Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP
Americas
11.7%
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
24.3%
in 2022
Americas rank
21st
Australia and New Zealand rank
19th
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 24.3% against 11.7% in Americas, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.1 times Americas's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th of 30 groups.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 24.5% | 13.6% | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 22.4% | 11.3% | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 23.7% | 11.5% | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as a proportion of gdp, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 24.3% against 11.7% in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as a proportion of gdp between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 12.6%, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Americas ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.