{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-government-revenue-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-government-revenue-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-government-revenue-gdp/","title":"Australia Government Revenue (% of GDP) (2022)","description":"Australia's Government Revenue (% of GDP): 26.1 % of GDP in 2022, +0.5pp YoY. 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It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1973–2022 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 27 % of GDP in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.4 in 1973. The latest reading of 26.1 in 2022 represents a change of +0.5pp."}]}