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2.1%down 0.4 points from Q1 2026Q2 2026 · released 2 Sep 2026
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Key data points

Last release
2 Sep 2026
Observation period
Q2 2026
Next release
2 Dec 2026, 00:30 UTC
Previous
2.5% Q1 2026
Highest
10.2% Q2 2021
Lowest
−5.8% Q2 2020
A year ago
1.9%
Data since
1960

Australia GDP growth rate by year

Australia GDP growth rate by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)2.3%2.5%Q1 20262.1%Q2 2026▼ −0.4
20252.0%2.6%Q4 20251.3%Q1 2025▲ +1.3
20241.0%1.2%Q4 20240.8%Q3 2024▲ +0.1
20232.1%2.8%Q1 20231.3%Q4 2023▼ −1.5
20224.2%6.1%Q3 20223.3%Q4 2022▼ −0.3
20215.4%10.2%Q2 20212.0%Q1 2021▲ +2.9
2020−2.0%1.3%Q1 2020−5.8%Q2 2020▼ −1.7
20192.0%2.2%Q4 20191.7%Q2 2019▲ +0.1
20182.8%3.2%Q2 20182.4%Q4 2018▼ −0.6
20172.4%3.1%Q3 20172.1%Q2 2017▲ +0.2
20162.7%3.2%Q2 20162.2%Q3 2016▲ +0.1
20152.3%2.7%Q4 20151.9%Q2 2015▲ +0.5
20142.6%2.9%Q2 20142.1%Q4 2014▼ −0.7
20132.2%2.5%Q4 20132.0%Q2 2013▲ +0.2
20123.9%4.8%Q1 20122.8%Q4 2012▼ −2.0
20112.7%3.5%Q4 20111.9%Q1 2011▲ +1.6
20102.4%2.6%Q4 20102.2%Q2 2010▲ +0.4
20092.0%2.8%Q4 20091.5%Q3 2009▲ +1.2
20082.7%3.4%Q1 20081.7%Q4 2008▼ −1.7
20074.4%4.9%Q2 20073.6%Q4 2007▼ −0.9
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Australia GDP growth rate by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20062.6%3.1%Q4 20062.3%Q2 2006▲ +0.6
20053.0%3.2%Q4 20052.7%Q2 2005▲ +0.2
20044.1%5.0%Q2 20043.0%Q4 2004▼ −1.6
20033.0%4.1%Q4 20031.7%Q2 2003▲ +1.0
20024.1%4.9%Q2 20023.6%Q4 2002▼ −0.5
20012.6%4.2%Q4 20011.7%Q2 2001▲ +2.4
20003.1%4.2%Q2 20001.2%Q4 2000▼ −2.4
19994.4%5.3%Q1 19993.8%Q3 1999▼ −1.3
19984.7%5.3%Q1 19983.3%Q2 1998▼ −0.1
19974.7%5.5%Q2 19973.1%Q1 1997▲ +2.3
19964.0%4.5%Q2 19963.0%Q3 1996▼ −0.4
19953.0%3.8%Q3 19952.3%Q2 1995▼ −0.3
19944.9%5.6%Q3 19944.2%Q1 1994▲ +0.6
19933.9%4.5%Q1 19933.2%Q4 1993▼ −1.3
19922.6%4.7%Q4 19921.1%Q1 1992▲ +3.6
1991−1.0%−0.5%Q3 1991−1.4%Q2 1991▲ +0.2
19901.5%3.5%Q1 19900.1%Q3 1990▼ −2.6
19894.6%5.7%Q3 19893.5%Q1 1989▲ +0.2
19884.2%6.0%Q1 19883.0%Q4 1988▼ −3.0
19875.0%6.6%Q4 19872.7%Q1 1987▲ +3.9
19862.1%4.0%Q1 19860.5%Q3 1986▼ −1.6
19855.0%5.7%Q3 19854.2%Q1 1985▲ +0.6
19846.7%8.3%Q2 19845.2%Q4 1984▼ −1.6
1983−0.6%3.3%Q4 1983−3.4%Q2 1983▲ +5.6
19820.2%2.4%Q1 1982−2.2%Q4 1982▼ −4.6
19814.1%5.8%Q3 19812.9%Q1 1981▲ +0.7
19802.9%3.6%Q2 19801.7%Q1 1980▲ +1.3
19794.1%6.0%Q1 19792.9%Q3 1979▼ −2.0
19782.2%3.9%Q4 19780.8%Q2 1978▲ +2.5
19771.4%2.6%Q2 19770.1%Q4 1977▼ −1.3
19764.4%6.5%Q4 19762.0%Q2 1976▲ +1.6
19752.0%4.9%Q2 1975−0.4%Q1 1975▲ +1.3
19741.5%3.8%Q1 1974−0.7%Q4 1974▼ −4.5
19735.0%6.4%Q4 19733.3%Q2 1973▲ +1.0
19721.9%3.8%Q2 19720.2%Q3 1972▼ −0.4
19713.8%5.3%Q3 19711.9%Q2 1971▲ +1.0
19706.8%8.3%Q2 19704.4%Q4 1970▼ −3.9
19696.7%8.4%Q1 19695.3%Q4 1969▼ −3.1
19685.2%8.2%Q4 19681.7%Q1 1968▲ +6.5
19677.4%9.0%Q1 19676.4%Q3 1967▼ −2.4
19662.8%4.6%Q4 19661.0%Q2 1966▲ +3.4
19655.1%6.9%Q1 19652.4%Q4 1965▼ −4.5
19646.1%8.8%Q2 19644.8%Q1 1964▲ +1.0
19636.3%7.4%Q4 19633.6%Q2 1963▲ +0.4
19625.4%7.5%Q4 19622.1%Q1 1962▲ +5.4
19610.1%3.1%Q1 1961−1.7%Q3 1961▼ −3.5
19603.9%4.5%Q3 19603.3%Q4 1960▼ −1.2

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4 observations · Q1 2025 to Q4 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · PercentSource
Q1 20251.3%Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Q2 20251.9%Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Q3 20252.1%Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Q4 20252.6%Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Indicator info

Category
GDP
Source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Frequency
Quarterly
Units
Percent

The change in real gross domestic product compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

GDPQ2 2026742.50B AUDInflation rateAug 20264.0%Consumer price indexAug 2026103.5Unemployment rateAug 20264.6%

Reports

Released 2 Sep 20262.1%Q2 2026
Next release, 00:30 UTC2 Dec 2026Q3 2026

History

GDP growth rate recent observations
PeriodValueChange
Q2 20262.1%−0.4
Q1 20262.5%−0.1
Q4 20252.6%+0.5
Q3 20252.1%+0.2
Q2 20251.9%+0.6
Q1 20251.3%+0.1
Q4 20241.2%+0.4
Q3 20240.8%−0.1
Q2 20240.9%−0.2
Q1 20241.1%−0.2
Q4 20231.3%−0.9
Q3 20232.2%0.0
Q2 20232.2%

Common questions

What is the GDP growth rate in Australia now?

The GDP growth rate in Australia was 2.1% in Q2 2026, down 0.4 points from Q1 2026. The figure was released on 2 Sep 2026.

When is the next GDP growth rate release for Australia?

The next release is scheduled for 2 Dec 2026, 00:30 UTC, covering Q3 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the GDP growth rate in Australia?

In data since 1960, the highest was 10.2% in Q2 2021 and the lowest was −5.8% in Q2 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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