Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia
Australia: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4727 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia is 0.4727, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia peaked at 0.4736 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3982, in 1999.
Australia ranks 50th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3982 | — |
| 2000 | 0.4406 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4471 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4599 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4219 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.404 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4013 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4257 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4115 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.427 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4203 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4063 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4319 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.472 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4579 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4641 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4526 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4521 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4498 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4709 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4736 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4727 | -0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4727 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 74% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4727 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9393, 50% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3982 | 0.3982 | 0.3982 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4259 | 0.4013 | 0.4599 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4531 | 0.4063 | 0.4736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4727 | 0.4727 | 0.4727 | 1 |
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 other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Australia was 0.4727 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4736 in 2019.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3982 in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Australia ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Other expense, 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.