Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Australia
Australia: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 279,756 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Australia, 1998–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Australia is 279,756 National currency, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Australia peaked at 279,756 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61,646 National currency, in 1998.
Australia ranks 16th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Australia, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61,646 National currency | — |
| 1999 | 62,192 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 65,601 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 70,392 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 75,907 National currency | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 81,485 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 86,817 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 93,547 National currency | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 99,863 National currency | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 108,493 National currency | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 118,046 National currency | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 126,520 National currency | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 135,412 National currency | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 143,584 National currency | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 151,314 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 152,341 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 156,958 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 165,252 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 172,852 National currency | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 179,406 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 190,311 National currency | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 205,038 National currency | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 212,973 National currency | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 224,293 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 235,470 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 257,628 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 279,756 National currency | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,919 National currency | 61,646 National currency | 62,192 National currency | 2 |
| 2000s | 92,667 National currency | 65,601 National currency | 126,520 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,247 National currency | 135,412 National currency | 205,038 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,024 National currency | 212,973 National currency | 279,756 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Australia?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Australia was 279,756 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 279,756 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,646 National currency in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org