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Australia - Taxes and Bureaucracy 4.5

GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked

Latest value

4.5 (2019)

Global rank

##23 of 118 economies

Share of global total

1.9%

Growth since 2000

1.04×

Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#6#11#16#21#26#31200020052010201520202024#7#232015 overtook Botswana2016 overtook United Kingdom
AustraliaUnited Arab EmiratesTaiwan, ChinaSaudi ArabiaArmenia

Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Australia climbed from #7 to #23 (overtook Botswana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2015
Overtook Botswana in global rank auto
2016
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2000-2019

GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20002005201520193.734.084.434.78

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