Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9,808 National currency against 9,012 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 796 National currency.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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 | 2,081 National currency | 1,334 National currency | 747 National currency | Australia |
| 2000s | 3,550 National currency | 2,186 National currency | 1,364 National currency | Australia |
| 2010s | 5,781 National currency | 4,079 National currency | 1,702 National currency | Australia |
| 2020s | 8,535 National currency | 7,461 National currency | 1,074 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 9,808 National currency against 9,012 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?
- 796 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 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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 insurance premiums. 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