Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre was 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Australia ranks 180th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 4,272 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4,222 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,361 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4,832 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 5,241 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 5,615 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 5,876 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 6,119 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 6,477 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 6,876 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8,015 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 8,360 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 9,199 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 9,850 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 9,834 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10,382 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 11,116 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 11,721 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 10,889 current LCU per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 11,841 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 12,236 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 12,225 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12,709 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 13,743 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 14,351 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 15,404 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 15,828 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 16,412 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16,707 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 16,361 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 17,758 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 19,938 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,122 current LCU per square kilometre | 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,477 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,624 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,876 current LCU per square kilometre | 11,721 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,146 current LCU per square kilometre | 11,841 current LCU per square kilometre | 16,707 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,770 current LCU per square kilometre | 16,361 current LCU per square kilometre | 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 177 Botswana 23,614 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 22,843 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 179 Canada 22,594 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 181 Turkmenistan 13,510 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 183 Zimbabwe 9,930 current LCU per square kilometre 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)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 14,756 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3501 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 22,800 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia was 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.