Australia vs Russia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Australia
30.4%
in 2022
Russia
30.5%
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
Russia rank
39th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 30.5% against 30.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.
Australia ranks 41st and Russia ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 32.5% | 2.5% | Russia |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 31.5% | 4.7% | Russia |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 26.2% | 4.4% | 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, Australia or Russia?
- Russia, at 30.5% against 30.4% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Australia and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Australia ranks 41st and Russia ranks 39th 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.