Australia vs Spain
Australia vs Spain: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $61,370 in Australia and $29,760 in Spain, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by $31,610, or 2.06 times that in Spain.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Australia ranked 10 and Spain ranked 33 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Australia | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $61,370 | $29,760 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $61,490 | $29,250 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $61,870 | $28,560 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $61,200 | $28,200 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $59,470 | $26,710 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $58,380 | $25,080 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $59,180 | $28,300 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $58,770 | $27,960 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $57,990 | $27,430 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $57,630 | $26,720 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $56,970 | $25,980 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $56,570 | $24,950 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $55,970 | $24,500 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $55,470 | $24,760 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $54,300 | $25,510 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $53,770 | $25,770 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $53,430 | $25,860 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $53,500 | $27,110 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $52,670 | $27,340 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $51,680 | $26,900 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $50,970 | $26,290 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $50,020 | $25,830 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $48,510 | $25,480 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $47,600 | $25,210 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $46,310 | $24,880 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $45,980 | $24,110 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $44,760 | $23,020 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $43,080 | $22,140 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $41,570 | $21,310 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $40,440 | $20,660 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $39,410 | $20,220 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $38,360 | $19,760 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $37,250 | $19,390 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $36,120 | $19,700 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $36,370 | $19,610 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $36,980 | $19,170 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $36,230 | $18,490 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $35,470 | $17,670 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $34,100 | $16,850 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $33,760 | $16,010 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $32,940 | $15,550 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $31,710 | $15,250 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $30,690 | $15,050 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $31,820 | $14,860 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $31,330 | $14,760 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $30,800 | $14,890 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $30,260 | $14,680 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $29,390 | $14,810 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $29,470 | $14,730 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $28,770 | $14,480 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $28,330 | $14,160 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $28,300 | $14,240 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $27,880 | $13,630 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $27,590 | $12,780 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $27,050 | $11,950 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $26,900 | $11,560 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $25,600 | $11,210 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $24,420 | $10,400 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $23,650 | $9,883 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $22,530 | $9,589 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $22,510 | $9,033 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $21,660 | $8,594 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $20,650 | $8,242 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $19,820 | $7,587 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $20,050 | $6,964 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $19,960 | $6,285 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025