Subsidies payable, Transactions in Australia

Australia: Subsidies payable, Transactions was 32.78 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
32.78 billion
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
109.76 billion
in 2021
All-time low
11.74 billion
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Subsidies payable, Transactions in Australia, 2004–2025

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B2004201420252004: 11.7B2005: 12.9B2006: 13.2B2007: 14.0B2008: 16.3B2009: 17.4B2010: 17.4B2011: 17.5B2012: 18.9B2013: 23.0B2014: 24.7B2015: 22.3B2016: 22.8B2017: 24.3B2018: 21.6B2019: 21.8B2020: 74.6B2021: 109.8B2022: 50.5B2023: 34.0B2024: 33.6B2025: 32.8B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, subsidies payable, transactions in Australia stood at 32.78 billion.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies payable, transactions in Australia peaked at 109.76 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.74 billion, in 2004.

Australia ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.26 billion 11.74 billion 17.37 billion 6
2010s 21.43 billion 17.36 billion 24.66 billion 10
2020s 55.88 billion 32.78 billion 109.76 billion 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 Denmark 37.43 billion compare
  2. 15 Poland 35.44 billion compare
  3. 16 Italy 34.59 billion compare
  4. 18 Belgium 22.64 billion compare
  5. 19 Spain 19.91 billion compare
  6. 20 Netherlands 15.46 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies payable, transactions in Australia?
Subsidies payable, transactions in Australia was 32.78 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 109.76 billion in 2021.
What is the lowest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.74 billion in 2004.
How does Australia rank for subsidies payable, transactions?
Australia ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is subsidies payable, transactions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subsidies 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
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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.