Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Australia
Australia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -27.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Australia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Australia is -27.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Australia peaked at -24.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -32.6%, in 2021.
That places Australia 86th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -24.0% | — |
| 2001 | -26.1% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | -26.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -25.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | -25.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | -25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | -24.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | -24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | -24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | -26.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | -26.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | -25.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | -26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -25.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | -26.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | -26.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | -26.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -26.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | -26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | -26.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -30.1% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | -32.6% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | -27.6% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -25.3% | -26.4% | -24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -26.3% | -26.9% | -25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -30.1% | -32.6% | -27.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.8012 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 52,183 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 33,634 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.75 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Australia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Australia was -27.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was -24.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.6% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Australia ranks 86th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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