Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia
Australia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 77.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
77.0%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
29th
of 189 countries
All-time high
77.5%
in 2018
All-time low
56.8%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia is 77.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia peaked at 77.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2014.
Australia ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.1% | — |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +4.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 77.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 77.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 56.8% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.9% | 77.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Australia was 77.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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