Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15,532 National currency against 2,639 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 12,893 National currency.
That makes Australia's figure about 5.9 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 25 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,990 National currency | 527.5 National currency | 6,463 National currency | Australia |
| 2000s | 2,188 National currency | 877.7 National currency | 1,311 National currency | Australia |
| 2010s | 8,487 National currency | 1,770 National currency | 6,717 National currency | Australia |
| 2020s | 13,372 National currency | 1,914 National currency | 11,458 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 United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 15,532 National currency against 2,639 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 12,893 National currency, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Australia ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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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About this data
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