The PBO data portal includes historical fiscal data and datasets published as part of research publications. These have been consolidated below for ease of access and to support transparency around fiscal and budget policy issues.
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Historical fiscal data
Historical data published in the government’s latest Budget update are available here in an accessible form. The data includes time-series not previously available in a single location.
| Update |
Data download |
Date issued |
2022-23 Budget
|
 (210 KB)
|
29 March 2022 |
| 2021-22 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook |
(189 KB) |
24 February 2022 |
Regular PBO publications
Data for the PBO’s regular annual publications (Beyond the budget (previously the medium-term fiscal projections), National fiscal outlook, Budget chart pack, and Budget and Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) snapshots) are available below.
Provides analysis and projections of key Commonwealth Government budget outcomes such as debt and the budget balance, and detailed projections of receipts and payments over the medium-term period.
From 2020-22, the report was expanded to include an assessment of fiscal sustainability over the next forty years.
Data for each of the editions are available below.
| Publication |
Data download |
Date issued |
Beyond the budget 2021-22: Fiscal outlook and projections
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(521 KB)
|
21 September 2021 |
2020–21 Medium-term fiscal projections
|
(94 KB) |
10 December 2020 |
| 2019–20 Medium-term fiscal projections |
(59 KB) |
26 September 2019 |
| 2018–19 Medium-term fiscal projections |
(53 KB) |
6 September 2018 |
| 2017–18 Medium-term fiscal projections |
(694 KB) |
5 July 2017 |
| 2015–16 Medium-term fiscal projections |
(18 KB) |
24 June 2015 |
Data from the original April 2021 fiscal sustainability report are available below.
| Publication |
Data download |
Date issued |
| Updated medium-term fiscal scenarios: impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response |
(21 KB) |
21 August 2020 |
| Medium-term fiscal projections: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response |
(19 KB) |
5 June 2020 |
| Medium-term fiscal projections: 2017–18 economic scenario analysis |
(169 KB) |
7 December 2017 |
| Medium-term fiscal projections: Sensitivity of budget projections to changes in economic parameters from 2014–15 to 2024–25 |
(79 KB) |
26 November 2014 |
Examines the revenue, expenditure, net capital investment, net financial worth and net debt position across all levels of Australian government over the forward estimates period, and provides an update to the national fiscal outlook based on Commonwealth and state government budget updates. Data for multiple editions are available below.
A complementary product, the National Fiscal Outlook: At a Glance provides a graphical snapshot of each of the Commonwealth, state and territory budgets.
Budget chart packs summarise the key drivers of the change in the budget estimates between budget updates.
| Publication |
Data download |
Date issued
|
| 2021–22 |
(115 KB)
|
8 June 2021 |
2020–21
|
(62 KB)
|
12 February 2021 |
| 2019–20 |
(20 KB) |
24 September 2019
|
| 2018–19 |
(17 KB) |
1 June 2018
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Graphical summaries of budget releases.
Additional PBO publications