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

PeriodValue
2024998.21B LCU
2023933.26B LCU
2022885.16B LCU
2021904.72B LCU
2020863.46B LCU
15 earlier values
2019730.70B LCU
2018624.87B LCU
2017583.96B LCU
2016537.62B LCU
2015466.64B LCU
2014396.99B LCU
2013333.53B LCU
2012291.60B LCU
2011249.51B LCU
2010194.44B LCU
2009145.14B LCU
200893.98B LCU
200768.80B LCU
200668.13B LCU
200570.86B LCU

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.