Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Australia
Australia: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate was 245,945 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Australia, 1998–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Australia stood at 245,945 National currency. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Australia peaked at 245,945 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,525 National currency, in 1998.
That places Australia 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Australia, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50,525 National currency | — |
| 1999 | 55,237 National currency | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 59,461 National currency | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 62,890 National currency | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 65,933 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 68,764 National currency | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 73,507 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 78,884 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 86,470 National currency | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 92,075 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 100,777 National currency | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 105,877 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 111,579 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 124,558 National currency | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 129,103 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 133,938 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 139,773 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 146,127 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 155,309 National currency | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 162,278 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 171,684 National currency | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 183,828 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 190,656 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 211,429 National currency | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 222,113 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 234,617 National currency | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 245,945 National currency | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,881 National currency | 50,525 National currency | 55,237 National currency | 2 |
| 2000s | 79,464 National currency | 59,461 National currency | 105,877 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,818 National currency | 111,579 National currency | 183,828 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,952 National currency | 190,656 National currency | 245,945 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Norway 396,549 National currency compare
- 11 Germany 280,709 National currency compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 250,281 National currency compare
- 14 Denmark 245,073 National currency compare
- 15 France 174,777 National currency compare
- 16 Israel 174,425 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6749 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 43,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 67,920 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Australia?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Australia was 245,945 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 245,945 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,525 National currency in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org