{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-vc-investment-total/","title":"Australia Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2019)","description":"Australia's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 487.3 USD millions in 2019, +13.6% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2019.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Australia","2019"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"2007/2019","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2019","variable_measured":"Australia Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2019"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2019)","value":"487.3","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+13.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+13.6%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":680.2934549995921},{"period":"2008","value":755.759417301269},{"period":"2009","value":532.6828581509769},{"period":"2010","value":367.83608607580896},{"period":"2011","value":246.52818178142297},{"period":"2012","value":331.33118526494013},{"period":"2013","value":252.93405922190342},{"period":"2014","value":265.918299856488},{"period":"2015","value":288.4853202967618},{"period":"2016","value":165.7728832107439},{"period":"2017","value":354.85505481598545},{"period":"2018","value":428.86639963631535},{"period":"2019","value":487.31095793280167}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2019","value":"487.3","yoyChange":"+13.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"428.9","yoyChange":"+20.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"354.9","yoyChange":"+114.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"165.8","yoyChange":"-42.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"288.5","yoyChange":"+8.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"265.9","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"252.9","yoyChange":"-23.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"331.3","yoyChange":"+34.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"246.5","yoyChange":"-33.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"367.8","yoyChange":"-30.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"532.7","yoyChange":"-29.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"755.8","yoyChange":"+11.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"680.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Australia from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2019. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2019 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 755.8 USD millions in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 165.8 in 2016. The latest reading of 487.3 in 2019 represents a change of +13.6%."}]}