Final consumption expenditure in Australia
Australia: Final consumption expenditure was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Australia is 2.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Australia peaked at 6.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 120th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -0.4% | 5.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Australia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.55 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -521.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -337.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 177.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 115.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -77.35 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -50.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 97,831 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 64,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2.70 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Australia?
- Final consumption expenditure in Australia was 2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Australia ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.