Australia — General government expenditure
millions of AUD · Annual · 1850–2031 · 142 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.
The latest general government expenditure reading for Australia was 1.14T AUD in 2025. The previous reading was 1.06T AUD in 2024; the period change was +7.16%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 39.9% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1850–2031
- Quarterly data, 1989–2027
- The underlying source, downloadable
Latest observations
2003–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.45T AUD |
| 2030 | 1.39T AUD |
| 2029 | 1.34T AUD |
| 2028 | 1.29T AUD |
| 2027 | 1.25T AUD |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 1.20T AUD |
| 2025 | 1.14T AUD |
| 2024 | 1.06T AUD |
| 2023 | 994.08B AUD |
| 2022 | 929.11B AUD |
| 2021 | 879.76B AUD |
| 2020 | 931.46B AUD |
| 2019 | 720.48B AUD |
| 2018 | 679.49B AUD |
| 2017 | 647.47B AUD |
| 2016 | 618.01B AUD |
| 2015 | 586.92B AUD |
| 2014 | 573.42B AUD |
| 2013 | 555.08B AUD |
| 2012 | 545.65B AUD |
Values before 2012, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.