Productivity in Australia decreased to 99.60 points in the first quarter of 2026 from 100.20 points in the fourth quarter of 2025. Productivity in Australia averaged 79.81 points from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 105.00 points in the first quarter of 2022 and a record low of 54.40 points in the second quarter of 1979. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Productivity in Australia is expected to be 100.20 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Productivity is projected to trend around 100.90 points in 2027 and 102.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 14737.40 14756.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Employment Change -18630.00 23331.00 Persons Apr 2026
Employment Rate 63.70 63.90 percent Apr 2026
Full Time Employment Chg -10701.00 63352.00 Persons Apr 2026
Job Vacancies 337.90 329.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Participation Rate 66.70 66.80 percent Apr 2026
Labour Costs 108.70 107.80 points Mar 2026
Part Time Employment Chg -7929.00 -40021.00 Persons Apr 2026
Population 27.70 27.40 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 99.60 100.20 points Mar 2026
Unemployed Persons 692.50 659.50 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.50 4.30 percent Apr 2026
Wage Price Index YoY 3.30 3.40 percent Mar 2026
Wages 1562.40 1542.30 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1770.30 1715.50 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.10 10.20 percent Apr 2026


Australia Productivity
In Australia, Productivity is the real value of output produced by a unit of labor during a certain time.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
99.60 100.20 105.00 54.40 1978 - 2026 points Quarterly
2021-22=100, SA