In financial year 2022, the Australian government spent over 63 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 2012, despite all other expenditure types experiencing little to no growth.
Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2012 to 2022, by type of expenditure
(in billion Australian dollars)
*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. (October 25, 2023). Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2012 to 2022, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW. "Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2012 to 2022, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars)." Chart. October 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW. (2023). Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2012 to 2022, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW. "Governmental Health Expenditure in Australia from Financial Years 2012 to 2022, by Type of Expenditure (in Billion Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
AIHW, Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2012 to 2022, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Governmental health expenditure in Australia from financial years 2012 to 2022, by type of expenditure (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph], AIHW, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640856/australia-governmental-health-expenditure-by-type/
