Key information about Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 29.8 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 27.7 % for Sep 2024.
• Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 28.4 % from Sep 2002 to Dec 2024, with 90 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 34.4 % in Jun 2023 and a record low of 22.3 % in Sep 2010.
• Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Tax Revenue in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Tax Revenue prior to Q3 2017 is based on SNA 2008 GFMS 2001. Tax Revenue prior to Q3 2008 is based on SNA 1993.

In the 2019 financial year in Australia, a total of *** billion Australian dollars was raised through excise taxes on alcoholic beverages. Excise taxes on beer contributed the most to this total, with a tax revenue of *** billion Australian dollars generated in this time period.

Key information about Australia Tax Revenue

• Australia Tax Revenue was reported at 144.934 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous figure of 129.810 USD bn for Mar 2025.
• Australia Tax Revenue data is updated quarterly, averaging 101.712 USD bn from Sep 2002 to Jun 2025, with 92 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 149.634 USD bn in Jun 2023 and a record low of 29.104 USD bn in Sep 2002.
• Australia Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: USD: Quarterly.

CEIC converts quarterly Tax Revenue into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Tax Revenue in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Tax Revenue prior to Q3 2017 is based on SNA 2008 GFMS 2001. Tax Revenue prior to Q3 2008 is based on SNA 1993.

Actual value and historical data chart for Australia Tax Revenue Percent Of GDP

In the 2021 financial year in Australia, a total of **** billion Australian dollars was raised through excise taxes on spirits and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages (RTDs). Excise taxes on spirits and RTDs are expected to create a tax revenue of over *** billion Australian dollars in financial year 2026.

Government Revenues in Australia increased to 61425 AUD Million in October from 49966 AUD Million in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Government Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The average for 2022 based on 9 countries was 21.23 percent. The highest value was in New Zealand: 29.6 percent and the lowest value was in Papua New Guinea: 14.77 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data was reported at 0.003 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.003 % for 2016. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 0.006 % from Jun 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.921 % in 1977 and a record low of 0.003 % in 2013. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on exports are all levies on goods being transported out of the country or services being delivered to nonresidents by residents. Rebates on exported goods that are repayments of previously paid general consumption taxes, excise taxes, or import duties are deducted from the gross amounts receivable from these taxes, not from amounts receivable from export taxes.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;

This dataset presents information on historical central government revenues for 31 countries in Europe and the Americas for the period from 1800 (or independence) to 2012. The countries included are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany (West Germany between 1949 and 1990), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In other words, the dataset includes all South American, North American, and Western European countries with a population of more than one million, plus Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Mexico. The dataset contains information on the public finances of central governments. To make such information comparable cross-nationally we have chosen to normalize nominal revenue figures in two ways: (i) as a share of the total budget, and (ii) as a share of total gross domestic product. The total tax revenue of the central state is disaggregated guided by the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which provides a classification of types of revenue, and describes in detail the contents of each classification category. Given the paucity of detailed historical data and the needs of our project, we combined some subcategories. First, we are interested in total tax revenue (centaxtot), as well as the shares of total revenue coming from direct (centaxdirectsh) and indirect (centaxindirectsh) taxes. Further, we measure two sub-categories of direct taxation, namely taxes on property (centaxpropertysh) and income (centaxincomesh). For indirect taxes, we separate excises (centaxexcisesh), consumption (centaxconssh), and customs(centaxcustomssh).

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This dataset presents information on historical central government revenues for 31 countries in Europe and the Americas for the period from 1800 (or independence) to 2012. The countries included are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany (West Germany between 1949 and 1990), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In other words, the dataset includes all South American, North American, and Western European countries with a population of more than one million, plus Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Mexico. The dataset contains information on the public finances of central governments. To make such information comparable cross-nationally we have chosen to normalize nominal revenue figures in two ways: (i) as a share of the total budget, and (ii) as a share of total gross domestic product. The total tax revenue of the central state is disaggregated guided by the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which provides a classification of types of revenue, and describes in detail the contents of each classification category. Given the paucity of detailed historical data and the needs of our project, we combined some subcategories. First, we are interested in total tax revenue (centaxtot), as well as the shares of total revenue coming from direct (centaxdirectsh) and indirect (centaxindirectsh) taxes. Further, we measure two sub-categories of direct taxation, namely taxes on property (centaxpropertysh) and income (centaxincomesh). For indirect taxes, we separate excises (centaxexcisesh), consumption (centaxconssh), and customs(centaxcustomssh).

This line chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Australia and New Zealand. The data is about countries per year.

Actual value and historical data chart for Australia Tax Revenue Current Lcu

This scatter chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) against individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Australia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Australia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) by demonym using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Australia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue data was reported at 3.078 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.768 % for 2021. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 3.753 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2022, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.062 % in 1973 and a record low of 2.022 % in 2011. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;

Australia: Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue: The latest value from 2022 is 2.72 percent, a decline from 3.32 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 6.08 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1972 to 2022 is 3.56 percent. The minimum value, 1.81 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 6.04 percent was recorded in 1977.

The purpose of this data set is to identify long term trends in the reach and effects of Australia’s inheritance and gift taxes. It compiles figures from 1914, when the Commonwealth estate duty was introduced, through to the mid-1980s, when all Commonwealth and State-level taxes and duties had ceased to apply. It includes yearly figures for numbers of taxable deceased estates, gross assets (as assessed), the amount of duty payable, and the amount of revenue collected by federal and State governments. And, as far as possible, it compiles data relating to the age, gender, occupation and location of tax donors. The data set also includes some calculations relating to tax incidence and donors’ wealth brackets. The raw data were compiled from the annual Year Book Australia, the Year Books of the Australian States, the annual Report of the Commissioner of Taxation, and demographic data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. All of these publications are available in the public domain and none of the data are subject to copyright.

During financial year 2017, households in Australia paid approximately 6.3 billion Australian dollars in environmental taxes that were related to the transport sector. These transport taxes included stamp duty on vehicle registrations, passenger motor vehicle import duty and luxury car taxes.

This scatter chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) against GDP (current US$) in Australia and New Zealand. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue data was reported at 0.170 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.308 % for 2021. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 0.216 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2022, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.461 % in 1995 and a record low of 0.063 % in 2001. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Median;