Latest data and charts on Australia's Competitive Advantages

The 2011 Benchmark Report (PDF, 1.4MB) is now available for download. Indvidual charts from the Benchmark Report can also be downloaded below.

Reports and publications

2011 Benchmark Report - Australia: A Wealth of Opportunities

The 2011 Benchmark Report provides a comprehensive overview of Australia's performance across a wide range of economic and social indicators.

Australian Hedge Funds

Australia’s hedge funds industry is one of the largest in the Asia-Pacific and comprises A$32.6 billion in hedge fund strategies managed by more than 85 Australian investment managers.

Australia's Banking Industry

Australia has a strong, profitable, sophisticated and well regulated banking sector which is welcoming of new entrants and increasingly engaged in regional and global markets.

China Market Snapshot – QFII

This snapshot provides a general guide to China’s Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) scheme and a list of QFIIs.

China Market Snapshot – QDII

This snapshot provides a general guide to China’s Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) scheme, approved QDII destinations, and a list of approved QDIIs and investment quotas.

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International Data Comparisons

March 2012 International Data Comparisons (IDC)

An easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across key economic and financial related indicators. The IDC has been updated to include data effective to 15 March 2012.

December 2011 International Data Comparison (IDC)

An easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across key economic and financial related indicators. The IDC has been updated to include data effective to 15 December 2011.

September 2011 International Data Comparison (IDC)

An easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across key economic and financial related indicators. The IDC has been updated to include data effective to 20 September 2011.

June 2011 International Data Comparison (IDC)

An easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across key economic and financial related indicators. The IDC has been updated to include data effective to 15 June 2011.

February 2011 International Data Comparison (IDC)

Austrade’s International Data Comparisons (IDC) is an easy-to-read comparison of Australia’s performance and position across key economic and financial related indicators. The IDC has been ...

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Data alerts

Data Alert: Global Report recognises Australia’s high level of opportunity-driven entrepreneurship 20 Feb 2012

Australia is an innovation-driven economy with a high level of entrepreneurial activity second only to the US. According to the 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report, 10.5 per cen ...

Data Alert: IMF Forecasts Continued Australian Economic Growth 8 Feb 2012

Australia’s economic growth is likely to continue in 2012 despite fears that recovery from the global financial crisis is “under threat”, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a Janua ...

Data Alert: Australia – Corporate Finance Activities Remain Strong 17 Jan 2012

Australian financial market activity remained strong in 2011 on the back of continued growth in the country’s A$1.4 trillion economy. This reflects the resilience of Australia’s robust financial marke ...

Data Alert: Australia’s two-way trade surpasses A$570 billion mark 16 Dec 2011

Australia's integration with the world economy, particularly with the dynamic Asia-Pacific region, continues to drive wealth creation and growth. Australia's two-way trade now accounts for more than 4 ...

Data Alert: Australia – Ease of doing business 21 Nov 2011

Australia remains in the top 20 of the world’s easiest places to do business, along with economies such as, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the USA, UK and Canada according to 2012 Doing business s ...

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Charts

All charts are available for download in JPEG format from the links below.

SECTION 1: Strong Economy

• World’s 20 Largest Economies (Page 2)
• Resilience of the Economy to Economic Cycles (Page 3)
• The Prosperity Index – 2010 World Ranking by Country (Page 4)
• Real GDP Growth by Country (Page 5)
• Australia’s Terms of Trade (Page 6)
• Unemployment Rate by Country (Page 7)
• Australia’s Real Gross Value Added by Industry (Page 8)
• Australia’s Real Gross Value Added – Growth by Industry (Page 9)
• General Government Financial Balances (Page 10)
• General Government Net Debt (Page 11)

SECTION 2: Open Economy

• World Merchandise Trade by Country (Page 13)
• Australia’s Trade in Goods and Services (Page 14)
• Contribution to Australia’s Total Exports by Sector (Page 15)
• Australia’s Merchandise Exports by Country (Page 16)
• Australia’s Merchandise Imports by Country (Page 17)
• Australia’s Merchandise Exports and Imports by Industry (Page 18)
• Markets for Australian Exports (Page 19)
• Australia’s Rural and Mineral Resources Exports (Page 20)
• Exports and Imports of Australian Mineral Resources (Page 21)
• Value of Australian Mineral Exports by Destination (Page 22)
• World Energy Selected Indicators (Page 23)
• Outlook for World Primary Energy Demand (Page 24)
• Distribution of Foreign Students in Tertiary Education (Page 25)
• Australia’s Exports of Education Services (Page 26)
• Overseas Students by Home Country and Field of Study (Page 27)
• Australian Universities Academic Ranking in Top 500 (Page 28)
• Stock of Foreign Direct Investment in Australia (Page 29)
• Foreign Direct Investment Inward Stock by Economy (Page 30)

SECTION 3: Liquid Markets

• Financial Development Index (Page 32)
• Australia’s Assets of Financial Institutions (Page 33)
• The Top 500 Asian Banks (Page 34)
• Australia’s Financial Markets Annual Turnover (Page 35)
• Size of Stock Markets in the Asia-Pacific Region (Page 36)
• Worldwide Announced Mergers & Acquisitions (Page 37)
• Australia’s Total Funds Under Management (Page 38)
• Global Significance of Australia’s Investment Fund Assets Pool (Page 39)
• Global Pension Assets (Page 40)
• International and Domestic Debt Securities (Page 41)

SECTION 4: Investment Opportunities

• Australia’s Real Gross Value Added of Major Infrastructure Industries (Page 43)
• Australia’s Energy Investment Requirements (Page 44)
• Australia’s Estimated Annual Electricity Generation (Page 45)
• Australia’s Electricity Generation by Fuel (Page 46)
• Australia’s Total ICT Spending (Page 47)
• Asia Pacific Total ICT Spending by Country (Page 48)
• Australia’s Engineering Construction Activity (Page 49)
• Australia’s Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (Page 50)
• OECD Business Expenditure on Research and Development (Page 51)

SECTION 5: Skilled Workforce

• Employed Persons in the Services Sector (Page 53)
• Workforce Skill Base Comparisons (Page 54)
• Selected Demographic Comparisons (Page 55)
• Percentage Employed Persons with Tertiary Education by Industry (Page 56)
• Foreign Born Labour Force as a Percentage of Labour Force (Page 57)
• Australia’s Labour Force by Birthplace (Page 58)
• Employed Persons in Australia’s Financial Services (Page 59)

SECTION 6: Stable Environment

• Risk of Political Instability (Page 61)
• Index of Economic Freedom World Ranking (Page 62)
• Business Environment (Page 63)
• Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (Page 64)
• Key Indicators of Doing Business (Page 65)
• Global Corporate Governance Ratings (Page 66)

SECTION 7: Quality of Life

• Worldwide Quality of Life Index (Page 68)
• Human Development Index (Page 69)
• OECD Better Life Index – Life Satisfaction (Page 70)
• OECD Better Life Index – Life Expectancy (Page 71)
• Health and Environment – Pollution Problems (Page 72)