Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Australia

Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Australia is 17.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 71.
Australia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Australia is similar to that of Poland, Tunisia, Ireland, Montenegro, Costa Rica, Dominica, Luxembourg, Kenya, Greece, Oman with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.0, 18.0, 18.0, 17.9, 17.9, 17.5, 17.5, 17.4, 17.2, 17.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76.Last 10 years averageAustralia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Australia during the Great RecessionAustralia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 1.24% during the Great RecessionAustralia since the end of the Great RecessionAustralia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 1.86% since the end of the Great Recession

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators