Argentina vs Australia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Argentina
29.6%
in 2022
Australia
30.4%
in 2022
Argentina rank
44th
Australia rank
41st
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 30.4% against 29.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.
Argentina ranks 44th and Australia ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Australia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 29.9% | 18.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 28.7% | 11.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 29.9% | 6.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 2.3% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 30.4% | 0.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 30.4% against 29.6% in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Argentina and Australia?
- 0.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Argentina ranks 44th and Australia ranks 41st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.