Australia - Perceived Opportunities 45.74
GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked
Global rank
##36 of 116 economies
Share of global total
1.7%
Ranking Race — Perceived Opportunities
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Australia climbed from #14 to #36 (overtook Brazil). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Australia ↓Key Events — Australia
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2008Global crisis resilience curatedAvoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.
2015Overtook Brazil in global rank auto
2017Overtook Estonia in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedFirst recession in nearly three decades.
Perceived Opportunities, 2001-2019
GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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