Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Australia
Australia: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 74.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Australia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 74.4% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2022.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Australia peaked at 86.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2021.
Australia ranks 29th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.6% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 73.3% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 67.8% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 64.4% | 74.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Australia?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Australia was 74.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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