Australia vs Korea: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Australia
37.64
in 2015
Korea
37.89
in 2015
Australia rank
126th
Korea rank
125th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 37.89 against 37.64 in Australia, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 126th and Korea ranks 125th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.37 | 16.89 | 17.48 | Australia |
| 1960s | 33.73 | 7.72 | 26.01 | Australia |
| 1970s | 24.72 | 16.13 | 8.59 | Australia |
| 1980s | 21.2 | 17.92 | 3.28 | Australia |
| 1990s | 26.54 | 9.47 | 17.07 | Australia |
| 2000s | 13.55 | 24.05 | 10.5 | Korea |
| 2010s | 29.21 | 33.66 | 4.45 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 37.89 against 37.64 in Australia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Australia and Korea?
- 0.25, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Australia ranks 126th and Korea ranks 125th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.