Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Australia
519,971 National currency
in 2024
United Kingdom
436,798 National currency
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
15th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 519,971 National currency against 436,798 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 83,173 National currency.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 30 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 126,618 National currency 13,708 National currency United Kingdom
2000s 165,042 National currency 172,759 National currency 7,717 National currency United Kingdom
2010s 271,056 National currency 221,494 National currency 49,562 National currency Australia
2020s 453,312 National currency 335,637 National currency 117,675 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 Kingdom?
Australia, at 519,971 National currency against 436,798 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and United Kingdom?
83,173 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 on?
Australia ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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 on income. 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 — Taxes on income
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,309 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