Australia National Government Debt
1999 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Australia National Government Debt
- Australia National Government Debt reached 686.0 USD bn in Jun 2024, compared with 650.9 USD bn in the previous year.
- Australia National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1999 to Jun 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 744.0 USD bn in Jun 2021 and a record low of 65.2 USD bn in Jun 2001.
*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC calculates annual Government Debt as the sum of Currency & Deposits, Advances and Debt Securities and converts it into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Government Debt in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Government Debt prior to 2009 is based on SNA 2008 GFMS 2001. Government Debt prior to 2000 is based on SNA 1993. Government Debt is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.
Related information about Australia National Government Debt
- In the latest reports, Australia Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 2.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 38.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2024.
- Australia Nominal GDP reached 451.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Australia's National Government Debt from 1999 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Australia's National Government Debt in 2024?
Australia National Government Debt reached 686.0 USD bn in Jun 2024, compared with 650.9 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685,976.3 2024 | 650,935.8 2023 | 65,213.2 2001 | 744,012.5 2021 | USD mn | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
National Government Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 16,715.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 127,109.6 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 454,037.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 14,204.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 685,976.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 485,261.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9,223.0 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 50,938.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,449.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 4,996.3 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,829,967.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 36,546.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,517,724.5 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 149,182.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 4,736,394.2 2024 | yearly | 2005 - 2024 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 280,165.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 60,831.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 23,954.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 174,839.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 141,615.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 85,105.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 301,714.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 11,044.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 17,710,682.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 289,404.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 4,020,987.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 13,032.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 433,852.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 190,786.0 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 192,814.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 20,025.7 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,192,184.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 547,950.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 243,925.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 364,326.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,614,252.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Oct 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 50,783.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 59,945.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 93,267.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 896,321.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,875.6 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 6,701.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 8,692.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Oct 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 22,255.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 37,446.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 28,692.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 10,002.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 312,770.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 13,085.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 12,821.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 1,075,783.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 7,597.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 5,521.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 91,099.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 14,538.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 579,272.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 123,654.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 97,066.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 251,746.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 37,971.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 58,832.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 16,217.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 105,081.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 300,176.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 611,821.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 345,501.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 249,581.5 Aug 2025 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Aug 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 440,079.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 2009 - Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 388,533.3 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 44,047.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 1,010,431.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 98,260.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 55,072.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 352,108.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,990,214.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 98,101.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 231,414.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 231,894.5 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 223,824.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 346,186.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 46,921.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 298,427.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 197,409.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 4,111,415.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Sep 2025 |
| United States (USD mn) | 38,514,009.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Dec 2025 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 48,109.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 150,597.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Yemen (USD mn) | 20,434.2 2013 | yearly | 2004 - 2013 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -11,179.706 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 144,934.251 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 28.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 685,976.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,343.987 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,762.752 2030 | yearly | 1989 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,288.528 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 897.500 2029 | yearly | 1997 - 2029 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 819.600 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 120.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 34,446.704 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,266,434.766 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,182,761.448 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 7.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 44,801.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.270 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 10,119.564 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,861,383.344 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,870,676.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 16.300 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 20.800 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,058.196 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 3,175.293 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,207,212.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,623,363.136 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.25 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 128.38 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,932.898 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,333.089 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1959 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,331.443 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Nov 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 75,264.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Dec 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 169.959 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.421 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: % of GDP (%) | 25.685 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.778 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 4.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Nov 2025 |
| Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 57.400 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2024 |
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