Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 24.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 24.3% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 25.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2011.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.1% | 24.3% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Australia and New Zealand
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.268 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.09 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 65,559 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 54,411 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.22 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.24 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.23 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand was 24.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2011.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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