# Government spending share of GDP — Australia
> Latest: 23.15% (2025). Change: +1.0 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — NE.CON.GOVT.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS?locations=AU
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-spending-share-of-gdp/AUS
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 22.37% |
| 2022 | 22.02% |
| 2023 | 21.24% |
| 2024 | 22.15% |
| 2025 | 23.15% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Government spending share of GDP — Australia [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-spending-share-of-gdp/AUS. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS?locations=AU
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)