Use of goods and services, Transactions in Australia
Australia: Use of goods and services, Transactions was 189.91 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Use of goods and services, Transactions in Australia, 2004–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 189.91 billion for use of goods and services, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, transactions in Australia peaked at 189.91 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.70 billion, in 2004.
Australia ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Transactions in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.70 billion | — |
| 2005 | 59.91 billion | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 64.22 billion | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 69.78 billion | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 76.25 billion | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 83.02 billion | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 80.82 billion | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 95.30 billion | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 101.80 billion | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 99.06 billion | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 101.47 billion | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 107.32 billion | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 110.54 billion | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 117.55 billion | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 124.34 billion | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 131.68 billion | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 139.64 billion | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 147.33 billion | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 165.90 billion | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 172.79 billion | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 179.71 billion | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 189.91 billion | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.15 billion | 55.70 billion | 83.02 billion | 6 |
| 2010s | 106.99 billion | 80.82 billion | 131.68 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.88 billion | 139.64 billion | 189.91 billion | 6 |
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 use of goods and services, transactions in Australia?
- Use of goods and services, transactions in Australia was 189.91 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, transactions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 189.91 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, transactions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.70 billion in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for use of goods and services, transactions?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is use of goods and services, transactions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. 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, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.