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Australia — Combined government deficit

millions of AUD · Annual · 1839–2031 · 193 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

The combined government deficit reading for Australia was −112.35B AUD in 2025. The previous reading was −75.64B AUD in 2024; the period change was −36.71B AUD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.93% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1839–2031
  • Quarterly data, 1989–2027
  • The underlying source, downloadable

Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
2031-54.15B AUD
2030-52.98B AUD
2029-56.64B AUD
2028-61.69B AUD
2027-107.09B AUD
15 earlier values
2026-104.19B AUD
2025-112.35B AUD
2024-75.64B AUD
2023-35.44B AUD
2022-48.11B AUD
2021-92.16B AUD
2020-226.41B AUD
2019-24.17B AUD
2018-10.70B AUD
2017-11.39B AUD
2016-26.48B AUD
2015-17.18B AUD
2014-28.12B AUD
2013-29.27B AUD
2012-46.17B AUD

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.