Australia vs Ireland: Gross operating balance, Transactions

Australia
24.06 billion
in 2025
Ireland
28.50 billion
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Ireland rank
8th

Gross operating balance, Transactions over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B200220132025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 28.50 billion against 24.06 billion in Australia, a difference of 4.44 billion.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 8th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 31.99 billion 3.01 billion 28.98 billion Australia
2010s 5.15 billion -6.49 billion 11.64 billion Australia
2020s -5.28 billion 16.28 billion 21.57 billion Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Australia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 28.50 billion against 24.06 billion in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Australia and Ireland?
4.44 billion, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
Australia ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.