Australia vs Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Australia
38.9%
in 2024
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
39.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
46th
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
43rd
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
How they compare
Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 39.8% against 38.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 43rd of 151 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Bolivia, Plurinational State of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 5.4% | 7.0% | Australia |
| 1960s | 24.2% | 11.8% | 12.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 30.2% | 14.7% | 15.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 23.9% | 12.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 26.6% | 10.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 37.7% | 0.6% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 37.2% | 2.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 39.8% against 38.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- 0.9%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 46th and Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 43rd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.