Summary
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 21.4% to the country’s GVA in 2019, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (16.7%) and wholesale, retail and hotels (11.2%). In nominal terms, the sectors are expected to grow at 4.1%, 3.8% and 3.7%, respectively, in 2020.
Four major regions in Australia generated around 88.8% of the country’s GDP and comprised 88.1% of the country’s population in 2018
Scope
- As per the World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), Australia’s rank improved to 18th in 2018 from 19th in 2016.
- The S&P/ASX 200, an index widely considered as a benchmark for stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, exhibited a short-run cyclical trend over the last year.
- As of January 24, 2020, the S&P/ASX 200 index stood at 7,090.50, compared to 5,865.70 in January 24, 2019.
Reasons to buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Did You Know?
Country Highlights
Country Snapshot
PESTLE Insights
Political Landscape
Economic Landscape
Social Landscape
Technological Landscape
Legal Landscape
Environmental Landscape
Outlook
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Australia’s Performance in terms of its Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to the Asia-Pacific and World Averages
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights Behind the Index
Exhibit 4: S&P/ASX 200 Index (January 23, 2019 - January 23, 2020)
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors’ Contribution to the Economy (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 6: Number of Greenfield Investments (2014-2018), Leading FDI by Industry (2018)
Exhibit 7: Inflows and Outflows of Foreign Direct Investment, Australia (2018)
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators (2018)
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2019e)
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports (2015-2018)
Exhibit 14: Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes and Products of their Distillation, Bituminous Substances, % Share in World’s Total (2018)
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (December 2014 - December 2019)
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 17: Public Finance (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 19: Average Annual Wages (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 20: Employment/Unemployment (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 21: Labor Cost Index (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 22: Age-group Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 23: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 24: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 25: Internet Users as a Percentage of the Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate (2018)
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per Million People (2019e)
Exhibit 27: High-technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2018)
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Australia 2020
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perceptions Index (Rankings) (2018)
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2012-2017)
