Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Australia

Australia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 69.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
69.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
141st
of 191 countries
All-time high
69.5%
in 2012
All-time low
62.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Australia, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 62.12006: 63.62007: 65.22008: 65.32009: 68.72010: 692011: 69.42012: 69.52013: 69.42014: 69.32015: 692016: 69.12017: 69.12018: 69.22019: 69.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Australia is 69.3%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Australia peaked at 69.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2005.

That places Australia 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Australia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 62.1%
2006 63.6% +2.4%
2007 65.2% +2.4%
2008 65.3% +0.3%
2009 68.7% +5.2%
2010 69.0% +0.4%
2011 69.4% +0.5%
2012 69.5% +0.2%
2013 69.4% -0.2%
2014 69.3% -0.1%
2015 69.0% -0.4%
2016 69.1% +0.0%
2017 69.1% +0.1%
2018 69.2% +0.1%
2019 69.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.0% 62.1% 68.7% 5
2010s 69.2% 69.0% 69.5% 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 138 Spain 69.9% compare
  2. 139 Gabon 69.7% compare
  3. 140 Niger 69.5% compare
  4. 142 Grenada 68.7% compare
  5. 143 Estonia 68.7% compare
  6. 144 Togo 68.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Australia?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Australia was 69.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2005.
How does Australia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Australia ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - 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 total tax and contribution rate 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.