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ABS Government Finance Statistics

Annual government expense charts based on official Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

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Data quality and limitations

Figures cover the All Australia general government sector on an accrual basis.
Values are current-price, original-series estimates—not inflation-adjusted growth, cash payments, or all public-sector expenditure.
ABS may revise historical estimates, and rounded components may not add exactly to published totals.

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Long-term overview

Total Expenses Trend

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Purpose Growth Since 2015 16

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Major Purpose Shares

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Annual summaries

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FY2024-25 annual summary July 2024 to June 2025 FY2023-24 annual summary July 2023 to June 2024 FY2022-23 annual summary July 2022 to June 2023 FY2021-22 annual summary July 2021 to June 2022 FY2020-21 annual summary July 2020 to June 2021 FY2019-20 annual summary July 2019 to June 2020 FY2018-19 annual summary July 2018 to June 2019 FY2017-18 annual summary July 2017 to June 2018 FY2016-17 annual summary July 2016 to June 2017 FY2015-16 annual summary July 2015 to June 2016

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