IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked
10.09 (2022)
##41 of 77 economies
1.2%
1.03×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Australia climbed from #43 to #41 (overtook Kyrgyz Republic). 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 Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) — be the first.