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Australia - Government Spending 2011

Name: Australia Government Spending 2011
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

25.92% −0.70% from 2010 Global rank: 69th

Australia's government spending was 25.92% in 2011, decreased +0.70% from 26.62% in 2010. This was the 69th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2011▾

Government Spending by Country - 2011
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	3.92%	-36.7%
2nd	Equatorial Guinea	4.97%	-11.6%
3rd	Cambodia	8.84%	2.2%
4th	Madagascar	8.94%	4.2%
5th	Côte d'Ivoire	9.61%	-9.6%
6th	Bangladesh	9.84%	6.2%
7th	Congo, Republic of	10.18%	-5.4%
8th	Mali	10.30%	-4.2%
9th	Lao PDR	10.74%	-2.6%
10th	Togo	10.81%	5.5%
11th	Burkina Faso	11.04%	4.2%
12th	Macao SAR, China	12.00%	-18.4%
13th	Malawi	12.53%	-1.4%
14th	Guatemala	12.75%	-0.9%
15th	Singapore	12.77%	2.9%
16th	Paraguay	13.08%	10.5%
17th	Central African Republic	13.46%	-17.6%
18th	Philippines	13.52%	-2.0%
19th	Nepal	13.94%	-10.9%
20th	Dominican Republic	14.04%	-1.3%
21st	Uzbekistan	14.31%	-
22nd	Tanzania	14.38%	9.0%
23rd	India	14.49%	-12.2%
24th	Zambia	14.50%	-1.2%
25th	Nicaragua	14.98%	-0.1%
26th	Kazakhstan	15.21%	-7.7%
27th	Sri Lanka	15.58%	-4.4%
28th	Micronesia, Federated States of	15.91%	-7.2%
29th	Bahamas, The	16.56%	7.6%
30th	Switzerland	16.64%	-0.5%
31st	Korea	17.39%	2.9%
32nd	St. Lucia	17.60%	-2.6%
33rd	Peru	17.63%	-1.1%
34th	Cabo Verde	17.79%	-1.1%
35th	Canada	17.85%	-6.5%
36th	Azerbaijan	18.48%	-11.5%
37th	Japan	18.60%	8.0%
38th	Zimbabwe	19.08%	18.3%
39th	Thailand	19.42%	11.5%
40th	Chile	19.49%	-3.5%
41st	Malaysia	19.73%	8.2%
42nd	Belize	19.90%	0.9%
43rd	Burundi	20.00%	-6.6%
44th	Bhutan	20.12%	-0.1%
45th	Mauritius	20.12%	-7.3%
46th	Mexico	20.87%	1.9%
47th	Ghana	21.14%	4.9%
48th	Mozambique	21.29%	8.5%
49th	Bahrain	21.65%	15.9%
50th	Fiji	22.24%	-6.7%
51st	Maldives	22.40%	-11.9%
52nd	Honduras	22.50%	-1.1%
53rd	Armenia	22.57%	-1.9%
54th	Vanuatu	22.66%	-2.5%
55th	Eswatini	22.68%	-9.7%
56th	Albania	22.86%	3.4%
57th	Saudi Arabia	22.88%	-6.4%
58th	Georgia	23.14%	-7.7%
59th	Russian Federation	23.35%	-14.7%
60th	Angola	23.75%	5.6%
61st	Colombia	24.22%	-4.6%
62nd	Mongolia	24.43%	6.7%
63rd	El Salvador	24.89%	3.1%
64th	Solomon Islands	25.00%	-
65th	United States	25.35%	-2.7%
66th	Costa Rica	25.38%	-0.9%
67th	Belarus	25.45%	-15.8%
68th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	25.69%	5.6%
69th	Australia	25.92%	-2.6%
70th	St. Kitts and Nevis	26.35%	4.5%
71st	Lebanon	26.40%	2.1%
72nd	Barbados	26.54%	-3.2%
73rd	Morocco	27.06%	8.1%
74th	Trinidad and Tobago	27.32%	-11.0%
75th	Moldova	27.36%	-6.1%
76th	Uruguay	27.74%	-1.8%
77th	West Bank and Gaza	28.19%	-11.2%
78th	Jamaica	28.20%	-2.4%
79th	Germany	28.31%	-7.9%
80th	Brazil	28.66%	2.1%
81st	Jordan	28.85%	9.9%
82nd	North Macedonia	28.98%	-3.7%
83rd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	29.19%	1.1%
84th	Botswana	29.79%	-11.1%
85th	Bulgaria	29.85%	-5.6%
86th	Türkiye	30.14%	-7.7%
87th	South Africa	31.06%	5.0%
88th	Spain	31.19%	-0.9%
89th	Sweden	32.44%	-2.5%
90th	Tunisia	32.90%	23.1%
91st	Romania	33.65%	-3.4%
92nd	Serbia	34.08%	-2.9%
93rd	Norway	34.14%	-1.7%
94th	Namibia	34.20%	21.7%
95th	Czechia	34.65%	0.0%
96th	Poland	34.84%	-5.2%
97th	Estonia	34.85%	-8.9%
98th	Latvia	35.15%	-11.2%
99th	Israel	36.11%	-1.2%
100th	Lithuania	36.84%	-8.2%
101st	Ukraine	36.88%	-6.7%
102nd	Luxembourg	37.76%	0.5%
103rd	Finland	37.99%	-1.1%
104th	Iceland	38.02%	1.4%
105th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	38.12%	-2.7%
106th	European Union	38.14%	-3.7%
107th	Slovak Republic	39.06%	-1.2%
108th	New Zealand	40.04%	17.3%
109th	Malta	40.45%	2.0%
110th	Lesotho	40.80%	-4.1%
111th	Denmark	41.36%	0.1%
112th	San Marino	41.79%	12.1%
113th	Italy	41.83%	-2.0%
114th	Cyprus	41.87%	3.1%
115th	Netherlands	41.89%	-1.4%
116th	Croatia	42.03%	2.1%
117th	United Kingdom	42.51%	-3.2%
118th	Ireland	44.47%	-28.7%
119th	Portugal	44.48%	0.7%
120th	Belgium	44.51%	2.2%
121st	Hungary	45.05%	3.3%
122nd	Austria	45.79%	-2.0%
123rd	France	47.93%	-3.6%
124th	Slovenia	48.81%	3.1%
125th	Palau	52.63%	5.2%
126th	Marshall Islands	54.42%	0.1%
127th	Greece	54.78%	7.3%
128th	Kiribati	59.28%	-
129th	Afghanistan	59.48%	17.0%
130th	Timor-Leste	70.61%	-15.6%

FAQ

What was Australia's government spending in 2011?▾

Australia's government spending in 2011 was 25.92%. This ranked 69th globally.

How did Australia's government spending change in 2011?▾

Australia's government spending decreased by 2.6% in 2011 compared to 2010.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2011?▾

Timor-Leste had the highest government spending in 2011 at 70.61%.

What is the government spending of Australia in 2011?▾

The government spending of Australia in 2011 was 25.92%. This ranked 69th globally.

How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Australia's government spending?▾

Australia's government spending went from 26.62% in 2010 to 25.92% in 2011, a 2.6% decrease.

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