Central government expense in Australia
Central government expense in Australia was equal to 27.6% of GDP in 2022.
Australia, 2022
27.6%
Change from 2021
−5.0percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
34.8%
Central government expense in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27.6% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.0 percentage points from 32.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 26.0%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 28.5%.