Appendix G - Historical budget and net financial worth data
This table provides historical data and forward estimates for Australian Government General Government Sector cash receipts, cash payments, the underlying cash balance and net financial worth. More comprehensive information is provided in Budget Paper No. 1, Budget Strategy and Outlook Statement 10.
| Reciepts (a) | Payments (b) | Underlying cash balance (c) | Net financial worth (d) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $m | Per cent of GDP | $m | Per cent of GDP | $m | Per cent of GDP | $m | Per cent of GDP | |
| 1984-85 | 58,817 | 25.0 | 64,853 | 27.6 | -6,037 | -2.6 | na | na |
| 1985-86 | 66,206 | 25.4 | 71,328 | 27.3 | -5,122 | -2.0 | na | na |
| 1986-87 | 74,724 | 26.1 | 77,158 | 26.9 | -2,434 | -0.8 | na | na |
| 1987-88 | 83,491 | 25.6 | 82,039 | 25.2 | 1,452 | 0.4 | na | na |
| 1988-89 | 90,748 | 24.6 | 85,326 | 23.1 | 5,421 | 1.5 | na | na |
| 1989-90 | 98,625 | 24.4 | 92,684 | 22.9 | 5,942 | 1.5 | na | na |
| 1990-91 | 100,227 | 24.2 | 100,665 | 24.3 | -438 | -0.1 | na | na |
| 1991-92 | 95,840 | 22.7 | 108,472 | 25.6 | -12,631 | -3.0 | na | na |
| 1992-93 | 97,633 | 22.0 | 115,751 | 26.1 | -18,118 | -4.1 | na | na |
| 1993-94 | 103,824 | 22.2 | 122,009 | 26.1 | -18,185 | -3.9 | na | na |
| 1994-95 | 113,458 | 22.9 | 127,619 | 25.7 | -14,160 | -2.9 | na | na |
| 1995-96 | 124,429 | 23.5 | 135,538 | 25.6 | -11,109 | -2.1 | na | na |
| 1996-97 | 133,592 | 24.0 | 139,689 | 25.1 | -6,099 | -1.1 | na | na |
| 1997-98 | 140,736 | 23.9 | 140,587 | 23.9 | 149 | 0.0 | na | na |
| 1998-99 | 152,063 | 24.5 | 148,175 | 23.9 | 3,889 | 0.6 | na | na |
| 1999-00 | 166,199 | 25.1 | 153,192 | 23.2 | 13,007 | 2.0 | -67,036 | -10.1 |
| 2000-01 | 182,996 | 25.9 | 177,123 | 25.1 | 5,872 | 0.8 | -71,876 | -10.2 |
| 2001-02 | 187,588 | 24.9 | 188,655 | 25.0 | -1,067 | -0.1 | -78,032 | -10.4 |
| 2002-03 | 204,613 | 25.5 | 197,243 | 24.6 | 7,370 | 0.9 | -82,931 | -10.4 |
| 2003-04 | 217,775 | 25.3 | 209,785 | 24.3 | 7,990 | 0.9 | -72,389 | -8.4 |
| 2004-05 | 235,984 | 25.6 | 222,407 | 24.1 | 13,577 | 1.5 | -58,882 | -6.4 |
| 2005-06 | 255,943 | 25.6 | 240,136 | 24.1 | 15,757 | 1.6 | -59,763 | -6.0 |
| 2006-07 | 272,637 | 25.1 | 253,321 | 23.3 | 17,190 | 1.6 | -35,696 | -3.3 |
| 2007-08 | 294,917 | 25.0 | 271,843 | 23.1 | 19,754 | 1.7 | -14,690 | -1.2 |
| 2008-09 | 292,600 | 23.2 | 316,046 | 25.1 | -27,013 | -2.1 | -71,490 | -5.7 |
| 2009-10 | 284,662 | 22.0 | 336,900 | 26.0 | -54,494 | -4.2 | -144,485 | -11.1 |
| 2010-11 | 302,024 | 21.5 | 346,102 | 24.6 | -47,463 | -3.4 | -198,787 | -14.1 |
| 2011-12 | 329,874 | 22.2 | 371,032 | 25.0 | -43,360 | -2.9 | -355,834 | -23.9 |
| 2012-13 | 351,052 | 23.1 | 367,204 | 24.1 | -18,834 | -1.2 | -312,724 | -20.5 |
| 2013-14(e) | 363,496 | 23.0 | 410,662 | 25.9 | -49,855 | -3.1 | -299,647 | -18.9 |
| 2014-15(e) | 385,778 | 23.6 | 412,484 | 25.3 | -29,773 | -1.8 | -329,239 | -20.2 |
| 2015-16(e) | 410,427 | 24.0 | 424,249 | 24.8 | -17,084 | -1.0 | -342,385 | -20.0 |
| 2016-17(p) | 436,849 | 24.4 | 443,913 | 24.7 | -10,562 | -0.6 | -351,036 | -19.6 |
| 2017-18(p) | 467,985 | 24.9 | 467,060 | 24.8 | -2,825 | -0.2 | -352,659 | -18.7 |
- (a) Receipts are equal to cash receipts from operating activities and sales of non-financial assets.
- (b) Payments are equal to cash payments for operating activities, purchases of non-financial assets and net acquisition of assets under finance leases.
- (c) Underlying cash balance is equal to receipts less payments, less net Future Fund earnings. For the purposes of consistent comparison with years prior to 2005-06, net Future Fund earnings should be added back to the underlying cash balance.
- (d) Net financial worth is equal to financial assets less total liabilities.
- (e) Estimates.
- (p) Projections.
Note: Full historical series going back to 1970-71 are available in Budget Paper No. 1, Budget Strategy and Outlook, Statement 10.