Budget balance (Australia): -3.9 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
39 observations from 1989 to 2027. Source: OECD.
Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2027 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2026 | -3.5 % GDP |
| 2025 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 2024 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 2023 | -1.3 % GDP |
| 2022 | -1.9 % GDP |
| 2021 | -4.2 % GDP |
| 2020 | -11.4 % GDP |
| 2019 | -1.2 % GDP |
| 2018 | -0.6 % GDP |
| 2017 | -0.6 % GDP |
| 2016 | -1.6 % GDP |
| 2015 | -1 % GDP |
| 2014 | -1.7 % GDP |
| 2013 | -1.9 % GDP |
| 2012 | -3 % GDP |
| 2011 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 2010 | -4.2 % GDP |
| 2009 | -4.3 % GDP |
| 2008 | -0.2 % GDP |
| 2007 | 2 % GDP |
| 2006 | 2.5 % GDP |
| 2005 | 2.2 % GDP |
| 2004 | 1.4 % GDP |
| 2003 | 2.6 % GDP |
| 2002 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2001 | -0.2 % GDP |
| 2000 | 0.9 % GDP |
| 1999 | 2.9 % GDP |
| 1998 | 2.2 % GDP |
| 1997 | 0.4 % GDP |
| 1996 | -0.8 % GDP |
| 1995 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 1994 | -2.7 % GDP |
| 1993 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 1992 | -4.2 % GDP |
| 1991 | -2.9 % GDP |
| 1990 | -0.5 % GDP |
| 1989 | 0.3 % GDP |