Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
Australia GDP expanded from 1960 to 2024, increasing from $18.64 billion to $1,757.02 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 7.36% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2024 and its lowest level in 1960. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 23.5%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 8 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
Australia Economic Phases (1960–2024)
Between 1960 to 2024, Australia experienced the following economic phases:
- High Growth (1963–1982) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (1986–1987) indicating steady moderate growth
- High Growth (1988–1989) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (1990–1991) indicating steady moderate growth
- Contraction (1992–1993) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1995–1997) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1998–1999) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (2003–2008) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2010–2012) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (2014–2015) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (2017–2018) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (2019–2020) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (2021–2022) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2023–2024) indicating steady moderate growth
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1974 with an increase of 39.365%, while the largest decline was in 2009 at -11.969%.