Australia vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 35,767 National currency against 21,468 National currency in United States, a difference of 14,299 National currency.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 25 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,048 National currency | 4,207 National currency | 4,840 National currency | Australia |
| 2000s | 12,085 National currency | 13,952 National currency | 1,867 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 18,722 National currency | 12,860 National currency | 5,862 National currency | Australia |
| 2020s | 32,044 National currency | 21,525 National currency | 10,519 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 on, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 35,767 National currency against 21,468 National currency in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and United States?
- 14,299 National currency, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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 — Taxes on financial and capital transactions. 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