Flag of Australia

Country profile

Australia

Oceania · Capital: Canberra · Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

Australia is a country in Oceania, with its capital at Canberra. It has a GDP of $1.76T (2024), a population of 27.6M (2025), a GDP per capita of $64,610.

GDP
$1.76T

2024 · #14 of 200

GDP per capita
$64,610

2024 · #17 of 200

Population
27.6M

2025 · #55 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$71,934

2025 · #22 of 185

Economy

GDP
$1.76T2024 · #14
GDP per capita
$64,6102024 · #17
GDP growth
1.37%2024 · #159
Inflation
3.17%2024 · #93
Unemployment
4.09%2025 · #69
Population
27.6M2025 · #55
GDP (PPP)
$1.99T2025 · #20
GDP per capita (PPP)
$71,9342025 · #22
Gini index
33.82020 · #68
Government debt
50.6%2026 · #87

People

Median age
38.1 yrs2024 · #77
Fertility rate
1.5 children/woman2024 · #154
Urbanization
87.7%2025 · #41
Net migration
+137,109/yr2025 · #11
Life expectancy
83.1 yrs2024 · #22
HDI
0.9582023 · #7
Homicide rate
0.9 per 100k2023 · #40

Money

Average wage (PPP)
$5,897/mo2024 · #10
Minimum wage
$2,572/mo2024 · #2
Minimum wage (PPP)
$2,715/mo2024 · #5
Corporate tax
30% (standard) / 25% (base entity)2024 · #27
Top income tax
45%2024 · #28
Big Mac index
$5.692026-01 · #15

Figures

Internet users
96.1%2024 · #19
CO₂ per capita
14.1 t2024 · #12
Area
7.69M km²#7
Population density
4 /km²2025 · #214
McDonald's
1,0762024 · #9
Unicorn startups
122026-03 · #13
Billionaires
472026 · #16
Passport power
183 destinations2026 · #25
Corruption index
77/1002024 · #10
Military spending
1.9%2024 · #65
Renewable energy
12.3%2021 · #132

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Australia.

  1. 1BHP GroupMiningRevenue · 2018 · ~$43.64B
  2. 2Hancock ProspectingMiningRevenue · 2021 · ~$16.6B
  3. 3BlueScope SteelIron and steel industryRevenue · 2022 · ~$13.2B
  4. 4Qantas AirwaysAviationRevenue · 2017 · ~$12.31B
  5. 5ArriumMiningRevenue · 2013 · ~$6.6B