Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — Australia and New Zealand

Government revenue in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 — 26.99%. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 5.56 pp.

2022 26.99% +0.37 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 28.7%1987
Period minimum 20.95%1973

Trend over time

1972–2022 · % of GDP

Government revenue — Australia and New Zealand, 1972–2022202224262830197219771982198719921997200220072012201720221972: 21.43%1973: 20.95%1974: 21.71%1975: 23.05%1976: 23.47%1977: 24.16%1978: 24.21%1979: 23.62%1980: 24.01%1981: 24.77%1982: 24.87%1983: 25.08%1984: 24.47%1985: 26.26%1986: 26.88%1987: 28.7%1988: 27.66%2001: 27.76%2002: 27.01%2003: 27.79%2004: 27.67%2005: 28.26%2006: 28.21%2007: 27.58%2008: 27.62%2009: 25.68%2010: 24.25%2011: 23.84%2012: 24.35%2013: 25.23%2014: 25.27%2015: 25.37%2016: 25.79%2017: 25.74%2018: 26.57%2019: 26.87%2020: 26.06%2021: 26.62%2022: 26.99%
Change over the period: +5.56 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 26.99%
World 24.07%
Government revenue — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 26.99 +0.37 pp
2021 26.62 +0.56 pp
2020 26.06 −0.81 pp
2019 26.87 +0.31 pp
2018 26.57 +0.83 pp
2017 25.74 −0.05 pp
2016 25.79 +0.42 pp
2015 25.37 +0.11 pp
2014 25.27 +0.04 pp
2013 25.23 +0.88 pp
2012 24.35 +0.51 pp
2011 23.84 −0.41 pp
2010 24.25 −1.43 pp
2009 25.68 −1.94 pp
2008 27.62 +0.04 pp
2007 27.58 −0.64 pp
2006 28.21 −0.04 pp
2005 28.26 +0.59 pp
2004 27.67 −0.13 pp
2003 27.79 +0.78 pp
2002 27.01 −0.75 pp
2001 27.76
1988 27.66 −1.04 pp
1987 28.7 +1.81 pp
1986 26.88 +0.63 pp
1985 26.26 +1.79 pp
1984 24.47 −0.61 pp
1983 25.08 +0.21 pp
1982 24.87 +0.1 pp
1981 24.77 +0.76 pp
1980 24.01 +0.39 pp
1979 23.62 −0.59 pp
1978 24.21 +0.05 pp
1977 24.16 +0.69 pp
1976 23.47 +0.42 pp
1975 23.05 +1.35 pp
1974 21.71 +0.76 pp
1973 20.95 −0.48 pp
1972 21.43

About the indicator

Central government revenue excluding grants, as a percent of GDP. Beyond taxes it includes non-tax receipts: dividends of state-owned companies, revenue from the sale of extraction rights, duties and fees. That is why the difference between this indicator and tax revenue says something about the structure of a state: in commodity countries it is large, because a substantial part of the budget comes not from taxes but from rent.

Important: Grants are excluded deliberately: in the poorest countries foreign aid can make up a substantial part of the budget, and with it included the indicator would no longer measure the ability of a state to raise revenue.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.