Australia vs Euro area (17 countries): Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure
Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure over time
- Australia
- Euro area (17 countries)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.09 against 1.09 in Euro area (17 countries), a difference of 1.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Euro area (17 countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Euro area (17 countries) ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Euro area (17 countries) ranks 7th of 38 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Euro area (17 countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.99 | 1.78 | 1.21 | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.21 | 2.05 | 1.16 | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 0.901 | 2.53 | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.3 | 1.84 | 2.46 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 117 — government final consumption expenditure, Australia or Euro area (17 countries)?
- Australia, at 2.09 against 1.09 in Euro area (17 countries) as of 2026.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 117 — government final consumption expenditure between Australia and Euro area (17 countries)?
- 1, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Euro area (17 countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2026.
- How do Australia and Euro area (17 countries) rank globally for economic outlook no 117 — government final consumption expenditure?
- Australia ranks 5th and Euro area (17 countries) ranks 7th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP