Australian Commonwealth net debt and net interest payments (% of GDP)

(a) Net debt is the sum of interest-bearing liabilities less the sum of selected financial assets (cash and deposits, advances paid and investments, loans and placements). (b) Net interest payments are equal to the difference between interest paid and interest receipts. (c) Estimates.
Source: Budget strategy and outlook: budget paper no. 1: 2021–22, Statement 11, p. 364 and 365.