Australia — Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1850–2025 · 136 observations
About this series
Combined government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Australia, the combined government tax revenue reading stood at 29.7% of GDP in 2025. Against 29.4% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.3 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 28% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 29.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 27.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 26.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 27.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 28 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 25.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 28.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 28.2 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 28.6 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.