IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 57 economies tracked
11.13 (2022)
##8 of 57 economies
6.2%
-101.18×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1994 - 2025. Australia climbed from #20 to #8 (overtook Andorra). 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.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP) — be the first.