Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Australia
Australia: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.6049 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Australia stood at 0.6049.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Australia peaked at 0.6243 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5813, in 2017.
That places Australia 27th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6141 | — |
| 2000 | 0.613 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6243 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.62 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6141 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6176 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6167 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6028 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5954 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6017 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6061 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5906 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5937 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5981 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5839 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5886 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5895 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5834 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5813 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5959 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5945 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6049 | +1.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6049 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6049 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7158, 85% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6141 | 0.6141 | 0.6141 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6112 | 0.5954 | 0.6243 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.59 | 0.5813 | 0.5981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6049 | 0.6049 | 0.6049 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Australia?
- Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Australia was 0.6049 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6243 in 2001.
- What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5813 in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.