Taxes on exports in Australia
Australia: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Australia, 1972–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0% for taxes on exports in 2017.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Australia peaked at 0.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Australia 60th out of 76 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +833.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +169.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +131.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +34.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -48.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -49.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -34.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -29.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +833.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1975 | +169.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Australia?
- Taxes on exports in Australia was 0.0% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for taxes on exports?
- Australia ranks 60th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.