Australia Government Debt: % of GDP
Australia Government debt accounted for 34.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2019, compared with the ratio of 33.8 % in the previous year. Australia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1999 to Jun 2019. The data reached an all-time high of 34.7 % in Jun 2019 and a record low of 9.6 % in Jun 2007. CEIC calculates Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Government Debt is calculated as the sum of General Government Currency & Deposits, Advances and Debt Securities. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Government Debt in local currency based on SNA 2008 and Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Debt prior to 2009 is based on SNA 2008 GFMS 2001. Government Debt prior to 2000 is based on SNA 1993. Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year..
In the latest reports, Australia National Government Debt reached 474.4 USD bn in Jun 2019. The country's Nominal GDP reached 370.7 USD bn in Dec 2020.
View Australia's Government Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2019 in the chart:
What was Australia's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2019?
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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34.7 2019 | 33.8 2018 | 9.6 2007 | 34.7 2019 | % | yearly | 1999 - 2019 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 76.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2020 |
Algeria (%) | 30.7 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
Argentina (%) | 99.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2020 |
Armenia (%) | 67.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2020 |
Australia (%) | 34.7 2019 | yearly | 1999 - 2019 |
Austria (%) | 79.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 6.4 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
Bahrain (%) | 98.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
Bangladesh (%) | 21.3 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
Belarus (%) | 22.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2020 |
Belgium (%) | 113.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2020 |
Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 23.0 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
Botswana (%) | 13.9 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Dec 2019 |
Brazil (%) | 89.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (%) | 25.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2020 |
Cambodia (%) | 28.1 2019 | yearly | 2013 - 2019 |
Canada (%) | 54.0 2020 | yearly | 1962 - 2020 |
Chile (%) | 32.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2020 |
China (%) | 20.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
Colombia (%) | 65.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
Croatia (%) | 86.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2020 |
Cyprus (%) | 118.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
Czech Republic (%) | 38.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Denmark (%) | 42.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Ecuador (%) | 57.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
Estonia (%) | 18.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
European Union (%) | 89.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Finland (%) | 67.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
France (%) | 116.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2020 |
Georgia (%) | 54.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2020 |
Germany (%) | 70.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Ghana (%) | 63.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
Greece (%) | 199.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 41.9 2020 | yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
Hungary (%) | 72.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2020 |
Iceland (%) | 68.3 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
India (%) | 56.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
Indonesia (%) | 39.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2020 |
Iran (%) | 15.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2020 |
Ireland (%) | 62.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Israel (%) | 58.4 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
Italy (%) | 155.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2020 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
Japan (%) | 224.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2020 |
Jordan (%) | 85.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2020 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 23.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
Kenya (%) | 68.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2020 |
South Korea (%) | 41.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2020 |
Kosovo (%) | 17.5 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
Kuwait (%) | 3.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 68.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
Latvia (%) | 44.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Lebanon (%) | 171.0 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
Lithuania (%) | 45.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Luxembourg (%) | 26.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2020 |
North Macedonia (%) | 51.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2020 |
Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
Malaysia (%) | 62.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
Malta (%) | 52.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Mauritius (%) | 76.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
Mexico (%) | 57.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2020 |
Moldova (%) | 30.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2020 |
Montenegro (%) | 85.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
Morocco (%) | 65.0 2019 | yearly | 1994 - 2019 |
Nepal (%) | 30.3 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
Netherlands (%) | 55.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
New Zealand (%) | 33.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
Nigeria (%) | 18.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
Norway (%) | 46.0 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Oman (%) | 55.8 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
Pakistan (%) | 83.3 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 89.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
Panama (%) | 69.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2020 |
Paraguay (%) | 27.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2020 |
Peru (%) | 35.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
Philippines (%) | 54.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2020 |
Poland (%) | 56.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
Portugal (%) | 133.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
Romania (%) | 47.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2020 |
Russia (%) | 15.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2020 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 31.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2020 |
Serbia (%) | 57.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2020 |
Singapore (%) | 150.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
Slovakia (%) | 60.3 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2020 |
Slovenia (%) | 78.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
South Africa (%) | 77.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Dec 2020 |
Spain (%) | 120.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 98.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2020 |
Sweden (%) | 37.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
Switzerland (%) | 25.8 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
Taiwan (%) | 32.7 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
Tajikistan (%) | 45.5 2020 | yearly | 1999 - 2020 |
Thailand (%) | 44.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2020 |
Tunisia (%) | 77.1 Dec 2018 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2018 |
Turkey (%) | 42.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2020 |
Ukraine (%) | 51.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
United Kingdom (%) | 100.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2020 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -11.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2020 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -37,649.347 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2020 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 107,765.303 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2020 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 26.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2020 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 474,369.8 2019 | yearly | 1999 - 2019 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 34.7 2019 | yearly | 1999 - 2019 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 947.776 2026 | yearly | 1988 - 2026 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,948.850 2026 | yearly | 1989 - 2026 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 878.603 2026 | yearly | 1988 - 2026 |
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 538.100 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 596.600 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
AU: General Government: Financial Liabilities (AUD mn) | 2,029,640.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2020 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.912 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 7,835.7 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 26,957.6 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 1.5 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Dec 2020 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 3,251,109.197 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,023,961.155 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,315,813.192 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 19,972.1 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Nov 2020 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 10.8 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Feb 2021 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 5,680,327.878 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,573,587.090 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,398.692 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2020 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,874.247 Oct 2020 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Oct 2020 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 9,615.780 Jan 2021 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Jan 2021 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 5,278.242 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2021 |
Trade Balance: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 9,255.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Import: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 25,796.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Import: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 28,052.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Trade Balance: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 10,142.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Import: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 29,707.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Import: Services (AUD mn) | 3,811.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Import: Goods (AUD mn) | 24,241.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Import: sa: Services (AUD mn) | 3,911.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Export: Services (AUD mn) | 5,080.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Export: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 39,849.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Export: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 37,307.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Export: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 34,892.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Export: Goods (AUD mn) | 32,227.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
Export: sa: Services (AUD mn) | 4,957.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
DOT Forecast: Exports: Goods and Services: YoY (%) | 2.000 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
DOT Forecast: Imports: Goods and Services: YoY (%) | 8.500 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 3,398.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2021 |
Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2020 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 128.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2020 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 27,903.882 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2020 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,102,669.214 Feb 2021 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Feb 2021 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,900,570.584 Feb 2021 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Feb 2021 |
M2 Growth (%) | 12.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Feb 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 33,233.2 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Feb 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.146 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Dec 2020 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2020 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 3,472.289 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Mar 2021 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 8.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2020 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,517,624.489 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2020 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,041,008.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2020 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 19.1 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2020 |
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 13.600 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 17.700 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,714.931 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Sep 2020 |
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 2,752.014 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2020 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 1,803,292.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2020 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,293,831.343 Jan 2021 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Jan 2021 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.24 Oct 2020 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Oct 2020 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 140.76 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
Money Supply: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,331.629 Sep 2020 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Sep 2020 |
Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 44,127.690 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Feb 2021 |
AU: Domestic Credit: Net (AUD mn) | 4,400,743.219 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point) | 17.6 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2006 - Feb 2021 |
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 29.0 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2007 - Feb 2021 |
Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 67.400 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2021 |
Composite Index: Performance of Manufacturing Index: sa (Point) | 58.800 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2006 - Feb 2021 |
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