Australia vs IDA only: Tax revenue
Australia
23.6%
in 2022
IDA only
10.5%
in 2021
Australia rank
25th
IDA only rank
27th
Tax revenue over time
- Australia
- IDA only
How they compare
Australia currently reports 23.6% against 10.5% in IDA only, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and IDA only ranks 27th of 157 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 10.3% | 11.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 10.4% | 12.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Australia or IDA only?
- Australia, at 23.6% against 10.5% in IDA only as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Australia and IDA only?
- 13.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA only?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Australia and IDA only rank globally for tax revenue?
- Australia ranks 25th and IDA only ranks 27th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units 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.