Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia
Australia: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6789 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia is 0.6789, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia peaked at 0.722 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5376, in 2000.
That places Australia 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5506 | — |
| 2000 | 0.5376 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.694 | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7053 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7056 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6924 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.706 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7035 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.694 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6916 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.722 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7061 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.702 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7057 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7122 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7054 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6674 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6611 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6628 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6741 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6822 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6789 | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6789 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6789 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8665, 78% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.1% | 0.5376 | 0.694 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5506 | 0.5506 | 0.5506 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6852 | 0.5376 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6879 | 0.6611 | 0.7122 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6789 | 0.6789 | 0.6789 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Australia was 0.6789 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.722 in 2009.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5376 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.