Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Australia
Australia: Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) was 11 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in Australia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Australia stood at 11 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Australia peaked at 13 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11 number per year, in 2009.
That places Australia 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Australia, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 12 number per year | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 12 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 number per year | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 number per year | 11 number per year | 13 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 11 number per year | 11 number per year | 11 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Australia?
- Paying taxes: payments in Australia was 11 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number per year in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Australia ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.