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Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: October 2021

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Country Subject Descriptor Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Australia Gross domestic product, constant prices National currency Billions 1,972.448 1,926.075 1,994.330 2,076.850 2,130.153 2,185.717 2,243.494 2,301.775
Australia Gross domestic product, constant prices Percent change 1.912 -2.351 3.544 4.138 2.566 2.608 2.643 2.598
Australia Gross domestic product, current prices National currency Billions 2,002.128 1,968.899 2,134.730 2,244.294 2,348.765 2,460.351 2,580.276 2,706.177
Australia Gross domestic product, current prices U.S. dollars Billions 1,392.328 1,359.372 1,610.556 1,677.451 1,772.047 1,864.875 1,957.353 2,051.564
Australia Gross domestic product, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars Billions 1,346.281 1,330.472 1,427.264 1,527.230 1,603.699 1,683.037 1,765.053 1,848.431
Australia Gross domestic product, deflator Index 101.505 102.223 107.040 108.062 110.263 112.565 115.011 117.569
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices National currency Units 77,174.967 74,960.907 77,539.788 80,346.451 81,552.242 82,605.637 83,742.445 84,899.107
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices Purchasing power parity; 2017 international dollar Units 50,542.124 49,092.129 50,781.046 52,619.138 53,408.814 54,098.686 54,843.185 55,600.687
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, current prices National currency Units 78,336.241 76,627.574 82,998.542 86,824.308 89,921.738 92,984.988 96,313.417 99,815.136
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, current prices U.S. dollars Units 54,476.913 52,905.397 62,618.587 64,895.020 67,842.292 70,479.929 73,061.696 75,670.284
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars Units 52,675.253 51,780.630 55,492.205 59,083.463 61,397.117 63,607.667 65,883.786 68,177.883
Australia Output gap in percent of potential GDP Percent of potential GDP -0.742 -4.288 -2.258 0.030 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Australia Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total Percent 0.998 1.008 0.987 0.980 0.970 0.964 0.958 0.952
Australia Implied PPP conversion rate National currency per current international dollar 1.487 1.480 1.496 1.470 1.465 1.462 1.462 1.464
Australia Total investment Percent of GDP 22.535 22.262 23.288 24.004 23.998 23.936 24.015 24.060
Australia Gross national savings Percent of GDP 23.270 24.649 26.676 25.328 24.520 23.890 23.710 23.552
Australia Inflation, average consumer prices Index 115.125 116.150 119.059 121.550 124.253 127.227 130.308 133.464
Australia Inflation, average consumer prices Percent change 1.566 0.890 2.504 2.092 2.224 2.394 2.422 2.422
Australia Inflation, end of period consumer prices Index 116.100 117.100 120.086 122.494 125.348 128.371 131.480 134.664
Australia Inflation, end of period consumer prices Percent change 1.842 0.861 2.550 2.005 2.330 2.412 2.422 2.422
Australia Volume of imports of goods and services Percent change -0.900 -13.395 6.819 8.323 9.581 4.568 2.672 2.512
Australia Volume of Imports of goods Percent change -1.198 -2.424 10.559 4.507 2.876 2.422 2.625 2.524
Australia Volume of exports of goods and services Percent change 3.358 -10.132 -0.971 5.642 7.955 3.918 2.101 1.992
Australia Volume of exports of goods Percent change 1.887 -4.405 2.291 3.175 2.295 2.284 1.947 1.914
Australia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force 5.158 6.492 5.227 4.808 4.683 4.740 4.679 4.710
Australia Employment Persons Millions 12.866 12.668 13.023 13.217 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Australia Population Persons Millions 25.558 25.694 25.720 25.849 26.120 26.460 26.790 27.112
Australia General government revenue National currency Billions 690.743 710.002 732.259 750.181 790.593 833.986 879.154 926.322
Australia General government revenue Percent of GDP 34.500 36.061 34.302 33.426 33.660 33.897 34.072 34.230
Australia General government total expenditure National currency Billions 778.062 881.947 912.930 881.202 876.484 906.480 943.167 981.482
Australia General government total expenditure Percent of GDP 38.862 44.794 42.766 39.264 37.317 36.844 36.553 36.268
Australia General government net lending/borrowing National currency Billions -87.319 -171.945 -180.671 -131.021 -85.891 -72.493 -64.013 -55.161
Australia General government net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP -4.361 -8.733 -8.463 -5.838 -3.657 -2.946 -2.481 -2.038
Australia General government structural balance National currency Billions -80.666 -161.487 -171.217 -127.598 -86.306 -72.399 -64.257 -55.176
Australia General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -4.102 -7.926 -8.086 -5.768 -3.762 -3.012 -2.551 -2.088
Australia General government primary net lending/borrowing National currency Billions -70.898 -153.865 -159.294 -103.884 -51.937 -33.539 -22.095 -11.624
Australia General government primary net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP -3.541 -7.815 -7.462 -4.629 -2.211 -1.363 -0.856 -0.430
Australia General government net debt National currency Billions 557.384 677.659 813.099 964.737 1,048.282 1,098.214 1,133.635 1,158.649
Australia General government net debt Percent of GDP 27.840 34.418 38.089 42.986 44.631 44.636 43.935 42.815
Australia General government gross debt National currency Billions 933.100 1,128.817 1,324.817 1,490.511 1,578.249 1,643.058 1,695.839 1,740.534
Australia General government gross debt Percent of GDP 46.605 57.332 62.060 66.413 67.195 66.781 65.723 64.317
Australia Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices National currency Billions 2,002.128 1,968.899 2,134.730 2,244.294 2,348.765 2,460.351 2,580.276 2,706.177
Australia Current account balance U.S. dollars Billions 9.854 36.211 57.287 22.209 9.251 -0.858 -5.959 -10.421
