Tax and transparency
BHP has a long-standing commitment to transparency.
Transparency is an important part of how BHP builds trust and demonstrates accountability. For more than 25 years, we have publicly disclosed details of our tax and royalty payments because we believe stakeholders should be able to understand the contribution we make in the countries where we operate and how we govern and manage our tax obligations. The BHP Economic Contribution Report provides information about BHP’s global tax profile, our payments to governments and the way we govern and manage our tax obligations.
We believe companies should pay their fair share of tax and countries should have taxing rights commensurate with value created in those countries. Tax and royalty revenue supports governments to fund public services, infrastructure and long-term economic development. We also believe it is important that a country’s tax policy settings remain stable to provide businesses with the certainty needed to invest and continue to operate and support the communities in the countries where they operate.
Economic Contribution Report 2026
Our Economic Contribution Report discloses our total economic contribution for FY2026, globally and in the key jurisdictions we operate, and includes additional information:
- Our payments to governments by country and level of government and by project
- Our approach to transparency
- Our contribution to the development of tax policy
- Our approach to tax governance and risk management
- Our approach to compliance
- Our approach to stakeholder engagement
Our total economic contribution was US$50.8bn
BHP's tax principles and strategy
Our approach to tax is underpinned by Our Charter and Our Code, and is embodied in our Tax Principles.
Learn more about BHP's Tax Principles and BHP's Tax Strategy.
Contribution reports
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BHP Billiton Plc - Economic Contribution and Payments to Governments Report 2016pdf
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BHP Billiton Plc - Economic Contribution and Payments to Governments Report Extract 2016pdf
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BHP Billiton Canada Inc. ESTMA Cover Page 2016pdf
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Rio Algom Limited ESTMA Cover Page 2016pdf
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BHP ATO Corporate Transparency Disclosure FY16pdf