The reading right now

As of January 2024, Government expenditure for Australia stood at 22.1%. That is up 0.9 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 21.6%, ranging from a low of 20.3% in January 2019 to a high of 22.4% in January 2021. The current reading sits 1.5 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 20.7%.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.