Australia National Government Debt
1999 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Australia National Government Debt
- Australia National Government Debt reached 650.9 USD bn in Jun 2023, compared with 673.5 USD bn in the previous year.
- Australia National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1999 to Jun 2023.
- 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.
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 1.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 38.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023.
- Australia Nominal GDP reached 440.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Australia's National Government Debt from 1999 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Australia's National Government Debt in 2023?
Australia National Government Debt reached 650.9 USD bn in Jun 2023, compared with 673.5 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650,929.8 2023 | 673,490.9 2022 | 65,213.2 2001 | 744,012.5 2021 | USD mn | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
National Government Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 14,204.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 118,567.0 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 460,068.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 12,842.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 650,929.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 444,020.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9,223.0 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 42,416.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 688,479.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2024 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,441.3 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 3,497.5 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,452,819.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 26,485.1 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Oct 2024 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,519,779.9 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 141,514.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| China (USD mn) | 4,229,996.2 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 242,468.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 52,279.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 22,714.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 142,011.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 144,478.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 85,264.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 261,874.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 10,409.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 16,136,898.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 234,658.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,681,160.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 11,805.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,977,160.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 413,329.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 190,086.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 152,122.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 20,353.7 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,144,556.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 547,950.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 242,322.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 310,795.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,069,807.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,396,604.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 48,206.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 59,945.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 83,539.2 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 874,032.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,875.6 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 162.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 6,617.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 19,486.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 32,892.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 24,343.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 8,589.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 279,139.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 11,184.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 11,331.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 896,296.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 6,103.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2024 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 4,906.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| 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) | 508,992.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 111,415.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 86,261.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 251,843.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 39,697.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 53,655.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 13,433.8 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 94,340.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 279,510.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 496,703.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 280,150.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 198,815.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Nov 2024 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 291,688.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | May 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 319,733.3 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 40,576.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 926,486.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 82,374.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 49,311.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 300,217.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,823,451.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 96,536.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 180,873.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 267,524.5 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 223,824.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 316,226.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 42,403.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 254,513.1 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 162,081.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 3,810,886.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Sep 2024 |
| United States (USD mn) | 36,218,923.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2025 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 44,366.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 142,876.9 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| 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 (%) | -2.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -12,444.654 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 139,079.685 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 29.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 650,929.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,268.078 2029 | yearly | 1988 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,568.589 2029 | yearly | 1989 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,234.249 2029 | yearly | 1988 - 2029 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 819.600 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 829.800 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.969 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,220.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 27,886.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -2.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,120,297.894 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,275,238.605 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,826,091.258 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 24,665.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 9.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 6,491,110.930 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 5,075,721.723 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,897.033 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2,925.675 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 10,618.951 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 5,713.268 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Trade Balance: Goods (AUD mn) | 9,099.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Trade Balance: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 5,085.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 1,859.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 3,431.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 15,479.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 16,776.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 5,964.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 7,704.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: Korea, Republic of (AUD mn) | 3,471.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: Japan (AUD mn) | 6,663.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: China (excl SARs and Taiwan) (AUD mn) | 16,765.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: United States of America (AUD mn) | 2,995.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: India (AUD mn) | 2,744.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 3,541.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 1,671.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 2,028.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 5,174.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 346.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: Germany (AUD mn) | 1,268.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: United States of America (AUD mn) | 4,619.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: Japan (AUD mn) | 2,349.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: Singapore (AUD mn) | 1,294.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: China (AUD mn) | 9,020.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 183.729 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 125.258 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 116.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2023 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 29,158.502 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,104,298.440 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,955,356.442 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 41,949.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.339 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 May 2023 | monthly | Jul 1971 - May 2023 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 5,914.735 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Feb 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,614,643.998 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,589,486.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 17.500 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 21.500 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,082.780 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 3,198.683 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,206,853.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,347,078.147 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.03 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 126.28 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,769.142 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,142.286 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1959 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,132.580 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 65,120.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Feb 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 134.660 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.165 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2025 |
| Exports: % of GDP (%) | 27.346 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.613 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Feb 2025 |
| Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 57.400 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2024 |
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