Australia vs Switzerland: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Australia
27.8%
in 2016
Switzerland
28.5%
in 2017
Australia rank
37th
Switzerland rank
35th
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 28.5% against 27.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 35th of 77 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 25.1% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.9% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 27.1% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 28.5% against 27.8% in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 35th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.