Australia vs United States: 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

$110

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $90.54 buys in Australia. Prices across Australia's economy average 91% of the United States', so a dollar goes 10% further in Australia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureAustraliaUnited States
Economy
Population27.6 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.80 trillion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$65,130$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$71,934$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%91%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.10 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$59.71 a day2020 survey · $21,794 a year · income$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureAustraliaUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.99 trillion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.399Australian dollar1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$64,120$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$69,930$89,490

World Bank income groups: Australia, high income; United States, high 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
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearAustraliaUnited States
2025$60,194$76,931
2024$60,310$75,698
2023$60,685$74,352
2022$60,029$72,829
2021$58,327$71,441
2020$57,260$67,407
2019$58,049$69,121
2018$57,648$67,728
2017$56,882$66,164
2016$56,530$65,026
2015$55,880$64,368
2014$55,489$63,027
2013$54,895$61,967
2012$54,404$61,142
2011$53,257$60,253
2010$52,739$59,797
2009$52,408$58,722
2008$52,473$60,806
2007$51,663$61,314
2006$50,694$60,684
2005$49,997$59,612
2004$49,061$58,139
2003$47,581$56,505
2002$46,688$55,443
2001$45,428$55,024
2000$45,099$55,046

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