IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 70 economies tracked
49.68 (2022)
##19 of 70 economies
1.8%
1.13×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #15 to #19 (overtook Austria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Australia ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.
First recession in nearly three decades.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Financial Assets (% of GDP) — be the first.