Australia Government Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Australia Government Debt: % of GDP
- Australia Government debt accounted for 41.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2022, compared with the ratio of 47.5 % in the previous year.
- Australia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1999 to Jun 2022.
- The data reached an all-time high of 47.5 % in Jun 2021 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..
Related information about Australia Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Australia National Government Debt reached 673.5 USD bn in Jun 2022.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 440.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Australia's Government Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2022 in the chart:
What was Australia's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2022?
Australia Government debt accounted for 41.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2022, compared with the ratio of 47.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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41.8 2022 | 47.5 2021 | 9.6 2007 | 47.5 2021 | % | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 61.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Algeria (%) | 62.1 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 50.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2023 |
Australia (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Austria (%) | 77.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
Bahrain (%) | 90.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Bangladesh (%) | 23.9 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Belgium (%) | 108.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 20.7 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
Botswana (%) | 17.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 74.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Bulgaria (%) | 21.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 33.7 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
Chile (%) | 39.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
China (%) | 22.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Colombia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Croatia (%) | 67.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
Cyprus (%) | 77.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 44.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 29.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 67.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
Estonia (%) | 19.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
European Union (%) | 82.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Finland (%) | 75.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
France (%) | 1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (%) | 39.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Germany (%) | 63.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Ghana (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Greece (%) | 165.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 50.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Hungary (%) | 69.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Iceland (%) | 64.8 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
India (%) | 59.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 39.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2023 |
Iran (%) | 8.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 43.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Italy (%) | 137.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
Japan (%) | 217.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 89.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 23.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 68.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
South Korea (%) | 49.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
Kuwait (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 45.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Latvia (%) | 39.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 38.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 25.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 53.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
Malaysia (%) | 64.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (%) | 49.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | 69.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 49.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Moldova (%) | 34.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
Montenegro (%) | 59.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Morocco (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Nepal (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
Netherlands (%) | 46.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | 38.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 39.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Norway (%) | 44.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Oman (%) | 41.2 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Pakistan (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 72.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Panama (%) | 56.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Paraguay (%) | 34.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2023 |
Peru (%) | 32.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Philippines (%) | 60.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Poland (%) | 49.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (%) | 99.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
Romania (%) | 48.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Russia (%) | 15.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 26.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2023 |
Serbia (%) | 52.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Singapore (%) | 170.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | 59.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 69.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
South Africa (%) | 73.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Dec 2023 |
Spain (%) | 107.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 104.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Sweden (%) | 30.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 23.1 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
Taiwan (%) | 29.7 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 54.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Tunisia (%) | 79.7 Dec 2021 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 |
Turkey (%) | 29.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -8,009.611 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 131,300.177 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 29.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2023 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 673,484.7 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,137.330 2028 | yearly | 1988 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,728.540 2028 | yearly | 1989 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,098.260 2028 | yearly | 1988 - 2028 |
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 748.200 2027 | yearly | 1997 - 2027 |
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 771.800 2027 | yearly | 1997 - 2027 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.289 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 7,318.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 31,528.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -5.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Jan 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,436,553.090 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,314,102.737 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,778,195.621 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 24,210.1 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -5.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,493,317.912 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,198,455.930 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,151.346 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2,437.403 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 10,953.382 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 6,643.300 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Trade Balance: Goods (AUD mn) | 8,304.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2024 |
Trade Balance: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 11,027.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2024 |
Terms of Trade Index: sa (2021-2022=100) | 95.100 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2023 |
Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 7,236.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Export Value: SITC: FOB: MS: Copper Ore & Concentrate, Copper Matte & Cement Cop... (AUD mn) | 297.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Export Value: SITC: FOB: MS: Aluminum Ore & Concentrate (AUD mn) | 771.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
Import Value: SITC: NF: Copper (AUD mn) | 102.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Import Value: SITC: NF: Aluminium (AUD mn) | 168.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2024 |
Import Value: ANZSIC 2006: Metal Ore Mining (AUD mn) | 27.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 2005 - Jan 2024 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 116.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2023 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 26,522.427 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,081,792.906 Feb 2024 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,948,374.881 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Feb 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 5.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Feb 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 35,040.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Feb 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.281 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 May 2023 | monthly | Jul 1971 - May 2023 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 5,245.970 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Feb 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,614,643.998 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2023 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,696,968.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -2.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2024 |
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 19.300 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 22.700 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,841.887 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Sep 2023 |
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 2,846.135 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2023 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,081,149.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Dec 2023 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,299,139.547 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Feb 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.99 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Feb 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 123.82 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
AU: Broad Money (AUD mn) | 3,131,247.941 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 89.672 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.129 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Mar 2024 |
Exports: % of GDP (%) | 27.346 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.613 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 4.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Feb 2024 |
Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 54.900 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2024 |
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