Americas vs Australia: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP
Americas
11.7%
in 2024
Australia
23.6%
in 2022
Americas rank
21st
Australia rank
24th
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 23.6% against 11.7% in Americas, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Americas's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 21st and Australia ranks 24th of 30 groups.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 23.9% | 13.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 21.8% | 10.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 23.0% | 10.9% | Australia |
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?
- Australia, at 23.6% against 11.7% in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as a proportion of gdp between Americas and Australia?
- 11.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Americas ranks 21st and Australia ranks 24th 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.