Australia vs Switzerland: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 154 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 5.2% against 5.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Australia ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.