Australia recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 22.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2022. Government Debt to GDP in Australia averaged 8.11 percent of GDP from 1971 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 28.60 percent of GDP in 2021 and a record low of -3.40 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM)
Government Debt to GDP in Australia is expected to reach 22.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Government Net Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 23.50 percent of GDP in 2025 and 22.60 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.
In Australia, government debt to GDP refers to net government debt, ie the sum of interest bearing liabilities less the sum of selected financial assets (cash and deposits, advances paid and investments, loans and placements). Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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22.30 |
28.60 |
28.60 |
-3.40 |
1971 - 2022 |
percent of GDP |
Yearly |
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