Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate

Australia
1.15 % change on previous year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
129th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
-200204060197319982024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.78 % change on previous year against 1.15 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.63 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.18 % change on previous year 8.42 % change on previous year 4.25 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 20.3 % change on previous year 17.45 % change on previous year 2.85 % change on previous year Australia
2010s 1.89 % change on previous year 7.06 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.52 % change on previous year 3.98 % change on previous year 0.4531 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth rate, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.78 % change on previous year against 1.15 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth rate between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
0.63 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth rate?
Australia ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
156 places, 4,397 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.