Expense, Transactions in Australia

Australia: Expense, Transactions was 1.03 trillion in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.03 trillion
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.03 trillion
in 2025
All-time low
295.05 billion
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Expense, Transactions in Australia, 2004–2025

200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B1.0T2004201420252004: 295.1B2005: 316.1B2006: 334.6B2007: 358.0B2008: 389.0B2009: 436.5B2010: 443.6B2011: 487.7B2012: 521.2B2013: 535.1B2014: 557.9B2015: 582.0B2016: 597.6B2017: 621.4B2018: 643.9B2019: 674.4B2020: 782.5B2021: 872.8B2022: 862.9B2023: 881.8B2024: 953.7B2025: 1.0T

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expense, transactions in Australia is 1.03 trillion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense, transactions in Australia peaked at 1.03 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 295.05 billion, in 2004.

Australia ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 354.86 billion 295.05 billion 436.49 billion 6
2010s 566.49 billion 443.65 billion 674.38 billion 10
2020s 896.74 billion 782.51 billion 1.03 trillion 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 Canada 1.40 trillion compare
  2. 15 United Kingdom 1.34 trillion compare
  3. 16 Italy 1.13 trillion compare
  4. 18 Romania 755.84 billion compare
  5. 19 Spain 755.07 billion compare
  6. 20 Netherlands 523.01 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense, transactions in Australia?
Expense, transactions in Australia was 1.03 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expense, transactions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 trillion in 2025.
What is the lowest expense, transactions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 295.05 billion in 2004.
How does Australia rank for expense, transactions?
Australia ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is expense, transactions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expense, 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
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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.