Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Australia

Australia: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise was 32,420 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32,420 National currency
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
32,420 National currency
in 2024
All-time low
14,538 National currency
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Australia, 1998–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998201120241998: 14.5k National currency1999: 14.9k National currency2000: 19.8k National currency2001: 20.5k National currency2002: 21.6k National currency2003: 21.9k National currency2004: 22.8k National currency2005: 22.8k National currency2006: 23.6k National currency2007: 24.4k National currency2008: 25.2k National currency2009: 25.4k National currency2010: 26.7k National currency2011: 26.3k National currency2012: 26.4k National currency2013: 26.5k National currency2014: 24.5k National currency2015: 22.5k National currency2016: 22.8k National currency2017: 23.7k National currency2018: 24.6k National currency2019: 24.2k National currency2020: 25.6k National currency2021: 23.8k National currency2022: 27.7k National currency2023: 31.6k National currency2024: 32.4k National currency

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.

Analysis

Australia recorded 32,420 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Australia peaked at 32,420 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,538 National currency, in 1998.

That places Australia 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties and consumption taxes in Australia, 1998 to 2024.
Year National currency Change
1998 14,538 National currency
1999 14,940 National currency +2.8%
2000 19,768 National currency +32.3%
2001 20,494 National currency +3.7%
2002 21,641 National currency +5.6%
2003 21,897 National currency +1.2%
2004 22,849 National currency +4.3%
2005 22,796 National currency -0.2%
2006 23,570 National currency +3.4%
2007 24,358 National currency +3.3%
2008 25,206 National currency +3.5%
2009 25,372 National currency +0.7%
2010 26,689 National currency +5.2%
2011 26,325 National currency -1.4%
2012 26,425 National currency +0.4%
2013 26,472 National currency +0.2%
2014 24,506 National currency -7.4%
2015 22,540 National currency -8.0%
2016 22,773 National currency +1.0%
2017 23,691 National currency +4.0%
2018 24,562 National currency +3.7%
2019 24,169 National currency -1.6%
2020 25,640 National currency +6.1%
2021 23,803 National currency -7.2%
2022 27,690 National currency +16.3%
2023 31,602 National currency +14.1%
2024 32,420 National currency +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,739 National currency 14,538 National currency 14,940 National currency 2
2000s 22,795 National currency 19,768 National currency 25,372 National currency 10
2010s 24,815 National currency 22,540 National currency 26,689 National currency 10
2020s 28,231 National currency 23,803 National currency 32,420 National currency 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Romania 42,404 National currency compare
  2. 12 Denmark 36,502 National currency compare
  3. 13 Germany 36,327 National currency compare
  4. 15 Spain 26,517 National currency compare
  5. 16 Canada 25,558 National currency compare
  6. 17 Israel 24,385 National currency compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Australia?
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Australia was 32,420 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 32,420 National currency in 2024.
What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 14,538 National currency in 1998.
How does Australia rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise?
Australia ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties and consumption taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties and consumption taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
38 places, 1,172 data points, 1970–2025
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