Return on assets in Australia
Australia: Return on assets was 0.9% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Return on assets in Australia, 2006β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for return on assets in Australia is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in Australia peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Australia 130th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% compare
- 128 Denmark 1.0% compare
- 129 Belgium 1.0% compare
- 131 San Marino 0.9% compare
- 132 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.9% compare
- 133 Canada 0.8% compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is return on assets in Australia?
- Return on assets in Australia was 0.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for return on assets?
- Australia ranks 130th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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