Interest payable, Transactions in Australia

Australia: Interest payable, Transactions was 65.28 billion in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
65.28 billion
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
65.28 billion
in 2025
All-time low
14.91 billion
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Interest payable, Transactions in Australia, 2004–2025

20.0B40.0B60.0B2004201420252004: 15.0B2005: 14.9B2006: 15.1B2007: 15.6B2008: 15.8B2009: 17.7B2010: 21.8B2011: 26.9B2012: 30.4B2013: 31.5B2014: 35.0B2015: 37.4B2016: 37.8B2017: 36.5B2018: 38.5B2019: 38.4B2020: 35.1B2021: 34.5B2022: 39.6B2023: 52.8B2024: 59.7B2025: 65.3B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payable, transactions in Australia is 65.28 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Australia peaked at 65.28 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.91 billion, in 2005.

Australia ranks 14th 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 15.69 billion 14.91 billion 17.69 billion 6
2010s 33.43 billion 21.85 billion 38.51 billion 10
2020s 47.84 billion 34.54 billion 65.28 billion 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Italy 87.14 billion compare
  2. 12 Norway 81.77 billion compare
  3. 13 France 66.64 billion compare
  4. 15 Romania 54.51 billion compare
  5. 16 Germany 49.54 billion compare
  6. 17 Spain 40.31 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is interest payable, transactions in Australia?
Interest payable, transactions in Australia was 65.28 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 65.28 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.91 billion in 2005.
How does Australia rank for interest payable, transactions?
Australia ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. 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 Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payable, 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.