
Australia: Income and profits taxes
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Australia |
Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue |
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Latest value | 67.86 |
Year | 2022 |
Measure | percent |
Data availability | 1972 - 2022 |
Average | 63.49 |
Min - Max | 58.33 - 67.86 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 67.86 percent, an increase from 64.47 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 31.54 percent, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1972 to 2022 is 63.49 percent. The minimum value, 58.33 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 67.86 percent was recorded in 2022.
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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
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Government spending, in dollars | 368.32 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | 0.40 | 2023 | percent |
Government debt | 50.26 | 2022 | percent |
Government expenditure | 161.58 | Q4/2024 | billion |
Long-term interest rate | 4.42 | 3/2025 | percent |
Tax revenue | 23.60 | 2022 | percent |
Commercial tax rate | 47.40 | 2019 | percent |
Tax preparation time | 105 | 2019 | hours |
Number of taxes | 11 | 2019 | taxes |
Taxes on goods and services | 17.79 | 2022 | percent |
Taxes on international trade | 2.72 | 2022 | percent |
Income and profits taxes | 67.86 | 2022 | percent |