Australia vs European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business

Australia
15,532 National currency
in 2024
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
9,534 National currency
in 2020
Australia rank
4th
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank
1st

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time

  • Australia
  • European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
05.0k10.0k15.0k199520092024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 15,532 National currency against 9,534 National currency in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), a difference of 5,998 National currency.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ahead.

Australia ranks 4th and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st of 25 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) Difference Ahead
1990s 6,990 National currency 7,219 National currency 228.1 National currency European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2000s 2,188 National currency 7,648 National currency 5,459 National currency European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2010s 8,487 National currency 10,112 National currency 1,625 National currency European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2020s 10,927 National currency 9,534 National currency 1,393 National currency Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Australia or European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
Australia, at 15,532 National currency against 9,534 National currency in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Australia and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
5,998 National currency, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Australia and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
Australia ranks 4th and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 1,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org