Australia: 2014 Exporter Guide
Australia is a prosperous, politically and economically stable, industrialized nation. Australia is the world's 12th largest economy, with nominal GDP of US$1.4 trillion and one of the highest levels of per capita GDP in the world. The economy has grown for 22 consecutive years and it grew by 2.4% in 2013 and is expected to grow at 2.6% in 2014. Australia has low inflation (currently 2.3%), is ranked highly for ease of doing business and transparency and has attracted significant capital inflows for many years. The unemployment rate is currently 6.1% (August 2014).