Revenue, excluding grants in Australia
Australia: Revenue, excluding grants was 26.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Australia, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Australia is 26.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Australia peaked at 27.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1973.
Australia ranks 72nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.4% | — |
| 1973 | 19.4% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 22.9% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 22.7% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 19.4% | 23.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 24.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.6% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.2% | 26.1% | 3 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3592 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 23,391 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.7921 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,934 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Australia?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Australia was 26.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1973.
- How does Australia rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.