Australia vs Germany: Tax revenue

Australia

550.61 billion current LCU

in 2022

Germany

471.46 billion current LCU

in 2024

Australia rank

63rd

Germany rank

66th

Tax revenue over time

Australia
Germany

How they compare

Australia currently reports 550.61 billion current LCU against 471.46 billion current LCU in Germany, a difference of 79.15 billion current LCU.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 63rd and Germany ranks 66th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.