Australia Current account balance Percent of GDP 0.708 2.664 3.557 1.324 0.522 -0.046 -0.304 -0.508
Country Subject Descriptor Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Estimates Start After
Australia Gross domestic product, constant prices National currency Billions Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2018. The base period is 2018Q3-2019Q2 Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 1,972.448 1,926.075 1,994.330 2,076.850 2,130.153 2,185.717 2,243.494 2,301.775 2020
Australia Gross domestic product, constant prices Percent change See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency). 1.912 -2.351 3.544 4.138 2.566 2.608 2.643 2.598 2020
Australia Gross domestic product, current prices National currency Billions Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2018. The base period is 2018Q3-2019Q2 Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 2,002.128 1,968.899 2,134.730 2,244.294 2,348.765 2,460.351 2,580.276 2,706.177 2020
Australia Gross domestic product, current prices U.S. dollars Billions See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 1,392.328 1,359.372 1,610.556 1,677.451 1,772.047 1,864.875 1,957.353 2,051.564 2020
Australia Gross domestic product, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars Billions See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 1,346.281 1,330.472 1,427.264 1,527.230 1,603.699 1,683.037 1,765.053 1,848.431 2020
Australia Gross domestic product, deflator Index See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 101.505 102.223 107.040 108.062 110.263 112.565 115.011 117.569 2020
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices National currency Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 77,174.967 74,960.907 77,539.788 80,346.451 81,552.242 82,605.637 83,742.445 84,899.107 2020
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices Purchasing power parity; 2017 international dollar Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 50,542.124 49,092.129 50,781.046 52,619.138 53,408.814 54,098.686 54,843.185 55,600.687 2020
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, current prices National currency Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 78,336.241 76,627.574 82,998.542 86,824.308 89,921.738 92,984.988 96,313.417 99,815.136 2020
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, current prices U.S. dollars Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 54,476.913 52,905.397 62,618.587 64,895.020 67,842.292 70,479.929 73,061.696 75,670.284 2020
Australia Gross domestic product per capita, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 52,675.253 51,780.630 55,492.205 59,083.463 61,397.117 63,607.667 65,883.786 68,177.883 2020
Australia Output gap in percent of potential GDP Percent of potential GDP See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency). -0.742 -4.288 -2.258 0.030 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2020
Australia Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total Percent See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 0.998 1.008 0.987 0.980 0.970 0.964 0.958 0.952 2020
Australia Implied PPP conversion rate National currency per current international dollar See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 1.487 1.480 1.496 1.470 1.465 1.462 1.462 1.464 2020
Australia Total investment Percent of GDP Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2018. The base period is 2018Q3-2019Q2 Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 22.535 22.262 23.288 24.004 23.998 23.936 24.015 24.060 2020
Australia Gross national savings Percent of GDP Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2018. The base period is 2018Q3-2019Q2 Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 23.270 24.649 26.676 25.328 24.520 23.890 23.710 23.552 2020
Australia Inflation, average consumer prices Index Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years Harmonized prices: No Frequency of source data: Quarterly Base year: 2011. The base period is 2011Q3-2012Q2 Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 115.125 116.150 119.059 121.550 124.253 127.227 130.308 133.464 2020
Australia Inflation, average consumer prices Percent change See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index). 1.566 0.890 2.504 2.092 2.224 2.394 2.422 2.422 2020
Australia Inflation, end of period consumer prices Index Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years Harmonized prices: No Frequency of source data: Quarterly Base year: 2011. The base period is 2011Q3-2012Q2 Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 116.100 117.100 120.086 122.494 125.348 128.371 131.480 134.664 2020
Australia Inflation, end of period consumer prices Percent change See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index). 1.842 0.861 2.550 2.005 2.330 2.412 2.422 2.422 2020
Australia Volume of imports of goods and services Percent change Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020 Base year: 2005. Applies to export and import deflators. Data from the authorities are based on year 2011/12 Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Trade System: General trade. General Merchandise Trade Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 -0.900 -13.395 6.819 8.323 9.581 4.568 2.672 2.512 2020
Australia Volume of Imports of goods Percent change Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020 Base year: 2005. Applies to export and import deflators. Data from the authorities are based on year 2011/12 Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Trade System: General trade. General Merchandise Trade Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 -1.198 -2.424 10.559 4.507 2.876 2.422 2.625 2.524 2020
