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Australia — Central government expenditure

millions of AUD · Annual · 1839–2022 · 184 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

Australia's central government expenditure reading was 655.89B AUD in 2022. The period change from 686.36B AUD in 2021 was −4.44%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 26.3% in 2022.

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Latest observations

2000–2022

PeriodValue
2022655.89B AUD
2021686.36B AUD
2020602.95B AUD
2019512.57B AUD
2018485.42B AUD
15 earlier values
2017469.83B AUD
2016449.18B AUD
2015436.68B AUD
2014421.76B AUD
2013399.91B AUD
2012393.60B AUD
2011370.28B AUD
2010349.90B AUD
2009334.70B AUD
2008288.07B AUD
2007267.13B AUD
2006249.64B AUD
2005237.26B AUD
2004221.87B AUD
2003206.93B AUD

Values before 2003, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.