Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia
Australia: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 67.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.9%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
4th
of 189 countries
All-time high
68.4%
in 2018
All-time low
47.7%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia is 67.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia peaked at 68.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2014.
Australia ranks 4th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 53.0% | — |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 47.7% | 68.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 64.8% | 67.9% | 2 |
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Australia was 67.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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