Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Australia
Australia: Productivity vs. GDP per capita was 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. gdp per capita in Australia stood at 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 77.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1952.
That places Australia 13th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 60.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 64.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 74.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 77.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Germany 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 11 Sweden 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 12 France 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 14 Iceland 75.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 15 Finland 69.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 16 Qatar 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 70.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. gdp per capita in Australia?
- Productivity vs. gdp per capita in Australia was 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1952.
- How does Australia rank for productivity vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.