IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked
5.11 (2022)
##35 of 77 economies
1.3%
1.33×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Australia climbed from #38 to #35 (overtook Poland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Australia ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
First recession in nearly three decades.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
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