Australia: Taxes on exports (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Australia's taxes on exports (current LCU) did not change 0% on 2016 (from 11 million to 11 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2016), the average change was −2.7% and a typical year strayed about 24.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,100% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 90.4% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Australia in the 2017 ranking

• Afghanistan — 1st of 2: 1.11 billion

What this measures

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 43 values

Taxes on exports (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 131.58 billion (2023)
• Fiji — 10.1 million (2024)
• Lao PDR — 414.42 billion (2022)
• Malaysia — 2.09 billion (2024)
• Mongolia — 21.8 million (2024)
• Papua New Guinea — 299.75 million (2024)
• Solomon Islands — 347.6 million (2024)
• Thailand — 23.14 million (2024)
• Vanuatu — 1.98 million (2023)

More public sector data for Australia

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 826 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 35.33 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 54.81 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.92% (2025)
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 108 million (2025)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 19.74 billion (2022)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 0.84% (2022)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -31.49 billion (2022)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -1.35% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Australia's taxes on exports (current LCU)?

11 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 1,000% from 1 million in 1972 (5.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 182 million in 1977 and the lowest 1 million in 1972.

Is the latest change in taxes on exports (current LCU) unusual for Australia?

In 2017, Australia's taxes on exports (current LCU) did not change 0% on 2016 (from 11 million to 11 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2016), the average change was −2.7% and a typical year strayed about 24.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.EXPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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