Australia — Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1839–2022 · 123 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 653.08B LCU in 2022. The period change from 685.75B LCU in 2021 was −4.76%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 26.3% in 2022.

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Latest observations

2000–2022

PeriodValue
2022653.08B LCU
2021685.75B LCU
2020602.09B LCU
2019511.15B LCU
2018484.26B LCU
15 earlier values
2017468.57B LCU
2016447.76B LCU
2015435.14B LCU
2014420.12B LCU
2013398.20B LCU
2012392.21B LCU
2011369.10B LCU
2010348.83B LCU
2009333.62B LCU
2008287.25B LCU
2007266.62B LCU
2006249.18B LCU
2005236.85B LCU
2004221.53B LCU
2003206.62B LCU

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

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.