Real gross state product per person during each premier or chief minister's tenure
8 premiers and chief ministers, ranked by how real gross state product per person 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 | +33.4% 1998 → 2007 | +10.6 pts AU +22.8% | +3.3%/yr | |
| 2 | ALP Clare Martin | Northern Territory | 18 Aug 2001 – 26 Nov 2007 | +30.6% 2001 → 2007 | +16.6 pts AU +14.0% | +4.6%/yr | |
| 3 | LIB Jeff Kennett | Victoria | 6 Oct 1992 – 19 Oct 1999 | +30.4% 1992 → 1999 | +6.5 pts AU +23.9% | +3.9%/yr | |
| 4 | LIB Richard Court | Western Australia | 16 Feb 1993 – 10 Feb 2001 | +29.3% 1992 → 2000 | +2.0 pts AU +27.3% | +3.3%/yr | |
| 5 | ALP Jon Stanhope | Australian Capital Territory | 12 Nov 2001 – 16 May 2011 | +26.6% 2001 → 2010 | +10.4 pts AU +16.2% | +2.7%/yr | |
| 6 | ALP Bob Carr | New South Wales | 4 Apr 1995 – 3 Aug 2005 | +25.5% 1994 → 2005 | −7.6 pts AU +33.1% | +2.1%/yr | |
| 7 | ALP Andrew Barr | Australian Capital Territory | 11 Dec 2014 – now | +23.1% 2014 → 2025 | +14.6 pts AU +8.5% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 8 | ALP Mike Rann | South Australia | 5 Mar 2002 – 21 Oct 2011 | +21.0% 2001 → 2011 | +3.7 pts AU +17.3% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 9 | LIB Colin Barnett | Western Australia | 23 Sep 2008 – 17 Mar 2017 | +19.5% 2008 → 2016 | +12.0 pts AU +7.5% | +2.2%/yr | |
| 10 | ALP Geoff Gallop | Western Australia | 10 Feb 2001 – 25 Jan 2006 | +17.9% 2000 → 2005 | +7.0 pts AU +10.9% | +3.4%/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$ per person, chain volume · ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (5220.0, table 1), gross state product per capita, chain volume measures, financial years to June · state or territory data · as of Sep 2026.