Australia vs North America: Tax revenue
Australia
23.6%
in 2022
North America
11.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
North America rank
22nd
Tax revenue over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 23.6% against 11.0% in North America, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and North America ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 11.5% | 7.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 11.3% | 10.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 10.8% | 13.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 10.4% | 11.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 11.6% | 11.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Australia or North America?
- Australia, at 23.6% against 11.0% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Australia and North America?
- 12.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for tax revenue?
- Australia ranks 25th and North America ranks 22nd 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.