Public debt (Australia): 50.9 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
42 observations from 1989 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 49 % GDP |
| 2029 | 49 % GDP |
| 2028 | 49.3 % GDP |
| 2027 | 49.8 % GDP |
| 2026 | 50.5 % GDP |
| 2025 | 50.9 % GDP |
| 2024 | 49.8 % GDP |
| 2023 | 49 % GDP |
| 2022 | 50.2 % GDP |
| 2021 | 55.5 % GDP |
| 2020 | 57.1 % GDP |
| 2019 | 46.7 % GDP |
| 2018 | 41.8 % GDP |
| 2017 | 41.2 % GDP |
| 2016 | 40.6 % GDP |
| 2015 | 37.7 % GDP |
| 2014 | 34 % GDP |
| 2013 | 30.5 % GDP |
| 2012 | 27.5 % GDP |
| 2011 | 24 % GDP |
| 2010 | 20.4 % GDP |
| 2009 | 16.6 % GDP |
| 2008 | 11.7 % GDP |
| 2007 | 9.7 % GDP |
| 2006 | 9.9 % GDP |
| 2005 | 10.9 % GDP |
| 2004 | 11.9 % GDP |
| 2003 | 13.2 % GDP |
| 2002 | 15 % GDP |
| 2001 | 17.1 % GDP |
| 2000 | 19.5 % GDP |
| 1999 | 22.5 % GDP |
| 1998 | 23.7 % GDP |
| 1997 | 25.9 % GDP |
| 1996 | 29.3 % GDP |
| 1995 | 31.1 % GDP |
| 1994 | 31.7 % GDP |
| 1993 | 30.7 % GDP |
| 1992 | 27.6 % GDP |
| 1991 | 21.6 % GDP |
| 1990 | 16.4 % GDP |
| 1989 | 17 % GDP |