Tax revenue in Australia
Central government tax revenue in Australia was equal to 23.6% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2008.
Australia, 2022
23.6%
Change from 2021
+0.6percentage points
World, 2022
14.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
21.3%
Position in 2022
19th of 118
Tax revenue in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 13.9% |
| 2023 | – | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | – |
| 2000 | 23.0% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 23.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 21.0%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 118 countries with data for 2022, Australia has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 14.5%.