Real household income per person: other countries and the OECD: NZ data and downloads
Australia was 117.8 index in 2024, up 0.1% on a year earlier.
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Source: OECD. Last retrieved 11 October 2026.
In 2024, the latest period all 5 comparison countries have.
In 2024, the latest period all 5 comparison countries have.
Real household income per person: other countries and the OECD
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| Period | Australia (index) | United Kingdom (index) | Canada (index) | United States (index) | OECD (index) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117.8 | 110.1 | 123.7 | 131.0 | 122.9 |
| 2023 | 117.7 | 106.9 | 121.7 | 128.6 | 120.4 |
| 2022 | 123.4 | 107.4 | 122.2 | 123.7 | 117.9 |
| 2021 | 125.2 | 110.8 | 125.1 | 131.3 | 121.8 |
| 2020 | 121.5 | 109.5 | 125.0 | 126.4 | 118.7 |
| 2019 | 116.4 | 110.3 | 117.6 | 118.8 | 114.9 |
| 2018 | 115.8 | 108.2 | 116.1 | 115.8 | 112.8 |
| 2017 | 114.5 | 106.7 | 115.8 | 112.5 | 110.6 |
| 2016 | 114.2 | 106.3 | 112.8 | 109.9 | 108.7 |
| 2015 | 114.3 | 106.3 | 114.2 | 108.6 | 105.3 |
| 2014 | 113.6 | 101.0 | 111.4 | 105.4 | 102.8 |
| 2013 | 111.3 | 99.4 | 111.1 | 102.6 | 101.1 |
| 2012 | 110.8 | 98.3 | 108.9 | 104.6 | 101.9 |
| 2011 | 111.8 | 96.6 | 107.2 | 102.6 | 101.2 |
| 2010 | 107.8 | 99.8 | 106.8 | 101.2 | 100.8 |
| 2009 | 105.7 | 99.6 | 104.4 | 100.2 | 100.1 |
| 2008 | 103.5 | 98.7 | 103.2 | 100.8 | 100.5 |
| 2007 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Country | Value (index) in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 117.8 |
| Canada | 123.7 |
| OECD | 122.9 |
| United Kingdom | 110.1 |
| United States | 131.0 |
2024Australia 117.8United Kingdom 110.1Canada 123.7United States 131.0OECD 122.9
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: OECD.
Real household income per person: other countries and the OECD: NZ data and downloads: definitions
Annual real gross disposable income per person from the OECD household dashboard, indexed to 2007 Q1 = 100. This national-accounts measure includes households and non-profit institutions serving households, and excludes social transfers in kind. It measures changes in purchasing power over time rather than comparable dollar income levels.
Real household income per person: other countries and the OECD: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- New Zealand has no income-index observations in this dashboard; no substitute measure is used.
- The base is 2007 Q1 = 100, not annual 2007 = 100. Index levels compare changes since the base, not income levels between countries.
- This measures average income per person, not a typical household or survey-based median.
- Gross disposable income excludes social transfers in kind, unlike the gross adjusted disposable income PPP dataset.
- OECD annual figures come from the seasonally and calendar-adjusted dashboard series; latest years differ by country.
Real household income per person: other countries and the OECD: NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Australia | United Kingdom | Canada | United States | OECD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not available | 110.8 index | 124.3 index | 132.4 index | 140.6 index |
| 2024 | 117.8 index | 110.1 index | 123.7 index | 131.0 index | 122.9 index |
| 2023 | 117.7 index | 106.9 index | 121.7 index | 128.6 index | 120.4 index |
| 2022 | 123.4 index | 107.4 index | 122.2 index | 123.7 index | 117.9 index |
| 2021 | 125.2 index | 110.8 index | 125.1 index | 131.3 index | 121.8 index |
| 2020 | 121.6 index | 109.5 index | 125.0 index | 126.4 index | 118.7 index |
| 2019 | 116.4 index | 110.3 index | 117.6 index | 118.8 index | 114.9 index |
| 2018 | 115.8 index | 108.2 index | 116.1 index | 115.8 index | 112.8 index |
| 2017 | 114.5 index | 106.7 index | 115.8 index | 112.5 index | 110.6 index |
| 2016 | 114.2 index | 106.3 index | 112.8 index | 109.9 index | 108.7 index |
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