Central government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): Australia
The latest reading SOTW holds for Australia is 34.09% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.CG.DEBT.GDP.Q · AUS
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 34.09
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 35.28
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 12.64
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
Australia · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 34.09 |
| 2026-Q1 | 35.28 |
| 2025-Q4 | 34.61 |
| 2025-Q3 | 35.05 |
| 2025-Q2 | 34.39 |
| 2025-Q1 | 35.76 |
| 2024-Q4 | 34.49 |
| 2024-Q3 | 35.41 |
| 2024-Q2 | 34.75 |
| 2024-Q1 | 35.83 |
| 2023-Q4 | 35.69 |
| 2023-Q3 | 35.51 |
| 2023-Q2 | 35.48 |
| 2023-Q1 | 36.50 |
| 2022-Q4 | 36.75 |
| 2022-Q3 | 37.86 |
| 2022-Q2 | 39.44 |
| 2022-Q1 | 39.36 |
| 2021-Q4 | 39.44 |
| 2021-Q3 | 40.29 |
| 2021-Q2 | 39.64 |
| 2021-Q1 | 41.30 |
| 2020-Q4 | 40.73 |
| 2020-Q3 | 40.59 |
| 2020-Q2 | 34.47 |
| 2020-Q1 | 29.06 |
| 2019-Q4 | 28.30 |
| 2019-Q3 | 28.44 |
| 2019-Q2 | 28.06 |
| 2019-Q1 | 28.12 |
| 2018-Q4 | 28.71 |
| 2018-Q3 | 29.10 |
| 2018-Q2 | 29.18 |
| 2018-Q1 | 28.95 |
| 2017-Q4 | 28.98 |
| 2017-Q3 | 28.42 |
| 2017-Q2 | 28.80 |
| 2017-Q1 | 28.31 |
| 2016-Q4 | 27.69 |
| 2016-Q3 | 26.93 |
| 2016-Q2 | 25.92 |
| 2016-Q1 | 25.99 |
| 2015-Q4 | 24.72 |
| 2015-Q3 | 24.57 |
| 2015-Q2 | 23.09 |
| 2015-Q1 | 22.86 |
| 2014-Q4 | 22.45 |
| 2014-Q3 | 21.97 |
| 2014-Q2 | 20.53 |
| 2014-Q1 | 20.21 |
| 2013-Q4 | 19.48 |
| 2013-Q3 | 18.60 |
| 2013-Q2 | 17.42 |
| 2013-Q1 | 18.10 |
| 2012-Q4 | 17.91 |
| 2012-Q3 | 17.19 |
| 2012-Q2 | 16.28 |
| 2012-Q1 | 16.57 |
| 2011-Q4 | 15.80 |
| 2011-Q3 | 15.08 |
| 2011-Q2 | 14.22 |
| 2011-Q1 | 14.00 |
| 2010-Q4 | 13.53 |
| 2010-Q3 | 12.83 |
| 2010-Q2 | 12.11 |
| 2010-Q1 | 11.15 |
| 2009-Q4 | 10.14 |
| 2009-Q3 | 9.14 |
| 2009-Q2 | 8.29 |
| 2009-Q1 | 5.14 |
| 2008-Q4 | 4.93 |
| 2008-Q3 | 5.00 |
| 2008-Q2 | 5.27 |
| 2008-Q1 | 5.31 |
| 2007-Q4 | 5.32 |
| 2007-Q3 | 5.51 |
| 2007-Q2 | 5.43 |
| 2007-Q1 | 5.40 |
| 2006-Q4 | 5.46 |
| 2006-Q3 | 5.91 |
| 2006-Q2 | 5.81 |
| 2006-Q1 | 5.91 |
| 2005-Q4 | 5.91 |
| 2005-Q3 | 5.94 |
| 2005-Q2 | 6.10 |
| 2005-Q1 | 6.18 |
| 2004-Q4 | 6.21 |
| 2004-Q3 | 6.28 |
| 2004-Q2 | 6.80 |
| 2004-Q1 | 6.76 |
| 2003-Q4 | 6.79 |
| 2003-Q3 | 6.97 |
| 2003-Q2 | 7.68 |
| 2003-Q1 | 7.92 |
| 2002-Q4 | 8.60 |
| 2002-Q3 | 9.01 |
| 2002-Q2 | 8.87 |
| 2002-Q1 | 9.10 |
| 2001-Q4 | 9.64 |
| 2001-Q3 | 9.73 |
| 2001-Q2 | 9.76 |
| 2001-Q1 | 10.26 |
| 2000-Q4 | 10.79 |
| 2000-Q3 | 10.95 |
| 2000-Q2 | 11.38 |
| 2000-Q1 | 12.64 |
Source: World Bank. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.