Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Australia
Australia: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 189,664 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Australia, 1998–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Australia recorded 189,664 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Australia peaked at 189,664 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,513 National currency, in 1998.
That places Australia 7th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Australia, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45,513 National currency | — |
| 1999 | 48,203 National currency | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 62,716 National currency | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 66,399 National currency | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 73,433 National currency | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 78,792 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 80,238 National currency | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 84,687 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 90,299 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 95,758 National currency | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 89,730 National currency | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 97,276 National currency | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 100,754 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 100,872 National currency | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 104,353 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 111,804 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 115,467 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 120,204 National currency | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 123,839 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 127,272 National currency | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 127,968 National currency | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 125,673 National currency | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 143,663 National currency | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 157,786 National currency | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 167,778 National currency | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 178,234 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 189,664 National currency | +6.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 189,664 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 63,208 National currency, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +30.1% | 48,203 National currency | 62,716 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,858 National currency | 45,513 National currency | 48,203 National currency | 2 |
| 2000s | 81,933 National currency | 62,716 National currency | 97,276 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,821 National currency | 100,754 National currency | 127,968 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,425 National currency | 143,663 National currency | 189,664 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 United States 1.02 million National currency compare
- 4 Poland 124,120 National currency compare
- 5 Mexico 580,779 National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 34,516 National currency compare
- 6 Costa Rica 238,611 National currency compare
- 6 Slovenia 2,492 National currency compare
- 7 Lithuania 2,187 National currency compare
- 8 Czechia 129,070 National currency compare
- 8 Latvia 1,413 National currency compare
- 9 Sweden 120,762 National currency compare
- 9 Estonia 132.01 National currency compare
- 10 France 117,626 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Australia?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Australia was 189,664 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 189,664 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,513 National currency in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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 — Taxes on products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org