Goods and services expense in Australia

Australia: Goods and services expense was 69.37 billion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
69.37 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
66th
of 155 countries
All-time high
69.37 billion current LCU
in 2022
All-time low
14.05 billion current LCU
in 1999
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Goods and services expense in Australia, 1990–2022

20.0B40.0B60.0B1990200620221990: 23.2B current LCU1991: 24.8B current LCU1992: 26.4B current LCU1993: 28.1B current LCU1994: 29.6B current LCU1995: 33.7B current LCU1996: 35.3B current LCU1997: 36.3B current LCU1998: 38.5B current LCU1999: 14.1B current LCU2000: 16.9B current LCU2001: 18.1B current LCU2002: 19.2B current LCU2003: 20.7B current LCU2004: 22.0B current LCU2005: 24.2B current LCU2006: 26.1B current LCU2007: 29.4B current LCU2008: 31.0B current LCU2009: 33.1B current LCU2010: 34.5B current LCU2011: 36.4B current LCU2012: 39.7B current LCU2013: 39.7B current LCU2014: 42.0B current LCU2015: 43.7B current LCU2016: 45.8B current LCU2017: 48.3B current LCU2018: 49.6B current LCU2019: 54.9B current LCU2020: 58.5B current LCU2021: 61.2B current LCU2022: 69.4B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Australia recorded 69.37 billion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Australia peaked at 69.37 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.05 billion current LCU, in 1999.

That places Australia 66th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.98 billion current LCU 14.05 billion current LCU 38.51 billion current LCU 10
2000s 24.07 billion current LCU 16.87 billion current LCU 33.15 billion current LCU 10
2010s 43.45 billion current LCU 34.47 billion current LCU 54.85 billion current LCU 10
2020s 63.04 billion current LCU 58.53 billion current LCU 69.37 billion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 63 Germany 83.37 billion current LCU compare
  2. 64 Brazil 82.27 billion current LCU compare
  3. 65 Denmark 79.84 billion current LCU compare
  4. 67 Romania 66.94 billion current LCU compare
  5. 68 Albania 57.50 billion current LCU compare
  6. 69 Guinea-Bissau 57.26 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Australia?
Goods and services expense in Australia was 69.37 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 69.37 billion current LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.05 billion current LCU in 1999.
How does Australia rank for goods and services expense?
Australia ranks 66th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.