Continent ยท 2 economies ยท #5 by output

Oceania

Open, commodity-linked economies tied to Asian demand. Together these economies produced $2.1T in 2025 โ€” 2% of everything tracked here.

Combined GDP ยท 2025
$2.1T
$2.4T projected for 2026
GDP-weighted growth
1.8%
1.9% in 2026
Median inflation
4.0%
Latest reading per economy
Central banks ยท 33.1M people
3.68%
median policy rate ยท 0 cutting ยท 0 holding ยท 2 hiking
Map

Oceania at a glance

Colors are binned within this continent.

Growth

Real GDP growth, largest four

Annual %, 2010โ€“2031. Shaded years are IMF projections.

IMF projection-2%0%2%4%6%20102012201420162018202020222024202620282030
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Share

Output mix

GDP by economy, 2025

  • Oceania
Rates

Policy rates since 2019

Month-end, %. The four largest central banks on this continent.

0%2%4%201920202021202220232024202520264.6%2.8%
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Heatmap

Rate decisions, last 24 months

Each cell is one month. Blue = cut, red = hike, gray = hold.

Change vs prior month
  • Large cut
  • Cut
  • Small cut
  • Hold
  • Small hike
  • Hike
  • Large hike
Latest
4.60%
2.75%
Flowchart

Monetary transmission across Oceania

Pick a central bank to see how its current stance travels through the economy.

  • Tightening impulse
Direct effect via expectations
How a hike travels through the economy

Reserve Bank of Australia is tightening (policy rate 4.60%). Higher rates work through borrowing costs, asset prices, the currency and expectations to cool demand, and with it inflation. Hover a step to see how each channel works.

Scatter

Growth versus inflation

Oceania highlighted against every tracked economy. Bubble size is GDP.

  • Oceania
  • Others
0%2%5%10%20%0%2%4%6%8%2% targetReal GDP growth โ†’โ†‘ Inflation (log scale)AustraliaNew Zealand

IMF WEO ยท BIS ยท per-capita GDP for the continent: $63.5K