Total Expenditure (general government) β€” Value US$ in Australia

Australia: Total Expenditure (general government) β€” Value US$ was 674,904 million USD in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
674,904 million USD
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
12th
of 113 countries
All-time high
691,794 million USD
in 2021
All-time low
128,754 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Total Expenditure (general government) β€” Value US$ in Australia, 2001–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k2001201220242001: 128.8k million USD2002: 142.8k million USD2003: 178.1k million USD2004: 217.2k million USD2005: 240.6k million USD2006: 251.3k million USD2007: 301.4k million USD2008: 324.4k million USD2009: 343.9k million USD2010: 422.0k million USD2011: 502.3k million USD2012: 541.6k million USD2013: 539.3k million USD2014: 528.1k million USD2015: 453.4k million USD2016: 462.1k million USD2017: 496.6k million USD2018: 507.2k million USD2019: 499.2k million USD2020: 573.5k million USD2021: 691.8k million USD2022: 637.6k million USD2023: 628.5k million USD2024: 674.9k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2024, total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ in Australia stood at 674,904 million USD.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ in Australia peaked at 691,794 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 128,754 million USD, in 2001.

That places Australia 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 236,501 million USD 128,754 million USD 343,864 million USD 9
2010s 495,184 million USD 421,976 million USD 541,587 million USD 10
2020s 641,248 million USD 573,498 million USD 691,794 million USD 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Canada 896,520 million USD compare
  2. 10 Russian Federation 795,585 million USD compare
  3. 11 Spain 782,394 million USD compare
  4. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 538,184 million USD compare
  5. 14 Mexico 464,720 million USD compare
  6. 15 Republic of Korea 455,417 million USD compare

See the full ranking of 123 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ in Australia?
Total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ in Australia was 674,904 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 691,794 million USD in 2021.
What is the lowest total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 128,754 million USD in 2001.
How does Australia rank for total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$?
Australia ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (general government) β€” value us$ rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (general government) β€” Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (general government) β€” Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 2,235 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.