Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Australia
67.9%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific
34.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
East Asia & Pacific rank
2nd
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Australia
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Australia currently reports 67.9% against 34.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 33.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd of 153 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 33.1% | 33.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 33.0% | 31.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 31.6% | 32.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 31.7% | 33.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Australia or East Asia & Pacific?
- Australia, at 67.9% against 34.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 33.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Australia ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.