Australia
Capital: Canberra ++ Language: English, Indigenous Australian Languages and Others ++ Currency: Australian Dollar
Basic Facts
| Population (millions) | 22.7 |  |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 1,545.5 | |
| GDP Growth (%) | 3.7 | |
| IPO Volume (quartile) | Q1 | |
| M&A Volume (quartile) | Q1 | |
| VC Activity (quartile) | Q1 | |
| PE Activity (quartile) | Q1 | |
VC/PE Country Attractiveness
| Rank 2009 |
Rank 2011 |
Rank 2013 |
Score 2013 |
Quartile 2013 |
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| VC/PE Index | 4 | 9 | 6 | 91.9 | Q1 |
| 1. Economic Activity [+-] | 8 | 29 | 9 | 96.6 | Q1 |
| 2. Depth of Capital Market [+-] | 4 | 6 | 5 | 88.4 | Q1 |
| 3. Taxation [+-] | 9 | 11 | 12 | 110.9 | Q1 |
| 4. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance [+-] | 13 | 16 | 16 | 92.1 | Q1 |
| 5. Human and Social Environment [+-] | 6 | 8 | 7 | 106.0 | Q1 |
| 6. Entrepreneurial Culture and Deal Opportunities [+-] | 15 | 15 | 17 | 83.2 | Q1 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Rank 2009 |
Rank 2011 |
Rank 2013 |
Score 2013 |
Quartile 2013 |
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| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | Q1 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97.8 | Q1 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4 | 3 | 95.4 | Q1 |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 4 | 92.9 | Q1 |
| Singapore | 7 | 3 | 5 | 92.8 | Q1 |
| Australia | 4 | 9 | 6 | 91.9 | Q1 |
| Germany | 6 | 6 | 7 | 91.7 | Q1 |