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Australia - VAT Revenue (% of GDP) 3.23

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked

Latest value

3.23 (2019)

Global rank

##112 of 151 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 2000

0.96×

Ranking Race — VAT Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#1151990199520002005201020152020#62#1122016 overtook Korea, Rep.2019 overtook Malawi
AustraliaBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaSamoaSerbia

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. Australia climbed from #62 to #112 (overtook Korea, Rep.). 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.

2016
Overtook Korea, Rep. in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Malawi in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

VAT Revenue (% of GDP), 2000-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200020052010201520193.173.423.673.92
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