Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Australia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.9% (2025), 96th of 180 in the world and 10th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is 2.3% (2025), 142nd of 209 in the world and 20th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 5.1% (2019), 116th of 136 in the world and 17th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Australia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.9%2025 | 96/180 | 10/27 | 4.5% | 2.9% | 0.8% | +1.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.3%2025 | 142/209 | 20/36 | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | +2.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.1%2019 | 116/136 | 17/24 | 7.7% | 7.3% | 5.1%2019 | −0.9 ppsince 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 1.6%2019 | 104/136 | 18/24 | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.6%2019 | +0.6 ppsince 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.552025 | 151/210 | 24/36 | 1.72 | 1.09 | 1.45 | +17%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 23.6%2022 | 24/142 | 5/25 | 23.0% | 20.4% | 22.5% | +2.5 ppsince 2012 | 10.8% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.1%2022 | 68/142 | 11/25 | 25.8% | 23.2% | 25.2% | +2.8 ppsince 2012 | 17.6% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 27.6%2022 | 66/142 | 12/25 | 24.0% | 26.6% | 30.1% | +1.6 ppsince 2012 | — | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 57.9%2022 | 31/78 | 6/17 | 29.5% | 28.6% | 69.1% | +18.6 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 133.8%2025 | 10/169 | 7/25 | 87.4% | 124.8% | 141.7% | −2.0 ppsince 2015 | 175.5% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 133.1%2025 | 11/146 | 9/24 | 67.4% | 100.1% | 136.8% | +20.4 ppsince 2015 | 211.5% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.62025 | 144/165 | 24/24 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | −1.1%since 2015 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.92%2025 | 68/156 | 7/18 | 1.82% | 1.85% | 2.00% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 1.72% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.4 pp2.9% in 2025
- Government debt+18.6 pp57.9% in 2022
- Reserves, months of imports−1.1%1.6 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Australia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Australia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Australia | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | New Zealand | Timor-Leste | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.9%2025 | 1.9%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 0.4%2025 | 3.4%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.3%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 6.9%2025 | 3.6%2025 | -4.7%2025 | 5.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.1%2019 | 8.5%2025 | 8.3%2024 | 0.0%2025 | 10.4%2025 | 5.2%2021 |
| Real interest rate | 1.6%2019 | 6.0%2025 | 4.9%2024 | -3.5%2025 | 15.8%2025 | 5.8%2021 |
| Exchange rate | 1.552025 | 16,477.872025 | 4.122025 | 1.722025 | 1.002025 | 8.332025 |
| Tax revenue | 23.6%2022 | 11.1%2009 | 15.5%2024 | 29.5%2024 | 21.6%2022 | 23.3%2024 |
| Government revenue | 26.1%2022 | 15.1%2009 | 16.6%2024 | 34.2%2024 | 51.5%2022 | 25.4%2024 |
| Government expense | 27.6%2022 | 15.4%2009 | 20.3%2023 | 35.5%2022 | 52.5%2022 | 28.9%2022 |
| Government debt | 57.9%2022 | 30.0%2009 | 52.0%2024 | 52.0%2024 | — | 26.0%2024 |