Australia — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1950–2026 · 77 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

For Australia, the government consumption reading stood at 415.86B USD in 2025. Against 406.18B USD in 2024, the period change was +2.38%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 334.78B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.9% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2011–2026

PeriodValue
2026436.89B USD
2025415.86B USD
2024406.18B USD
2023377.32B USD
2022368.41B USD
11 earlier values, back to 2011
2021366.17B USD
2020311.83B USD
2019288.23B USD
2018284.85B USD
2017275.24B USD
2016253.68B USD
2015240.77B USD
2014273.94B USD
2013285.90B USD
2012296.68B USD
2011285.17B USD
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.