Inflation, GDP deflator in Australia
Australia: Inflation, GDP deflator was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.3% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 467.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Australia peaked at 16.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2016.
That places Australia 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | -0.1% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -0.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 7.2% | 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Australia?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Australia was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Australia ranks 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.