Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -1.54 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Australia, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded -1.54 % change on previous year for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 146.8% on the previous year and down 148.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 8.56 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -10.85 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Australia ranks 129th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
| 1983 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -161.3% |
| 1984 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +170.5% |
| 1985 | -0.0575 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1986 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -6742.7% |
| 1987 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1988 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -214.2% |
| 1989 | -3.37 % change on previous year | +139.5% |
| 1990 | -3.4 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1991 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1992 | -0.9651 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 1993 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -280.7% |
| 1994 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +90.9% |
| 1995 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1997 | -0.6222 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 1998 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -478.0% |
| 1999 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2001 | -4.38 % change on previous year | -515.2% |
| 2002 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 2003 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4247 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 2005 | -0.8083 % change on previous year | -290.3% |
| 2006 | -0.8628 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1266 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2008 | -10.85 % change on previous year | +8467.3% |
| 2009 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1737 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7711 % change on previous year | -543.8% |
| 2012 | 3.17 % change on previous year | +311.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5369 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -622.4% |
| 2016 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2017 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6808 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 2019 | -6.37 % change on previous year | -1035.5% |
| 2020 | 8.56 % change on previous year | -234.5% |
| 2021 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2022 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -146.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4876 % change on previous year | -3.37 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6499 % change on previous year | -3.65 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.57 % change on previous year | -10.85 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5226 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 % change on previous year | -1.54 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 126 Tajikistan -1.4 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Austria -1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Palau -1.54 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Ukraine -1.6 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Finland -1.7 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Guatemala -1.78 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Australia was -1.54 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.85 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 148.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.