Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 519,971 National currency against 507,296 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 12,675 National currency.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,910 National currency | 146,430 National currency | 33,520 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 165,042 National currency | 201,486 National currency | 36,444 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 271,056 National currency | 265,853 National currency | 5,203 National currency | Australia |
| 2020s | 453,312 National currency | 394,577 National currency | 58,734 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 — current, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 519,971 National currency against 507,296 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 12,675 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 — current?
- Australia ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. 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