Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia
Australia: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia, 2001–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia peaked at 1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.
That places Australia 3rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9487, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Australia was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Value-added tax (VAT), 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.