Australia Volume of exports of goods and services Percent change Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020 Base year: 2005. Applies to export and import deflators. Data from the authorities are based on year 2011/12 Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Trade System: General trade. General Merchandise Trade Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 3.358 -10.132 -0.971 5.642 7.955 3.918 2.101 1.992 2020
Australia Volume of exports of goods Percent change Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020 Base year: 2005. Applies to export and import deflators. Data from the authorities are based on year 2011/12 Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: Yes, from before 1980. Annually-reweighted Trade System: General trade. General Merchandise Trade Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 1.887 -4.405 2.291 3.175 2.295 2.284 1.947 1.914 2020
Australia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 5.158 6.492 5.227 4.808 4.683 4.740 4.679 4.710 2020
Australia Employment Persons Millions Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020. Data refer to calendar years Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 12.866 12.668 13.023 13.217 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2020
Australia Population Persons Millions Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020 Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 25.558 25.694 25.720 25.849 26.120 26.460 26.790 27.112 2020
Australia General government revenue National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 690.743 710.002 732.259 750.181 790.593 833.986 879.154 926.322 2019
Australia General government revenue Percent of GDP See notes for: General government revenue (National currency). 34.500 36.061 34.302 33.426 33.660 33.897 34.072 34.230 2019
Australia General government total expenditure National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 778.062 881.947 912.930 881.202 876.484 906.480 943.167 981.482 2019
Australia General government total expenditure Percent of GDP See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency). 38.862 44.794 42.766 39.264 37.317 36.844 36.553 36.268 2019
Australia General government net lending/borrowing National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 -87.319 -171.945 -180.671 -131.021 -85.891 -72.493 -64.013 -55.161 2019
Australia General government net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP See notes for: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency). -4.361 -8.733 -8.463 -5.838 -3.657 -2.946 -2.481 -2.038 2019
Australia General government structural balance National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 -80.666 -161.487 -171.217 -127.598 -86.306 -72.399 -64.257 -55.176 2019
Australia General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP See notes for: General government structural balance (National currency). -4.102 -7.926 -8.086 -5.768 -3.762 -3.012 -2.551 -2.088 2019
Australia General government primary net lending/borrowing National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 -70.898 -153.865 -159.294 -103.884 -51.937 -33.539 -22.095 -11.624 2019
Australia General government primary net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP See notes for: General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency). -3.541 -7.815 -7.462 -4.629 -2.211 -1.363 -0.856 -0.430 2019
Australia General government net debt National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 557.384 677.659 813.099 964.737 1,048.282 1,098.214 1,133.635 1,158.649 2019
Australia General government net debt Percent of GDP See notes for: General government net debt (National currency). 27.840 34.418 38.089 42.986 44.631 44.636 43.935 42.815 2019
Australia General government gross debt National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 933.100 1,128.817 1,324.817 1,490.511 1,578.249 1,643.058 1,695.839 1,740.534 2019
Australia General government gross debt Percent of GDP See notes for: General government gross debt (National currency). 46.605 57.332 62.060 66.413 67.195 66.781 65.723 64.317 2019
Australia Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices National currency Billions Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Treasury Department Latest actual data: 2019 Notes: Social Benefits series comprises social security and welfare spending for which we do not have comparable data prior to 2004 Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, FY2021/22 budget of the Commonwealth government, and the FY2020/21 and FY2021/22 budgets published by each state/territory government (as of September 10), and the IMF staff estimates and projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. July/June by authorities, and Jan/Dec by staff GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. The IMF has published a revised Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014), and the Australian system has been updated to reflect the new international standards. These changes are presented in the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015 (cat. no. 5514.0), and will be implemented for data reported for periods from 1 July 2017 onwards, Source: ABS Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Other;. Other includes Territory governments Valuation of public debt: Current market value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 2,002.128 1,968.899 2,134.730 2,244.294 2,348.765 2,460.351 2,580.276 2,706.177 2019
Australia Current account balance U.S. dollars Billions Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2020 BOP Manual used: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6) Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 09/2021 9.854 36.211 57.287 22.209 9.251 -0.858 -5.959 -10.421 2020
Australia Current account balance Percent of GDP See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars). 0.708 2.664 3.557 1.324 0.522 -0.046 -0.304 -0.508 2020
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database October 2021
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