In financial year 2020, the Australian government spent over 50 billion Australian dollars on federal government program health programs. A steady annual increase on state health grants and own program expenditure was seen over the years from financial year 2008, despite all other expenditure types experiencing little to no growth.
Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2009 to 2020, by type of expenditure
(in billion Australian dollars)
Values are in constant prices.
*Comprises health insurance rebates claimed through the taxation system, as well as rebates paid directly to health insurance funds by the Australian Government that enable them to reduce premiums. This includes the portions of the rebates that relate to health activities.
Grants to states include the Commonwealth Government National Health Reform funding and some National Partnership Payments.
Tax revenue has been deducted from the Australian Government own program expenditure. As such, totals may be inconsistent with those in other tables.
Figures have been rounded.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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AIHW. (December 17, 2021). Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2009 to 2020, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW. "Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2009 to 2020, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars)." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW. (2021). Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2009 to 2020, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW. "Governmental Health Expenditure in Australia from Financial Years 2009 to 2020, by Type of Expenditure (in Billion Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW, Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2009 to 2020, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
