Tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia
Australia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 30.36 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
30.36
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
41st
of 186 countries
All-time high
31.24
in 2000
All-time low
26.14
in 2010
Years of data
43
1980–2022
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia is 30.36, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia peaked at 31.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.14, in 2010.
Australia ranks 41st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.89 | — |
| 1981 | 28.26 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 27.63 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 28.01 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 29.05 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 29.03 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 30.14 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 30.51 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 30.08 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 29.07 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 28.08 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 27.05 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 26.79 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 27.26 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 28.17 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 29.18 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 29.61 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.42 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 30.11 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 30.91 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 31.24 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 29.87 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 30.51 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31.03 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 31.16 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 30.91 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.65 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 30.61 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.29 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 26.19 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 26.14 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.35 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 27.18 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 27.47 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.32 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 28.09 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 28.49 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.17 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 29.37 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.5 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 29.85 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 30.84 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 30.36 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.97 | 27.63 | 30.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.66 | 26.79 | 30.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.95 | 26.19 | 31.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.71 | 26.14 | 29.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.35 | 29.85 | 30.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,690 (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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.056 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.56 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Australia was 30.36 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.14 in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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