Subnational government expenditure in Australia
Australia: Subnational government expenditure was 39.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024. β² Rising
Subnational government expenditure in Australia, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, subnational government expenditure in Australia stood at 39.28 Percentage of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in Australia peaked at 43.92 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.5 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
Australia ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6 Percentage of GDP | 34.5 Percentage of GDP | 38.11 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.13 Percentage of GDP | 36.08 Percentage of GDP | 41.45 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.66 Percentage of GDP | 37.15 Percentage of GDP | 43.92 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 26 New Zealand 40.55 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 United States 39.57 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Lithuania 39.42 Percentage of GDP compare
- 30 Japan 38.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 31 Costa Rica 38.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Colombia 35.71 Percentage of GDP compare
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 23.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 67.9% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.8% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.8% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.3% (2022)
- Interest payments 3.1% (2022)
- Grants and other revenue 11.5% (2022)
- Interest payments 3.0% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in Australia?
- Subnational government expenditure in Australia was 39.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.92 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for subnational government expenditure?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.