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Economic Pillar · 9 Primary-Source Series

Economic Growth & National Accounts

Examine the output, expenditure, and income sides of the Australian National Accounts-measuring overall economic expansion, per capita living standards, household saving behaviour, and private capital formation since 1950.

Australian Real GDP Growth Rate - Historical Series (1950–2026)

% p.a.

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Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) / Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (GGDPCVGDPY) Latest: 2.1 % p.a. (2026 Q2)

All Economic Growth & National Accounts Reference Series

Coverage: 1950–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPCVGDPY

Australian Real GDP Growth Rate

Year-ended percentage growth in real (chain volume) Gross Domestic Product since 1950.

Latest (2026 Q2)2.1%% p.a.
Long-Run Mean3.4%
Coverage: 1974–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPCVGDPFY

Real GDP Per Capita Growth

Year-ended percentage change in real economic output per person across Australia.

Latest (2026 Q2)0.7%% p.a.
Long-Run Mean1.5%
Coverage: 1959–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPECCPGDP

Nominal Gross Domestic Product (Current Prices)

Quarterly Australian Gross Domestic Product at current market prices ($ million).

Latest (2026 Q2)$742.5bA$ million / qtr
Long-Run Mean$752.0b
Coverage: 1960–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPECCVPSHY

Household Final Consumption Growth

Year-ended real growth in household spending on goods and services across Australia.

Latest (2026 Q2)1.8%% p.a.
Long-Run Mean3.4%
Coverage: 1959–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPICHDISR

Household Net Saving Ratio

Net household saving as a percentage of net household disposable income since 1959.

Latest (2026 Q2)6.5%% of disposable income
Long-Run Mean9.0%
Coverage: 1960–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPICHRDIY

Real Household Disposable Income Growth

Year-ended growth in inflation-adjusted household income after tax and interest payments.

Latest (2026 Q2)2.3%% p.a.
Long-Run Mean3.2%
Coverage: 1986–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPECCVPSBY

Private Business Investment Growth

Year-ended real growth in new private business gross fixed capital formation.

Latest (2026 Q2)10.5%% p.a.
Long-Run Mean5.2%
Coverage: 1982–2025 (Monthly)M1.20.20.AUS.M

Australian Retail Trade Turnover

Monthly seasonally adjusted retail sales turnover across Australian stores and hospitality ($ million).

Latest (Jun 2025)$37,907mA$ million / month
Long-Run Mean$192.0b
Coverage: 1959–2026 (Quarterly)GGDPICGOSPCS

Corporate Profit Share of GDP (GOS)

Private non-financial corporations Gross Operating Surplus (GOS) as a percentage of nominal GDP since 1959.

Latest (2026 Q2)19.2%% of GDP
Long-Run Mean16.3%