Australia — Central government debt
millions of LCU · Annual · 1854–2024 · 171 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.
In Australia, the central government debt reading was 998.21B LCU in 2024, compared with 933.26B LCU in 2023. The period change was +6.96%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 36.8% in 2024.
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Latest observations
2000–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 998.21B LCU |
| 2023 | 933.26B LCU |
| 2022 | 885.16B LCU |
| 2021 | 904.72B LCU |
| 2020 | 863.46B LCU |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 730.70B LCU |
| 2018 | 624.87B LCU |
| 2017 | 583.96B LCU |
| 2016 | 537.62B LCU |
| 2015 | 466.64B LCU |
| 2014 | 396.99B LCU |
| 2013 | 333.53B LCU |
| 2012 | 291.60B LCU |
| 2011 | 249.51B LCU |
| 2010 | 194.44B LCU |
| 2009 | 145.14B LCU |
| 2008 | 93.98B LCU |
| 2007 | 68.80B LCU |
| 2006 | 68.13B LCU |
| 2005 | 70.86B LCU |
Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.