Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Australia
Australia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 4,169 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Australia is 4,169 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Australia peaked at 4,331 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,335 current US$ per person, in 1993.
That places Australia 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,456 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,490 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,427 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,335 current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 1,442 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1,660 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 1,796 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 1,918 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1,714 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 1,657 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,743 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,714 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,724 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,087 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 2,700 current US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 2,815 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,920 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3,219 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 3,794 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 2,839 current US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 3,637 current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 4,148 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 4,260 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 4,331 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,129 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3,852 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3,565 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,734 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3,920 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 3,628 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 3,289 current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 3,969 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 4,277 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 4,082 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4,066 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 4,169 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4,169 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,479 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4,169 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 404.23 current US$ per person, 10.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,590 current US$ per person | 1,335 current US$ per person | 1,918 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,556 current US$ per person | 1,714 current US$ per person | 3,794 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,920 current US$ per person | 3,565 current US$ per person | 4,331 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,975 current US$ per person | 3,289 current US$ per person | 4,277 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Australia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Australia was 4,169 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,331 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,335 current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.