Australia vs Germany: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale

Australia
49,831 2011 US$
in 2018
Germany
46,178 2011 US$
in 2018
Australia rank
11th
Germany rank
14th

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 49,831 2011 US$ against 46,178 2011 US$ in Germany, a difference of 3,653 2011 US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Germany ranks 14th of 145 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1820s 826 2011 US$ 1,572 2011 US$ 746 2011 US$ Germany
1850s 4,180 2011 US$ 2,359 2011 US$ 1,821 2011 US$ Australia
1860s 4,635 2011 US$ 2,777 2011 US$ 1,857 2011 US$ Australia
1870s 6,128 2011 US$ 3,197 2011 US$ 2,931 2011 US$ Australia
1880s 7,048 2011 US$ 3,475 2011 US$ 3,572 2011 US$ Australia
1890s 6,203 2011 US$ 4,210 2011 US$ 1,993 2011 US$ Australia
1900s 6,874 2011 US$ 4,920 2011 US$ 1,954 2011 US$ Australia
1910s 7,887 2011 US$ 4,996 2011 US$ 2,891 2011 US$ Australia
1920s 8,406 2011 US$ 5,479 2011 US$ 2,927 2011 US$ Australia
1930s 8,263 2011 US$ 6,704 2011 US$ 1,559 2011 US$ Australia
1940s 11,142 2011 US$ 7,031 2011 US$ 4,111 2011 US$ Australia
1950s 12,559 2011 US$ 8,794 2011 US$ 3,765 2011 US$ Australia
1960s 15,869 2011 US$ 14,244 2011 US$ 1,625 2011 US$ Australia
1970s 20,872 2011 US$ 19,554 2011 US$ 1,319 2011 US$ Australia
1980s 24,614 2011 US$ 23,980 2011 US$ 633.8 2011 US$ Australia
1990s 30,544 2011 US$ 28,656 2011 US$ 1,888 2011 US$ Australia
2000s 41,055 2011 US$ 36,611 2011 US$ 4,444 2011 US$ Australia
2010s 47,772 2011 US$ 43,970 2011 US$ 3,802 2011 US$ Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale, Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 49,831 2011 US$ against 46,178 2011 US$ in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Australia and Germany?
3,653 2011 US$, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
170 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Australia ranks 11th and Germany ranks 14th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]