Australia — Combined government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1839–2030 · 142 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

In Australia, the combined government expenditure reading was 1.11T LCU in 2025, compared with 1.06T LCU in 2024. The period change was +4.71%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 39.2% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1839–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1989–2026
  • All 7 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2002–2030

PeriodValue
20301.33T LCU
20291.28T LCU
20281.23T LCU
20271.18T LCU
20261.15T LCU
15 earlier values
20251.11T LCU
20241.06T LCU
2023988.93B LCU
2022928.54B LCU
2021879.86B LCU
2020931.26B LCU
2019720.50B LCU
2018679.31B LCU
2017647.32B LCU
2016617.92B LCU
2015586.38B LCU
2014573.57B LCU
2013554.69B LCU
2012545.55B LCU
2011530.94B LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.