Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 11,969 National currency against 5,802 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 6,167 National currency.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 30 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 | 3,719 National currency | 0 National currency | 3,719 National currency | Australia |
| 2000s | 5,529 National currency | 0 National currency | 5,529 National currency | Australia |
| 2010s | 12,065 National currency | 2.8 National currency | 12,062 National currency | Australia |
| 2020s | 15,590 National currency | 4,577 National currency | 11,013 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 — taxes and, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 11,969 National currency against 5,802 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 6,167 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 — taxes and?
- Australia ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and duties on imports excluding Value Added Tax. 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