Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index

1997 - 2024 | Monthly | Index | Economic Policy Uncertainty

Key information about Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index

  • Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index was reported at 140.248 Index in Sep 2024.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 155.758 Index for Aug 2024.
  • Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index data is updated monthly, averaging 95.732 Index from Jan 1997 to Sep 2024, with 333 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 337.044 Index in Aug 2011 and a record low of 25.662 Index in Jan 2007.
  • Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Policy Uncertainty.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Economic Policy Uncertainty Index – Table: Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: By Country.

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What was Australia's Economic Policy Uncertainty Index in Sep 2024?

Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index was reported at 140.248 Index in Sep 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
140.248 Sep 2024 155.758 Aug 2024 25.662 Jan 2007 337.044 Aug 2011 Index monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024

Economic Policy Uncertainty Index by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Australia (Index) 140.248 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024

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Australia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -4,711.083 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 149,474.073 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 33.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 650,929.8 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) 1,204.174 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) 1,728.540 2028 yearly 1989 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) 1,098.260 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) 819.600 2028 yearly 1997 - 2028
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) 829.800 2028 yearly 1997 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.986 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,758.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 28,780.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Aug 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -7.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 4,116,973.087 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,314,102.737 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,778,195.621 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 25,022.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Aug 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 7,493,317.912 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,198,455.930 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,413.493 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,231.793 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1969 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 9,158.079 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1969 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,717.225 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Trade Balance: Goods (AUD mn) 5,420.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Aug 2024
Trade Balance: sa: Goods (AUD mn) 5,644.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Aug 2024
Terms of Trade Index: sa (2021-2022=100) 91.300 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) 1,790.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) 3,877.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) 14,415.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) 14,819.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) 4,159.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) 7,416.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: Value: FOB: Korea, Republic of (AUD mn) 2,897.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: Value: FOB: Japan (AUD mn) 6,515.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: Value: FOB: China (excl SARs and Taiwan) (AUD mn) 13,755.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: Value: FOB: United States of America (AUD mn) 2,123.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export: Value: FOB: India (AUD mn) 2,523.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) 106.800 Dec 2018 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2018
Import: SITC: Value: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) 3,577.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: SITC: Value: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) 1,109.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: SITC: Value: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) 1,877.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: SITC: Value: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) 4,218.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: SITC: Value: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) 418.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: Value: Germany (AUD mn) 1,653.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: Value: United States of America (AUD mn) 4,854.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: Value: Japan (AUD mn) 1,945.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: Value: Singapore (AUD mn) 1,154.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Import: Value: China (AUD mn) 8,587.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 183.729 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 125.258 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -3,661.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -7,068.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,468.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 40,719.761 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 9.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 676.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 40,042.888 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,859,069.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 110.0 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 433,992.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 23.0 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 261.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -11.131 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -480,739.993 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
AU: BoP: Current Account (USD mn) 4,700.952 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 63,382.749 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) -434.381 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 32,744.696 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 54,120.944 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equity (USD mn) -17,960.084 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -27,130.335 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -21,773.165 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) 10,277.926 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
AU: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -570,579.676 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
BOP: Current Account: sa: Income: Secondary Income (AUD mn) -247.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabiliti... (AUD mn) 3,531.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (AUD mn) 5,556.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Income: Debits: Secondary Income (AUD mn) -4,245.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Goods & Services: Services: Debits (AUD mn) -35,529.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: Credits (AUD mn) 130,266.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Goods: Debits (AUD mn) -113,361.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (AUD mn) -6,830.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa (AUD mn) -10,725.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Direct Investment (AUD mn) 16,887.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Income: Primary Income: Debits (AUD mn) -43,710.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Credits (AUD mn) 28,572.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: Debits (AUD mn) -111,320.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Income: Credits: Secondary Income (AUD mn) 3,518.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (AUD mn) -30,876.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account (AUD mn) 9,352.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Reserve Assets (AUD mn) -1,732.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account (AUD mn) -6,258.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Income: Secondary Income: Credits (AUD mn) 3,470.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Income: Primary Income (AUD mn) -22,457.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabi... (AUD mn) 61,783.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Goods & Services: Goods (AUD mn) 15,993.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (AUD mn) 18,946.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (AUD mn) 53,953.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Liab... (AUD mn) -201,131.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Income: Primary Income: Credits (AUD mn) 26,063.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Debits (AUD mn) -35,402.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Goods & Services: Services (AUD mn) -4,015.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Asse... (AUD mn) 168,721.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Income: Primary Income (AUD mn) -17,647.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Goods: Credits (AUD mn) 129,355.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Income: Primary Income: Debits (AUD mn) -48,681.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Income: Primary Income: Credits (AUD mn) 26,224.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Other Investment (AUD mn) -27,345.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: Income: Secondary Income (AUD mn) -727.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Asset... (AUD mn) -7,830.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives (AUD mn) -32,411.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial Account: Direct Investment: in Austr... (AUD mn) 11,332.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Income: Secondary Income: Debits (AUD mn) -3,717.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Net Errors & Omissions (AUD mn) -2,989.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Current Account: sa: Goods & Services: Services: Credits (AUD mn) 31,514.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
BOP: Capital & Financial Account: Capital Account (AUD mn) -105.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Gross (AUD mn) 2,084,046.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2018
DOT Forecast: Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.000 2026 yearly 1997 - 2026
International Investment Position: Assets (AUD mn) -3,962,782.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
IIP: Liabilities: Foreign Liabilities (AUD mn) 4,682,776.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Liabilities: Private Sector (AUD mn) 2,233,487.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Liabilities: Public Sector (AUD mn) 550,801.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Net (AUD mn) 1,266,528.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
No of Company: Operating: End of Financial Year: All Industries (Unit) 2,662,998.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
No of Company: New Registered: All Industries (Unit) 436,018.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Funds Outflow: New Zealand (AUD mn) -2,451.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Outflow: United States of America (AUD mn) 34,816.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Outflow: Germany (AUD mn) 1,516.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Outflow: Total All Countries (AUD mn) 292,110.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Outflow: Canada (AUD mn) 2,855.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Outflow: United Kingdom (AUD mn) 100,678.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Inflow: Singapore (AUD mn) -23,296.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Inflow: Total All Countries (AUD mn) -325,325.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Inflow: Switzerland (AUD mn) -16,572.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Inflow: United Kingdom (AUD mn) -137,719.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Inflow: Japan (AUD mn) -6,495.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Funds Inflow: United States of America (AUD mn) -39,024.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Private New Capital Expenditure: Actual (AUD mn) 49,822.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2024
AU: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 6,545.837 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 116.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 30,395.707 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,151,672.247 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 1975 - Aug 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,071,731.866 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Aug 2024
M2 Growth (%) 5.6 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 39,968.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.128 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1969 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.5 May 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6,754.409 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,614,643.998 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2004 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,764,735.1 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jun 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 0.0 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jun 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 18.800 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 22.300 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 1,953.455 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1977 - Dec 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 3,023.117 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,107,060.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,475,452.859 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1976 - Aug 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.16 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1977 - Aug 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 125.01 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) 3,065.384 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1959 - Aug 2024
Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) 1,702.398 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 1975 - Aug 2024
Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) 3,062.427 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Aug 2024
Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) 65,137.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Sep 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 140.248 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) 0.073 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Sep 2024
Exports: % of GDP (%) 27.346 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Imports: % of GDP (%) 21.613 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -2.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2013 - Sep 2024
Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) 52.800 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024

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