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05/04/2022 by

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Australia

Country context

  • GDP per capita: 61 632 USD (2021)
  • Government debt: 84.4% of GDP (2021)
  • Population: 25.7 million (2020)
  • General government investment: 18% of GFCF (2020)
  • Subnational direct investment: 72.46% of general government (2019)
  • Infrastructure quality: 79.2/100 (2019)
  • Internet access: 86.1% of all households (2021)
  • Air and GHG emissions: 14.6t CO2 emissions/capita (2020)
  • Energy Transition Index: 65/100 (2021)

Source: OECD and World Economic Forum

Australia Country File

Long-term strategic vision for infrastructure

Note: Australia’s data on long-term strategic vision for infrastructure are based on the 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan. The 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan is a practical and actionable roadmap for infrastructure reform, developed by Infrastructure Australia, an independent advisory agency. The plan is not a politically sanctioned document.

Fiscal sustainability, affordability, and value for money

Efficient and effective public procurement

Consistency of country performance in each pillar

Good infrastructure governance requires improvements across different dimensions. Preferably, countries should make progress in all dimensions involved in each of the pillars. Consistency is measured using the coefficient of variation; pay particular attention to pillars with low consistency as they may require more nuanced analysis.

  • Low
  • High

Case studies

  • Clean Energy Finance Corporation (GIH, 2019)

Related publications

  • Budgetary Governance in Practice: Australia
  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021
  • Infrastructure Investment Program
  • Australian Infrastructure Audit (2019)
  • Australian Infrastructure Plan (2021)

Links to useful data

  • 2020 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • 2018 OECD Governance of Capital Budgeting and Infrastructure Dataset
  • Australia – Country Overview, InfraCompass, Global Infrastructure Hub
  • Country profile of Australia, OECD
  • World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment, Australia

Relevant public institutions

  • Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
  • Infrastructure Australia
  • Infrastructure and Commercial Advisory Office

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