General government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): Australia
The latest reading SOTW holds for Australia is 52.89% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.GG.DEBT.GDP.Q · AUS
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 52.89
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 54.21
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 20.02
- % 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 | 52.89 |
| 2026-Q1 | 54.21 |
| 2025-Q4 | 53.52 |
| 2025-Q3 | 53.66 |
| 2025-Q2 | 52.33 |
| 2025-Q1 | 53.54 |
| 2024-Q4 | 52.08 |
| 2024-Q3 | 52.46 |
| 2024-Q2 | 50.91 |
| 2024-Q1 | 51.71 |
| 2023-Q4 | 51.13 |
| 2023-Q3 | 50.66 |
| 2023-Q2 | 50.41 |
| 2023-Q1 | 51.23 |
| 2022-Q4 | 51.67 |
| 2022-Q3 | 53.11 |
| 2022-Q2 | 54.22 |
| 2022-Q1 | 53.98 |
| 2021-Q4 | 54.45 |
| 2021-Q3 | 54.97 |
| 2021-Q2 | 53.67 |
| 2021-Q1 | 55.62 |
| 2020-Q4 | 55.34 |
| 2020-Q3 | 54.26 |
| 2020-Q2 | 46.71 |
| 2020-Q1 | 39.61 |
| 2019-Q4 | 38.19 |
| 2019-Q3 | 37.99 |
| 2019-Q2 | 37.32 |
| 2019-Q1 | 37.23 |
| 2018-Q4 | 37.81 |
| 2018-Q3 | 38.11 |
| 2018-Q2 | 38.18 |
| 2018-Q1 | 38.06 |
| 2017-Q4 | 38.09 |
| 2017-Q3 | 37.51 |
| 2017-Q2 | 37.82 |
| 2017-Q1 | 37.36 |
| 2016-Q4 | 37.03 |
| 2016-Q3 | 36.69 |
| 2016-Q2 | 35.61 |
| 2016-Q1 | 35.86 |
| 2015-Q4 | 34.61 |
| 2015-Q3 | 34.66 |
| 2015-Q2 | 32.80 |
| 2015-Q1 | 32.65 |
| 2014-Q4 | 31.80 |
| 2014-Q3 | 31.40 |
| 2014-Q2 | 30.07 |
| 2014-Q1 | 29.82 |
| 2013-Q4 | 28.95 |
| 2013-Q3 | 27.93 |
| 2013-Q2 | 26.36 |
| 2013-Q1 | 26.95 |
| 2012-Q4 | 26.68 |
| 2012-Q3 | 26.15 |
| 2012-Q2 | 24.62 |
| 2012-Q1 | 24.23 |
| 2011-Q4 | 23.39 |
| 2011-Q3 | 22.51 |
| 2011-Q2 | 21.25 |
| 2011-Q1 | 20.49 |
| 2010-Q4 | 19.60 |
| 2010-Q3 | 19.08 |
| 2010-Q2 | 18.20 |
| 2010-Q1 | 17.09 |
| 2009-Q4 | 15.71 |
| 2009-Q3 | 14.71 |
| 2009-Q2 | 12.93 |
| 2009-Q1 | 9.64 |
| 2008-Q4 | 9.59 |
| 2008-Q3 | 9.59 |
| 2008-Q2 | 10.03 |
| 2008-Q1 | 9.07 |
| 2007-Q4 | 9.22 |
| 2007-Q3 | 9.53 |
| 2007-Q2 | 9.06 |
| 2007-Q1 | 8.92 |
| 2006-Q4 | 9.16 |
| 2006-Q3 | 9.77 |
| 2006-Q2 | 9.70 |
| 2006-Q1 | 9.79 |
| 2005-Q4 | 9.95 |
| 2005-Q3 | 10.15 |
| 2005-Q2 | 10.43 |
| 2005-Q1 | 10.83 |
| 2004-Q4 | 10.85 |
| 2004-Q3 | 11.14 |
| 2004-Q2 | 11.63 |
| 2004-Q1 | 11.73 |
| 2003-Q4 | 11.93 |
| 2003-Q3 | 12.25 |
| 2003-Q2 | 13.37 |
| 2003-Q1 | 13.22 |
| 2002-Q4 | 14.03 |
| 2002-Q3 | 14.59 |
| 2002-Q2 | 14.68 |
| 2002-Q1 | 15.00 |
| 2001-Q4 | 15.74 |
| 2001-Q3 | 15.96 |
| 2001-Q2 | 16.07 |
| 2001-Q1 | 16.38 |
| 2000-Q4 | 16.97 |
| 2000-Q3 | 17.66 |
| 2000-Q2 | 18.74 |
| 2000-Q1 | 20.02 |
Source: World Bank. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.