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Australia Highest Government Spending

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Creator: World Bank
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33.19% in 2025

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The highest government spending in Australia was 33.19% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (33.19%), 2021 (32.55%), 2020 (30.14%), 2022 (27.58%), 2016 (26.88%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Australia Top 5 Highest Government Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	33.19%
2nd	2021	32.55%
3rd	2020	30.14%
4th	2022	27.58%
5th	2016	26.88%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	33.19%	+5.60%	45th
2021	32.55%	+2.41%	78th
2020	30.14%	+4.07%	69th
2022	27.58%	−4.97%	50th
2019	26.07%	−0.06%	73rd
2018	26.13%	−0.40%	75th
2017	26.53%	−0.35%	82nd
2016	26.88%	+0.22%	81st
2015	26.66%	+0.51%	78th
2014	26.14%	+0.37%	76th
2013	25.77%	−0.26%	69th
2012	26.03%	+0.12%	72nd
2011	25.92%	−0.70%	69th
2010	26.62%	+0.24%	69th
2009	26.38%	+2.11%	61st
2005	25.51%	−0.05%	52nd
2004	25.56%	−0.10%	57th
2003	25.66%	−0.65%	57th
2002	26.31%	+0.19%	53rd
2001	26.13%	+2.14%	49th
1995	25.35%	+0.29%	39th
1987	25.66%	−0.43%	17th
1986	26.09%	−0.30%	22nd
1985	26.39%	−0.05%	21st
1984	26.44%	+0.90%	21st
2006	24.86%	−0.66%	53rd
1983	25.54%	+2.28%	20th
2008	24.27%	−0.13%	52nd
2007	24.40%	−0.45%	54th
2000	23.99%	−0.47%	42nd
1999	24.46%	+3.17%	47th
1994	25.06%	+0.12%	38th
1993	24.93%	+0.53%	34th
1997	23.77%	−0.76%	40th
1996	24.53%	−0.82%	37th
1992	24.40%	+1.27%	37th
1988	24.17%	−1.50%	19th
1978	24.47%	+0.88%	22nd
1991	23.13%	+1.35%	35th
1982	23.26%	−0.27%	16th
1981	23.53%	+0.20%	17th
1980	23.33%	−0.34%	21st
1979	23.67%	−0.80%	22nd
1977	23.59%	−0.03%	21st
1976	23.61%	+2.37%	22nd
1998	21.29%	−2.48%	43rd
1990	21.79%	−0.37%	32nd
1989	22.16%	−2.01%	18th
1975	21.24%	+3.13%	19th
1974	18.12%	−0.32%	18th
1973	18.44%	+0.40%	19th
1972	18.03%	–	16th

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