Real gross state product during each premier or chief minister's tenure
8 premiers and chief ministers, ranked by how real gross state product changed from their first day in office, next to Australia over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier or chief minister | State | In office | Total | vs AU | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALP Peter Beattie | Queensland | 20 Jun 1998 – 13 Sep 2007 | +60.1% 1998 → 2007 | +23.2 pts AU +36.8% | +5.4%/yr | |
| 2 | ALP Andrew Barr | Australian Capital Territory | 11 Dec 2014 – now | +53.5% 2014 → 2025 | +25.9 pts AU +27.6% | +4.0%/yr | |
| 3 | LIB Richard Court | Western Australia | 16 Feb 1993 – 10 Feb 2001 | +46.5% 1992 → 2000 | +7.9 pts AU +38.6% | +4.9%/yr | |
| 4 | LIB Colin Barnett | Western Australia | 23 Sep 2008 – 17 Mar 2017 | +42.6% 2008 → 2016 | +19.9 pts AU +22.6% | +4.5%/yr | |
| 5 | ALP Jon Stanhope | Australian Capital Territory | 12 Nov 2001 – 16 May 2011 | +42.0% 2001 → 2010 | +9.3 pts AU +32.7% | +4.0%/yr | |
| 6 | ALP Bob Carr | New South Wales | 4 Apr 1995 – 3 Aug 2005 | +39.0% 1994 → 2005 | −11.6 pts AU +50.6% | +3.0%/yr | |
| 7 | ALP Clare Martin | Northern Territory | 18 Aug 2001 – 26 Nov 2007 | +37.8% 2001 → 2007 | +14.9 pts AU +22.9% | +5.5%/yr | |
| 8 | LIB Jeff Kennett | Victoria | 6 Oct 1992 – 19 Oct 1999 | +36.1% 1992 → 1999 | +2.8 pts AU +33.4% | +4.5%/yr | |
| 9 | ALP Mike Rann | South Australia | 5 Mar 2002 – 21 Oct 2011 | +31.7% 2001 → 2011 | −4.2 pts AU +35.9% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 10 | ALP Daniel Andrews | Victoria | 4 Dec 2014 – 27 Sep 2023 | +29.0% 2014 → 2023 | +4.8 pts AU +24.2% | +2.9%/yr |
Showing 10 of 45 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Australia is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. A$bn, chain volume · ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (5220.0, table 1), gross state product, chain volume measures, financial years to June · state or territory data · as of Sep 2026.