Australia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Australia, the central government expenditure reading was 26.3% of GDP in 2022, compared with 31.1% of GDP in 2021. The period change was −4.76 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 26.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2022
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 30.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 25.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 25.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2017 | 26 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 25.1 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 25.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 23.5 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2004 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2003 | 24.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2003, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.