Australia vs Germany: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0652 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Germany
0.0551 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
141st
Germany rank
144th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
0.020.040.060.080.10.12197219982024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0652 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0551 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0101 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 141st and Germany ranks 144th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0364 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0713 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0349 current LCU per US$ of GDP Germany
1980s 0.0672 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0648 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0023 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.0671 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0543 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0127 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.0927 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.058 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0346 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.0633 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0585 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.0697 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0554 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0143 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 0.0652 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0551 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and Germany?
0.0101 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 141st and Germany ranks 144th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.