Australia · data to Jun qtr 2026
Is the economy growing?
Mixed.
Output per person grew 0.7% over the year. Growing, but only just once you count each person.
For context: 0.7% is lower than 67% of all 208 figures since 1974.
GDP per person, year on year
Real economic output divided by population
The strip under the chart shows the verdict each period would get by today's rules:Good Mixed Bad
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| Period | Value | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Jun qtr 2026 | 0.7% | Mixed |
| Mar qtr 2026 | 1.0% | Mixed |
| Dec qtr 2025 | 1.1% | Mixed |
| Sep qtr 2025 | 0.6% | Mixed |
| Jun qtr 2025 | 0.4% | Mixed |
| Mar qtr 2025 | -0.3% | Bad |
| Dec qtr 2024 | -0.4% | Bad |
| Sep qtr 2024 | -0.9% | Bad |
| Jun qtr 2024 | -1.1% | Bad |
| Mar qtr 2024 | -1.1% | Bad |
| Dec qtr 2023 | -1.1% | Bad |
| Sep qtr 2023 | -0.4% | Bad |
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts (GDP per capita, chain volume, seasonally adjusted) · Series ABS ANA_AGG M1.GPM_PCA.20.AUS.Q, annual % change · Latest Jun qtr 2026
How we judged this
What we test: The latest figure (GDP per person, year on year). Right now that's 0.7%.
- Good if 1.5% or more
- Mixed if from 0.0% to under 1.5%applies now
- Bad if anything the rules above don’t cover
Rules are checked from the top. The first one that fits decides the verdict.
About this data
- Measure
- GDP per person, year on year
- Latest
- 0.7% (Jun qtr 2026)
- Published
- Quarterly, by ABS
- Verdict counts for
- Equal weight with the others in the overall verdict
We use output per person because a growing population can make the whole economy look healthier than it feels.
Calculated as the change in real GDP per person over the same quarter a year earlier.