Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Australia

Australia: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 86.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86.67
in 2009
All-time low
83.33
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Australia, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 83.32006: 852007: 852008: 852009: 86.72010: 86.72011: 86.72012: 86.72013: 86.72014: 86.72015: 86.72016: 86.72017: 86.72018: 86.72019: 86.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Australia stood at 86.67. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Australia peaked at 86.67 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.33, in 2005.

Australia ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Australia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 83.33 —
2006 85 +2.0%
2007 85 +0.0%
2008 85 +0.0%
2009 86.67 +2.0%
2010 86.67 +0.0%
2011 86.67 +0.0%
2012 86.67 +0.0%
2013 86.67 +0.0%
2014 86.67 +0.0%
2015 86.67 +0.0%
2016 86.67 +0.0%
2017 86.67 +0.0%
2018 86.67 +0.0%
2019 86.67 +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 86.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 86.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.17, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85 83.33 86.67 5
2010s 86.67 86.67 86.67 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 65 United States 87.33 compare
  2. 66 India 86.77 compare
  3. 67 Belgium 86.67 compare
  4. 67 Hungary 86.67 compare
  5. 67 Jamaica 86.67 compare
  6. 67 Kiribati 86.67 compare
  7. 67 Palau 86.67 compare
  8. 67 Taiwan 86.67 compare
  9. 67 Zambia 86.67 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Australia?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Australia was 86.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 86.67 in 2009.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 83.33 in 2005.
How does Australia rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Australia ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.