Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Australia
Australia: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total was 0.4112 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia is 0.4112, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia peaked at 0.4212 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2959, in 1992.
That places Australia 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3015 | — |
| 1991 | 0.299 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2959 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2983 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3012 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3489 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.381 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3846 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3867 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3978 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4002 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4117 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4116 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4212 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4145 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4088 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4056 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4046 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4093 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4005 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4097 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4093 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4127 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4082 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4001 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4093 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4112 | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4112 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4112 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7007, 59% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3075 | 0.2959 | 0.3489 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4018 | 0.381 | 0.4212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4069 | 0.4001 | 0.4127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4112 | 0.4112 | 0.4112 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia was 0.4112 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4212 in 2007.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2959 in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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.