Social spending oecd longrun in Australia
Australia: Social spending oecd longrun was 17.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Social spending oecd longrun in Australia, 1880–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social spending oecd longrun in Australia is 17.07, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending oecd longrun in Australia peaked at 22.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1880.
That places Australia 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Social spending oecd longrun in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 1.12 | — |
| 1920 | 1.66 | +48.2% |
| 1930 | 2.11 | +27.1% |
| 1960 | 5.92 | +180.5% |
| 1961 | 6.32 | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 6.27 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 6.19 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 5.96 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 6.05 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 5.91 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 5.64 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 5.66 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.84 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 5.9 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 6.2 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 6.63 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 7 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 8.38 | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 10.14 | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 10.58 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 10.9 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 10.62 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 10.28 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 10.25 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 10.12 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 11.09 | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 11.6 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 11.97 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 12.05 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 11.89 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 12.15 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 11.44 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 11.58 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.12 | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 14.28 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 15.26 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 15.52 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.23 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 16.87 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 16.99 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.75 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 17.56 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 17.2 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 18.18 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 17.49 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.3 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.48 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.18 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.64 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.68 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 15.84 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.04 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 16.83 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.54 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.01 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.26 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.87 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.48 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.07 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 16.63 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.43 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 22.64 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 18.06 | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 17.07 | -5.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 17.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.29, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social spending oecd longrun in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +180.5% | 2.11 | 5.92 |
| 1920 | +48.2% | 1.12 | 1.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 1 |
| 1960s | 5.98 | 5.64 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.66 | 5.9 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.41 | 10.12 | 12.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.88 | 13.12 | 17.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.97 | 15.68 | 18.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.58 | 16.54 | 20.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.25 | 17.07 | 22.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social spending oecd longrun in Australia?
- Social spending oecd longrun in Australia was 17.07 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending oecd longrun recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social spending oecd longrun recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
- How does Australia rank for social spending oecd longrun?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
- Is social spending oecd longrun rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending oecd longrun. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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