Australia: Tax revenue
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| Australia |
Tax revenue, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 23.56 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1972 - 2022 |
| Average | 21.85 |
| Min - Max | 16.99 - 24.81 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 23.56 percent, an increase from 23 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 17.13 percent, based on data from 116 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1972 to 2022 is 21.85 percent. The minimum value, 16.99 percent, was reached in 1973 while the maximum of 24.81 percent was recorded in 2001.
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Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 22.15 | 2024 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 416.34 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -2.25 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -1.37 | 2024 | percent |
| Government expenditure | 167.17 | Q1/2026 | billion |
| Long-term interest rate | 4.96 | 4/2026 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 23.56 | 2022 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 47.40 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 105 | 2019 | hours |
| 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 |
| Government debt | 50.72 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt in foreign currency, percent | 0.00 | 2014 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 32.21 | 2024 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 6.43 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 3.97 | 2024 | percent |