Australia — Central government revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1820–2022 · 153 observations

About this series

Central government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Australia, the central government revenue reading stood at 25.4% of GDP in 2022. Against 24.9% of GDP in 2021, the period change was +0.47 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 24.8% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2022

PeriodValue
202225.4 % of GDP
202124.9 % of GDP
202025.8 % of GDP
201925.8 % of GDP
201825.3 % of GDP
15 earlier values
201724.3 % of GDP
201624.3 % of GDP
201524.3 % of GDP
201424.2 % of GDP
201324 % of GDP
201223.3 % of GDP
201122 % of GDP
201022.3 % of GDP
200924.5 % of GDP
200825.4 % of GDP
200725.4 % of GDP
200626 % of GDP
200526 % of GDP
200425.7 % of GDP
200325.8 % of GDP

Values before 2003, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.