IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 48 economies tracked
-3.51 (2022)
##29 of 48 economies
5.1%
1.94×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Australia climbed from #26 to #29 (overtook Guatemala). 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.
Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), Primary Balance (% of GDP), Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) — be the first.