Household spending

Australia against 45 other countries

2024, the latest year all 46 have reported. Australia’s 1.0% is 33rd highest of the 46. The dashed line is the median, 2.3%. The World Bank's figure is growth after inflation, over a whole year; the monthly figure above includes price rises.

1. Hungary7.3%
2. India5.8%
3. Singapore5.8%
4. Indonesia5.1%
5. Brazil5.1%
6. China5.0%
7. Türkiye4.3%
8. Israel3.9%
9. Slovenia3.8%
10. Saudi Arabia3.8%
11. Costa Rica3.8%
12. Slovakia3.5%
13. Luxembourg3.2%
14. Lithuania3.1%
15. Spain3.1%
16. Poland3.0%
17. Ireland3.0%
18. Portugal3.0%
19. United States3.0%
20. Mexico2.6%
21. Czechia2.5%
22. Greece2.4%
23. Switzerland2.4%
24. Canada2.2%
25. Belgium2.0%
26. Colombia1.6%
27. Norway1.4%
28. Italy1.2%
29. Netherlands1.1%
30. Chile1.1%
31. South Korea1.1%
32. France1.1%
33. Australia1.0%
34. Austria1.0%
35. Denmark1.0%
36. South Africa1.0%
37. Iceland0.9%
38. Sweden0.8%
39. Germany0.5%
40. Estonia0.1%
41. Latvia0.1%
42. New Zealand0.0%
43. Finland−0.2%
44. United Kingdom−0.2%
45. Japan−0.6%
46. Argentina−2.9%

How it is measured

What it is

What households spend on goods and services, against a year earlier.

Australia's figure

The ABS's Monthly Household Spending Indicator, from bank transaction data, in current prices: a rise in prices alone lifts it.

The comparison

The World Bank's growth in household final consumption, after inflation, from each country's national accounts.

The countries

The 38 members of the OECD, seven more G20 economies (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa), and Singapore. The same 46 on every page.

When it changes

Australia's figure every time the ABS publishes. The comparison once a year, when the World Bank has a year that all 46 countries have reported.

All the numbers