Australia vs Uruguay: Tax revenue

Australia
550.61 billion current LCU
in 2022
Uruguay
591.31 billion current LCU
in 2024
Australia rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
60th

Tax revenue over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
0200.0B400.0B600.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 591.31 billion current LCU against 550.61 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 40.70 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 157 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 15.38 billion current LCU 2.48 million current LCU 15.38 billion current LCU Australia
1980s 52.09 billion current LCU 181.64 million current LCU 51.91 billion current LCU Australia
1990s 106.85 billion current LCU 21.42 billion current LCU 85.43 billion current LCU Australia
2000s 221.06 billion current LCU 77.39 billion current LCU 143.66 billion current LCU Australia
2010s 355.61 billion current LCU 273.99 billion current LCU 81.62 billion current LCU Australia
2020s 493.10 billion current LCU 476.45 billion current LCU 16.65 billion current LCU Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Australia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 591.31 billion current LCU against 550.61 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Australia and Uruguay?
40.70 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for tax revenue?
Australia ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.