This dataset represents a selection of indicators as presented in the 2025 edition of the Government at a Glance publication. Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of indicators assembled to help decision makers and the public analyse and benchmark governments across OECD members and partner countries. With a growing emphasis on governance outcomes, this ninth edition presents the latest evidence on public governance tools and resources that can help public administrations address complex, long-term challenges, while allowing progress to be monitored over time. The Structure and indicators section of the Government at a Glance publication, describes its framework and the structure by chapters. The 2025 edition of Government at a Glance presents a structure around three broad categories: 1) Trust, security and dignity; prosperity and satisfaction with public services; 2) Achieving results with good governance practices 3) What resources public institutions use and how are they managed. Further information on Government at a Glance 2025 edition via a dedicated web platform, which includes a Government at a Glance Data dashboard (for a selection of indicators in an interactive format) as well as Country fact sheets (key data by country), can be found at: Government at a Glance website

[FREQ] Frequency of observation

[A] Annual

[REF_AREA] Reference area

[AUS] Australia

[AUT] Austria

[BEL] Belgium

[BGR] Bulgaria

[BRA] Brazil

[CAN] Canada

[CHE] Switzerland

[CHL] Chile

[CHN] China (People’s Republic of)

[COL] Colombia

[CRI] Costa Rica

[CZE] Czechia

[DEU] Germany

[DNK] Denmark

[ESP] Spain

[EST] Estonia

[EUOECD] European Union countries in OECD

[FIN] Finland

[FRA] France

[GBR] United Kingdom

[GRC] Greece

[HRV] Croatia

[HUN] Hungary

[IDN] Indonesia

[IRL] Ireland

[ISL] Iceland

[ISR] Israel

[ITA] Italy

[JPN] Japan

[KOR] Korea

[LTU] Lithuania

[LUX] Luxembourg

[LVA] Latvia

[MEX] Mexico

[NLD] Netherlands

[NOR] Norway

[NZL] New Zealand

[OECD]

[OECD_REP] OECD average country

[PER] Peru

[POL] Poland

[PRT] Portugal

[ROU] Romania

[SVK] Slovak Republic

[SVN] Slovenia

[SWE] Sweden

[TUR] Türkiye

[USA] United States

[ZAF] South Africa

[MEASURE] Measure

[EMPG] Employment in government

[EMPW_CMIN] Gender equality in cabinet ministerial positions

[EMPW_PARL] Gender equality in parliament

[GE] Government expenditure

[GE_POP] Government expenditure per capita

[GE_POP_RC] Real government expenditures per capita

[GGD] Government gross debt

[GGDM] Government gross debt, Maastricht definition

[GGD_POP] Government gross debt per capita

[GGD_POP_RC] Real government debt per capita

[GGINTN] Government net interest spending

[GINV] Government investment

[GNB_SB] Government structural balance

[GNB_SPB] Government structural primary balance

[GNLB] Government fiscal balance

[GNLBP] Government primary balance

[GPROC] Government procurement spending

[GR] Government revenues

[GR_POP] Government revenues per capita

[GR_POP_RC] Real government revenues per capita

[UNIT_MEASURE] Unit of measure

[GR] Growth rate

[PS] Persons

[PT_B1GQ] Percentage of GDP

[PT_EMP] Percentage of employment

[PT_OTE_S13] Percentage of general government expenditure

[PT_P5L_S1] Percentage of investment of total economy

[PT_PB1GQ] Percentage of potential GDP

[PT_W] Percentage of women

[USD_PPP] US dollars, PPP converted

[USD_PPP_PS] US dollars per person, PPP converted

[SECTOR] Institutional sector

[S13] General government

[_Z] Not applicable

[EDITION] Edition

[YU] Yearly updates

[CATEGORY] Category

[EMPPS_REP] Public employment and representation

[PF] Public finance

[PPROC] Managing public procurement

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Measure [MEASURE] (20)

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Category [CATEGORY] (3)

This dataset has 1,402 series:

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[A.AUS.EMPG.PS.S13.YU.EMPPS_REP] Annual – Australia – Employment in government – Persons – General government – Yearly updates – Public employment and representation

from: 2022=2,184.9

to: 2023=2,257.7

min:: 2,184.9

max:: 2,257.7

avg:: 2,221.3

σ:: 36.4

[A.AUS.EMPG.PT_EMP.S13.YU.EMPPS_REP] Annual – Australia – Employment in government – Percentage of employment – General government – Yearly updates – Public employment and representation

from: 2022=15.65

to: 2023=15.65

min:: 15.65

max:: 15.65

avg:: 15.65

σ:: 0

[A.AUS.EMPW_CMIN.PT_W._Z.YU.EMPPS_REP] Annual – Australia – Gender equality in cabinet ministerial positions – Percentage of women – Not applicable – Yearly updates – Public employment and representation

