Australia vs Switzerland: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues

Australia
29.87 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Switzerland
27.17 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
28th
Switzerland rank
29th

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 29.87 Percentage of GDP against 27.17 Percentage of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 2.7 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 35 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 20.37 Percentage of GDP 17 Percentage of GDP 3.37 Percentage of GDP Australia
1970s 23.72 Percentage of GDP 20.67 Percentage of GDP 3.05 Percentage of GDP Australia
1980s 27.4 Percentage of GDP 23.38 Percentage of GDP 4.02 Percentage of GDP Australia
1990s 27.95 Percentage of GDP 24.54 Percentage of GDP 3.41 Percentage of GDP Australia
2000s 28.95 Percentage of GDP 26.2 Percentage of GDP 2.75 Percentage of GDP Australia
2010s 27.2 Percentage of GDP 26.7 Percentage of GDP 0.5066 Percentage of GDP Australia
2020s 29.17 Percentage of GDP 27.35 Percentage of GDP 1.82 Percentage of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Australia or Switzerland?
Australia, at 29.87 Percentage of GDP against 27.17 Percentage of GDP in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Australia and Switzerland?
2.7 Percentage of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Australia ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.