Australia — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1850–2022 · 133 observations

About this series

Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government tax revenue reading for Australia was 22.5% of GDP in 2022. The previous reading was 22% of GDP in 2021; the period change was +0.52 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 22.1% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2000–2022

PeriodValue
202222.5 % of GDP
202122 % of GDP
202022.7 % of GDP
201922.9 % of GDP
201822.6 % of GDP
15 earlier values
201721.6 % of GDP
201621.7 % of GDP
201521.7 % of GDP
201421.7 % of GDP
201321.5 % of GDP
201220.9 % of GDP
201119.6 % of GDP
201019.7 % of GDP
200921.1 % of GDP
200822.4 % of GDP
200720.9 % of GDP
200620.3 % of GDP
200521.4 % of GDP
200420.4 % of GDP
200320.2 % 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.