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US vs Australia GDP per capita
United States overtook Australia in 2008. In 1960 Australia stood at roughly 60% of United States’s GDP per capita; today the figure is about 72%, and the pair was closest in 2015 (100%).
| Year | United States | Australia | Australia as % of US |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,999.86 | 1,813.43 | 60% |
| 1970 | 5,234.3 | 3,309.76 | 63% |
| 1980 | 12,574.79 | 10,223.29 | 81% |
| 1990 | 23,888.6 | 18,273.56 | 76% |
| 2000 | 36,329.97 | 21,909 | 60% |
| 2010 | 48,642.63 | 52,313.89 | 108% |
| 2020 | 64,465.3 | 51,983.45 | 81% |
| 2025 | 90,026.52 | 65,129.72 | 72% |
Frequently asked questions
When did United States pass Australia in GDP per capita?
In 2008. United States’s published GDP per capita rose above Australia’s that year and the lead has held since.
How do United States and Australia compare today?
United States is ahead: 90,026.52 against 65,129.72 — the trailing economy stands at about 72% of the leader.
Are these GDP per capita figures nominal or adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — with no inflation restatement, no PPP conversion and no interpolation for missing years.
Full series
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