IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 78 economies tracked
79.58 (2022)
##20 of 78 economies
1.8%
1.59×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #26 to #20 (overtook Finland). 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 Social Protection Expenditure (% 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 Total Liabilities (% of GDP) — be the first.