Unemployment Rate in Australia remained unchanged at 4.10 percent in February. This dataset provides - Australia Unemployment Rate at 5.8% in December - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2020, the GDP shrunk by 2.4 percent in Australia, and inflation was at an all-time low at 0.9 percent over the last 20 years. In 2021, the GDP is predicted to grow by 4.5 percent, and inflation to grow by 1.7 percent. According to the forecast, the Gross Domestic Product and inflation will grow weakly over the next five years in Australia.

The statistic depicts Australia's gross domestic product (GDP) from 1987 to 2023, with projections up until 2029. In 2023, GDP in Australia amounted to about 1.74 trillion US dollars. See global GDP for a global comparison.

Australia’s economy and population

Australia’s gross domestic product has been growing steadily, and all in all, Australia and its economic key factors show a well-set country. Australia is among the countries with the largest gross domestic product / GDP worldwide, and thus one of the largest economies. It was one of the few countries not severely stricken by the 2008 financial crisis; its unemployment rate, inflation rate and trade balance, for example, were hardly affected at all. In fact, the trade balance of Australia – a country’s exports minus its imports – has been higher than ever since 2010, with a slight dip in 2012. Australia mainly exports wine and agricultural products to countries like China, Japan or South Korea. One of Australia’s largest industries is tourism, which contributes a significant share to its gross domestic product. Almost half of approximately 23 million Australian residents are employed nowadays, life expectancy is increasing, and the fertility rate (the number of children born per woman) has been quite stable.

A look at the distribution of the world population by continent shows that Australia is ranked last in terms of population and population density. Most of Australia's population lives at the coast in metropolitan areas, since parts of the continent are uninhabitable. Unsurprisingly, Australia is known as a country with very high living standards, four of its biggest cities – Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth – are among the most livable cities worldwide.

In 2023, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hong Kong amounted to around 381 billion U.S. dollars at current prices, equivalent to around 2.98 trillion Hong Kong dollars. The city’s GDP grew by 3.3 percent that year. Hong Kong’s GDP in comparison The GDP measures the total value of all goods and services produced in an economy over a certain period. Together with unemployment and inflation, it is one of the most observed economic indicators. While GDP figures in the local currency are sometimes more useful for analyzing internal economic developments, values in international currencies are important for regional comparison.Among economies in Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong’s nominal GDP is comparatively small. However, as an advanced economy and a global financial hub, the city’s per capita GDP is one of the highest in the region, only second to Singapore and Australia. Hong Kong’s economic development As an important international hub for finance and trade, Hong Kong’s economy is dominated by the service sector. Financial services contributed more than 20 percent to the city’s GDP and displayed one of the highest sectoral growth rates over the last decade. Hong Kong’s economic growth suffered severely during the COVID-19 pandemic but returned to sustained growth in 2023.