Australia vs Israel: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Australia
30.4%
in 2022
Israel
29.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
Israel rank
43rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Australia
- Israel
How they compare
Australia currently reports 30.4% against 29.8% in Israel, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Israel ahead.
Australia ranks 41st and Israel ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 32.5% | 3.5% | Israel |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 32.5% | 2.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 30.6% | 2.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 31.6% | 1.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Australia or Israel?
- Australia, at 30.4% against 29.8% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Australia and Israel?
- 0.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Australia ranks 41st and Israel ranks 43rd 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.