Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, 1972–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 259.04 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Australia 148th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 259.04 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 279.08 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 345.86 current LCU per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 390.25 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 506.23 current LCU per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1977 | 557.91 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 611.8 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 764.09 current LCU per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 929.8 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 1,080 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 1,201 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 1,412 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 1,659 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 1,887 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 2,070 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 2,217 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 2,464 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 2,582 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,757 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 2,778 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,537 current LCU per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 2,564 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2,886 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 3,208 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 3,499 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 3,594 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3,743 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3,922 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 4,001 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6,055 current LCU per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 6,513 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 7,186 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 7,573 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 7,878 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8,295 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 8,686 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 9,226 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 9,128 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,656 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 10,076 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10,173 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 11,287 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 11,931 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 11,063 current LCU per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 11,624 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 12,039 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 12,763 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 13,013 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 12,803 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14,216 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 464.28 current LCU per square kilometre | 259.04 current LCU per square kilometre | 764.09 current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,750 current LCU per square kilometre | 929.8 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,582 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,149 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,537 current LCU per square kilometre | 3,922 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,454 current LCU per square kilometre | 4,001 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,226 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,363 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,656 current LCU per square kilometre | 13,013 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,799 current LCU per square kilometre | 12,803 current LCU per square kilometre | 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 145 Belize 23,368 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 146 Botswana 19,044 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 147 Sudan 18,521 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 149 Niger 12,799 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 150 Bolivia 12,197 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia was 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,379 current LCU per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259.04 current LCU per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 148th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.