Australia — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.1 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 32.44 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 32.11 | Actual |
| 2023 | 31 | Actual |
| 2022 | 31.37 | Actual |
| 2021 | 35.52 | Actual |
| 2020 | 35.96 | Actual |
| 2019 | 27.75 | Actual |
| 2018 | 24.01 | Actual |
| 2017 | 23.23 | Actual |
| 2016 | 23.29 | Actual |
| 2015 | 22 | Actual |
| 2014 | 18.98 | Actual |
| 2013 | 15.95 | Actual |
| 2012 | 13.74 | Actual |
| 2011 | 10.54 | Actual |
| 2010 | 6.28 | Actual |
| 2009 | 1.22 | Actual |
| 2008 | -5.28 | Actual |
| 2007 | -7.24 | Actual |
| 2006 | -6.29 | Actual |
| 2005 | -3.8 | Actual |
| 2004 | -1.23 | Actual |
| 2003 | 0.75 | Actual |
| 2002 | 2.75 | Actual |
| 2001 | 4.68 | Actual |
| 2000 | 7.11 | Actual |
| 1999 | 11.01 | Actual |
| 1998 | 14.6 | Actual |
| 1997 | 18.15 | Actual |
| 1996 | 21.29 | Actual |
| 1995 | 23.04 | Actual |
| 1994 | 23.2 | Actual |
| 1993 | 22.02 | Actual |
| 1992 | 18.19 | Actual |
| 1991 | 12.58 | Actual |
| 1990 | 9.55 | Actual |
| 1989 | 9.91 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
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- Employment (millions)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net