from: 2023=43.5

to: 2025=48.3

min:: 43.5

max:: 48.3

avg:: 45.9

σ:: 2.4

[A.AUS.EMPW_PARL.PT_W._Z.YU.EMPPS_REP] Annual – Australia – Gender equality in parliament – Percentage of women – Not applicable – Yearly updates – Public employment and representation

from: 2002=25.3

to: 2025=39.1

min:: 24.7

max:: 39.1

avg:: 30.5

σ:: 5.188

[A.AUS.GE.PT_B1GQ.S13.YU.PF] Annual – Australia – Government expenditure – Percentage of GDP – General government – Yearly updates – Public finance

from: 2007=34.571

to: 2023=38.557

min:: 34.571

max:: 44.027

avg:: 37.751

σ:: 2.151

[A.AUS.GE.USD_PPP.S13.YU.PF] Annual – Australia – Government expenditure – US dollars, PPP converted – General government – Yearly updates – Public finance

from: 2007=285,879.623

to: 2023=754,309.376

min:: 285,879.623

max:: 754,309.376

avg:: 469,050.066

σ:: 139,706.825

[A.AUS.GE_POP.USD_PPP_PS.S13.YU.PF] Annual – Australia – Government expenditure per capita – US dollars per person, PPP converted – General government – Yearly updates – Public finance

from: 2007=13,725.999

to: 2023=28,301.318

min:: 13,725.999

max:: 28,301.318

avg:: 19,421.26

σ:: 4,394.14

[A.AUS.GE_POP_RC.GR.S13.YU.PF] Annual – Australia – Real government expenditures per capita – Growth rate – General government – Yearly updates – Public finance

from: 2020=6.73

to: 2023=2.5

min:: -5.17

max:: 6.73

avg:: 1.353

σ:: 4.925

[A.AUS.GGD.PT_B1GQ.S13.YU.PF] Annual – Australia – Government gross debt – Percentage of GDP – General government – Yearly updates – Public finance

from: 2007=12.793

to: 2024=55.758

min:: 12.793

max:: 62.376

avg:: 39.238

σ:: 14.442

[A.AUS.GGD.USD_PPP.S13.YU.PF] Annual – Australia – Government gross debt – US dollars, PPP converted – General government – Yearly updates – Public finance

from: 2007=105,788.212

to: 2024=1,129,445.346

min:: 105,788.212

max:: 1,129,445.346

avg:: 547,920.254

σ:: 327,070.193

Series code	2002	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
[A.AUS.EMPG.PS.S13.YU.EMPPS_REP]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2184.9	2257.7	-	-
[A.AUS.EMPG.PT_EMP.S13.YU.EMPPS_REP]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.65	15.65	-	-
[A.AUS.EMPW_CMIN.PT_W._Z.YU.EMPPS_REP]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	43.5	-	48.3
[A.AUS.EMPW_PARL.PT_W._Z.YU.EMPPS_REP]	25.3	-	-	-	-	-	24.7	-	-	26.7	-	28.7	-	30	-	31.1	-	38.4	-	39.1
[A.AUS.GE.PT_B1GQ.S13.YU.PF]	-	34.571	36.905	38.23	36.824	37.108	36.23	36.502	36.659	37.411	36.742	36.905	36.708	41.604	44.027	39.544	37.242	38.557	-	-
[A.AUS.GE.USD_PPP.S13.YU.PF]	-	285879.623	314751.199	345662.521	347407.562	368551.843	361628.839	403415.605	409919.111	420764.423	445325.193	460095.171	486137.474	564976.053	641662.76	660231.536	703132.825	754309.376	-	-
[A.AUS.GE_POP.USD_PPP_PS.S13.YU.PF]	-	13725.999	14812.379	15935.243	15768.46	16497.397	15907.31	17442.661	17461.422	17667.3	18408.79	18708.693	19474.12	22300.372	25016.825	25704.534	27028.602	28301.318	-	-
[A.AUS.GE_POP_RC.GR.S13.YU.PF]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.73	-	-5.17	2.5	-	-
[A.AUS.GGD.PT_B1GQ.S13.YU.PF]	-	12.793	15.519	21.072	23.625	28.414	32.744	34.077	38.218	40.001	41.581	43.183	43.157	46.806	62.376	59.264	53.119	54.575	55.758	-
[A.AUS.GGD.USD_PPP.S13.YU.PF]	-	105788.212	132355.198	190526.465	222888.317	282196.774	326838.58	376617.606	427349.192	449899.225	503984.399	538350.909	571542.632	635627.27	909090.719	989490.759	1002906.851	1067666.118	1129445.346	-