Australia vs China: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Australia buys about what

$52.20

buys in China, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in China buys what $192 buys in Australia. Prices across Australia's economy average 192% of China's, so a dollar goes 92% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureAustraliaChina
Economy
Population27.6 million1.41 billion
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.80 trillion$19.5 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$65,130$13,862
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$71,934$29,333
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%91%47%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.10 in the US$2.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$59.71 a day2020 survey · $21,794 a year · income$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureAustraliaChina
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.99 trillion$41.3 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.399Australian dollar3.398Chinese yuan
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$64,120$14,230
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$69,930$29,160

World Bank income groups: Australia, high income; China, upper middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Australia
  • China
Year-by-year table
YearAustraliaChina
2025$60,194$25,067
2024$60,310$23,841
2023$60,685$22,687
2022$60,029$21,499
2021$58,327$20,843
2020$57,260$19,215
2019$58,049$18,821
2018$57,648$17,807
2017$56,882$16,758
2016$56,530$15,773
2015$55,880$14,857
2014$55,489$13,969
2013$54,895$13,081
2012$54,404$12,218
2011$53,257$11,405
2010$52,739$10,476
2009$52,408$9,519
2008$52,473$8,744
2007$51,663$8,014
2006$50,694$7,057
2005$49,997$6,298
2004$49,061$5,684
2003$47,581$5,192
2002$46,688$4,744
2001$45,428$4,372
2000$45,099$4,066

Australia vs China: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.