Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia
Australia: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.2168 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2168 for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Australia peaked at 0.3138 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1738, in 1999.
Australia ranks 53rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1738 | — |
| 2000 | 0.2263 | +30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2754 | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2913 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2947 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2643 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2708 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2947 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2783 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3138 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.278 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2561 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2477 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2814 | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2763 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2728 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2571 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2299 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2207 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2088 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.22 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2168 | -1.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2168 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 48% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2168 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5486, 40% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1738 | 0.1738 | 0.1738 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2788 | 0.2263 | 0.3138 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2471 | 0.2088 | 0.2814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2168 | 0.2168 | 0.2168 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 50 Kazakhstan 0.2951 compare
- 51 Switzerland 0.2838 compare
- 52 Serbia 0.2547 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 0.194 compare
- 55 Spain 0.178 compare
- 56 Japan 0.141 compare
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 recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Australia?
- Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Australia was 0.2168 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3138 in 2008.
- What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1738 in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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.