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Australia Highest Government Debt to GDP

Name: Australia Government Debt to GDP
Creator: IMF WEO
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57.08% in 2020

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

The highest government debt to gdp in Australia was 57.08% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (57.08%), 2021 (55.52%), 2025 (51.04%), 2024 (50.72%), 2022 (50.21%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Australia Top 5 Highest Government Debt to GDP Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	57.08%
2nd	2021	55.52%
3rd	2025	51.04%
4th	2024	50.72%
5th	2022	50.21%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	57.08%	+10.36%	93rd
2021	55.52%	−1.56%	94th
2025	51.04%	+0.32%	100th
2024	50.72%	+1.13%	84th
2023	49.58%	−0.63%	81st
2022	50.21%	−5.30%	83rd
2019	46.72%	+4.96%	90th
2018	41.76%	+0.56%	76th
2017	41.20%	+0.57%	74th
2016	40.62%	+2.90%	73rd
2015	37.73%	+3.69%	69th
2014	34.04%	+3.57%	71st
1994	31.71%	+1.04%	15th
2013	30.47%	+2.95%	67th
1995	31.14%	−0.57%	23rd
1993	30.67%	+3.03%	14th
1996	29.35%	−1.80%	27th
2012	27.52%	+3.48%	62nd
1992	27.63%	+6.03%	11th
1997	25.91%	−3.44%	25th
2011	24.04%	+3.69%	49th
1998	23.70%	−2.21%	26th
1999	22.54%	−1.15%	18th
1991	21.61%	+5.20%	9th
2010	20.35%	+3.73%	38th
2000	19.50%	−3.05%	16th
2009	16.62%	+4.88%	28th
2001	17.11%	−2.39%	11th
1990	16.41%	−0.61%	7th
1989	17.02%	–	3rd
2002	15.01%	−2.10%	7th
2003	13.19%	−1.82%	10th
2008	11.74%	+2.08%	20th
2004	11.91%	−1.28%	12th
2006	9.94%	−0.92%	17th
2005	10.86%	−1.05%	14th
2007	9.67%	−0.27%	19th

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