Australia High income Population (millions) Surface area (1,000 sq. km) GNI, Atlas ($ billions) GNI, PPP ($ billions)
23.1 7,741 1,512.6 974.1
Population growth (%) 1.7 Population living below $1.25 a day (%) .. GNI per capita, Atlas ($) 65,400 GNI per capita, PPP ($) 42,110
People Share of poorest 20% in nat’l consumption/income (%) Life expectancy at birth (years) Total fertility rate (births per woman) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women 15–19) Contraceptive prevalence (% of married women 15–49) Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) Child malnutrition, underweight (% of under age 5) Child immunization, measles (% of ages 12–23 mos.) Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) Ratio of girls to boys in primary & secondary school (%) HIV prevalence rate (% population of ages 15–49) Environment Forests (1,000 sq. km) Deforestation (avg. annual %, 1990–2000 and 2000–2010) Freshwater use (% of internal resources) Access to improved water source (% total pop.) Access to improved sanitation facilities (% total pop.) Energy use per capita (kilograms of oil equivalent) Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric tons) Electricity use per capita (kilowatt-hours)
1990
2000
2013
7.3 77 1.9 21 .. 100 9 .. 86 .. 134 100 0.1
6.9 79 1.8 18 71 100 6 .. 91 .. 161 100 0.1
.. 82 1.9 11 .. .. 4 0.2 94 .. 136 97 0.2
1,545 .. 100 100 5,053 16.8 8,527
1,549 1,475 0.0 0.4 4.6 4.6 100 100 100 100 5,645 5,882 17.2 16.9 10,194 10,712
Economy GDP ($ billions) GDP growth (annual %) GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) Value added in industry (% of GDP) Value added in services (% of GDP) Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) Gross capital formation (% of GDP) Central government revenue (% of GDP) Central government cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP)
311 3.5 6.1 5 31 64 15 17 29 .. ..
415 3.9 2.6 3 27 70 19 21 26 26.0 2.0
1,560 2.5 –0.3 2 27 71 20 21 28 23.7 –3.0
States and markets Starting a business (days) Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0–100) Military expenditures (% of GDP) Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) Individuals using the Internet (% of population) Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
.. .. 2.2 1.1 0.6 70.4 8
3 .. 1.9 44.5 46.8 93.4 15
3 .. 1.6 106.8 83.0 159.1 13
Global links Merchandise trade (% of GDP) Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) Total external debt stocks ($ millions) Total debt service (% of exports) Net migration (thousands) Personal remittances received ($ billions) Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ billions) Net official development assistance received ($ millions)
26 .. .. .. 351 2.4 8.1 ..
33 100 .. .. 663 1.9 13.6 ..
32 177 .. .. 750 2.5 52.0 ..
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