross farm receipts 		Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
1997-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Crop productionIndicator 2.29 Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2026
Australia Tonnes/hectare 		Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2007-2026
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 19.9 Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2015
Australia Kilograms/hectare 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2015
Australia (red)

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DevelopmentLatestTrendRanking
Distribution of net ODAIndicator 534.4 Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2016
Australia Million US dollars 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
1997-2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Grants by private agencies and NGOsIndicator 1 051.1 Total
Million US dollars
2012
Australia Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1992-2012
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Net ODAIndicator 0.2 Total
% of gross national income
2017
Australia % of gross national income 		Total
% of gross national income
1998-2017
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
% of gross national income
2017
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Private flowsIndicator 11 405.9 Total
Million US dollars
2016
Australia Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1996-2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2015
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)
Total official and private flowsIndicator 15 123.9 Total
Million US dollars
2016
Australia Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1997-2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2016
Australia (red), DAC Countries (black)

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EconomyLatestTrendRanking
Composite leading indicator (CLI)Indicator 99.68 Amplitude adjusted
Long-term average = 100
May-2018
Australia Long-term average = 100
Household disposable incomeIndicator 1.5 Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2016
Australia Annual growth rate (%) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2016
Australia (red)
Labour compensation per hour workedIndicator 2.9 Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2015
Australia Annual growth rate (%) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2016
Net national incomeIndicator 38 400 Total
US dollars/capita
2016
Australia US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
1997-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Trade in goods and servicesIndicator 21.3 Exports
% of GDP
2016
Australia % of GDP 		Exports
% of GDP
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Exports
% of GDP
2017

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EducationLatestTrendRanking
Education spendingIndicator 18 038 Tertiary
US dollars/student
2014
Australia US dollars/student 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2012-2014
Australia (red) 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2014
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 6.3 15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2016
Australia % in same age group 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
1997-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2016
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black)

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EnergyLatestTrendRanking
Crude oil productionIndicator 16 160.8 Total
Thousand toe
2016
Australia Thousand toe 		Total
Thousand toe
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Total
Thousand toe
2016
Australia (red)
Infrastructure investmentIndicator 11 874 650 865.00 Road
Euro
2016
Australia Euro 		Road
Euro
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Road
Euro
2016
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
2015
Australia (red)
Primary energy supplyIndicator 0.12 Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2016
Australia Toe/1 000 US dollars 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2016
Australia (red)
Road accidentsIndicator 54 Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2016
Australia Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2016
Australia (red)

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EnvironmentLatestTrendRanking
Air and GHG emissionsIndicator 15.8 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2015
Australia Tonnes/capita 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
1996-2015
Australia (red) 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2015
Australia (red)
Municipal wasteIndicator 560.7 Total
Kilograms/capita
2015
Australia Kilograms/capita 		Total
Kilograms/capita
1995-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Kilograms/capita
2016
OECD - Total (black)
Water withdrawalsIndicator 16 813.7 Total
Million m3
2016
Australia Million m3 		Total
Million m3
1996-2016
Australia (red) 		Total
Million m3
2012
Australia (red)

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FinanceLatestTrendRanking
Broad money (M3)Indicator 167.09 Total
2010=100
May-2018
Australia 2010=100 		Total
2010=100
Oct-2016-May-2018
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
2010=100
Apr-2018
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term interest ratesIndicator 2.7 Total
% per annum
Jun-2018
Australia % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Nov-2016-Jun-2018
Australia (red) 		Total
% per annum
May-2018
Australia (red)
Net pension replacement ratesIndicator 42.6 Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2016
Australia % of pre-retirement earnings 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2014-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2016
Australia (red)
Net pension wealthIndicator 14.8 Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2016
Australia Multiple of annual gross earnings 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2014-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2016
Australia (red)
Short-term interest ratesIndicator 2.1 Total
% per annum
Jun-2018
Australia % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Nov-2016-Jun-2018
Australia (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black) 		Total
% per annum
Jun-2018
Australia (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black)

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GovernmentLatestTrendRanking
General government spendingIndicator 36.2 Total
% of GDP
2015
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1998-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
% of GDP
2016
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 4.3 Total
% of GDP
2015
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2016
Tax revenueIndicator 28.2 Total
% of GDP
2015
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2016
OECD - Average (black)
Tax wedgeIndicator 28.6 Total
% of labour cost
2017
Australia % of labour cost 		Total
% of labour cost
2000-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of labour cost
2017
Australia (red), OECD - Average (black)

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HealthLatestTrendRanking
Health spendingIndicator 4 543 Total
US dollars/capita
2017
Australia US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
1998-2017
Australia (red) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2017
Australia (red)
Hospital bedsIndicator 3.8 Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2015
Australia Per 1 000 inhabitants 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
1995-2015
Australia (red) 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2016
Length of hospital stayIndicator 4.20 Acute care
Days
2015
Australia Days 		Acute care
Days
1995-2015
Australia (red) 		Acute care
Days
2016
Life expectancy at birthIndicator 80.4 Men
Years
2016
Australia Years 		Men
Years
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Men
Years
2016
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)

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Innovation and TechnologyLatestTrendRanking
Gross domestic spending on R&DIndicator 1.9 Total
% of GDP
2015
Australia % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1995-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2016
OECD - Total (black)
ICT value addedIndicator
Internet accessIndicator 86.1 Total
% of all households
2016
Australia % of all households 		Total
% of all households
2005-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of all households
2017
Mobile broadband subscriptionsIndicator 132.5 Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2017
Australia Per 100 inhabitants 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2010-Q2-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Triadic patent familiesIndicator 338.1 Total
Number
2015
Australia Number 		Total
Number
1996-2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Number
2015
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)

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JobsLatestTrendRanking
Average wagesIndicator 49 125.9 Total
US dollars
2017
Australia US dollars 		Total
US dollars
1998-2017
Australia (red) 		Total
US dollars
2017
Australia (red)
Employment rateIndicator 73.6 Total
% of working age population
Q1-2018
Australia % of working age population 		Total
% of working age population
Q2-2013-Q1-2018
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of working age population
Q1-2018
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Hours workedIndicator 1 676 Total
Hours/worker
2017
Australia Hours/worker 		Total
Hours/worker
1998-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Hours/worker
2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term unemployment rateIndicator 23.5 Total
% of unemployed
2017
Australia % of unemployed 		Total
% of unemployed
1998-2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of unemployed
2017
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black)
Self-employment rateIndicator 10.1 Total
% of employment
2016
Australia % of employment 		Total
% of employment
1997-2016
Australia (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of employment
2016
Australia (red)

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SocietyLatestTrendRanking
Fertility ratesIndicator 1.80 Total
Children/woman
2016
Australia Children/woman 		Total
Children/woman
1997-2016
Australia (red) 		Total
Children/woman
2016
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 223 474.0 Total
Number
2016
Australia Number 		Total
Number
2003-2016
Australia (red) 		Total
Number
2016
Australia (red)
Poverty rateIndicator 0.13 Total
Ratio
2014
Australia Ratio 		Total
Ratio
2012-2014
Australia (red) 		Total
Ratio
2015
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)
Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Australia 2017 (Second Round)Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Australia 2017 (Second Round)Publication (2017)
Connecting People with Jobs: Key Issues for Raising Labour Market Participation in AustraliaConnecting People with Jobs: Key Issues for Raising Labour Market Participation in AustraliaPublication (2017)
OECD Reviews of Health Care Quality: Australia 2015OECD Reviews of Health Care Quality: Australia 2015Publication (2015)

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