Taxes on international trade in Australia
Australia: Taxes on international trade was 2.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Australia, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.7% for taxes on international trade in 2022.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Australia peaked at 6.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2011.
Australia ranks 94th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.2% | — |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -17.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 6.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 3 |
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 international trade in Australia?
- Taxes on international trade in Australia was 2.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for taxes on international trade?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.