Australia vs Chile: Government spending by function

Australia
26.5%
in 2023
Chile
30.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
31st
Chile rank
28th

Government spending by function over time

  • Australia
  • Chile
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 30.4% against 26.5% in Australia, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 31st and Chile ranks 28th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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