Australia vs South Korea: Government spending by function

Australia
26.5%
in 2023
South Korea
26.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
31st
South Korea rank
32nd

Government spending by function over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
0102030200720152023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.5% against 26.2% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 32nd 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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