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
United Kingdom currently reports 314,976 National currency against 201,633 National currency in Australia, a difference of 113,343 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 31 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,576 National currency | 106,423 National currency | 55,847 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 87,462 National currency | 137,790 National currency | 50,328 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 127,886 National currency | 209,044 National currency | 81,159 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 183,015 National currency | 269,795 National currency | 86,780 National currency | United Kingdom |
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?
- United Kingdom, at 314,976 National currency against 201,633 National currency in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 113,343 National currency, with United Kingdom 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 18th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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 — Taxes on products. 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