Austria vs OECD members: Tax revenue
Austria
25.8%
in 2024
OECD members
15.7%
in 2024
Austria rank
11th
OECD members rank
11th
Tax revenue over time
- Austria
- OECD members
How they compare
Austria currently reports 25.8% against 15.7% in OECD members, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 14.0% | 4.3% | Austria |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 14.7% | 3.7% | Austria |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 15.0% | 7.4% | Austria |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 15.5% | 10.8% | Austria |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 15.3% | 10.8% | Austria |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 16.0% | 9.7% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Austria or OECD members?
- Austria, at 25.8% against 15.7% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Austria and OECD members?
- 10.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and OECD members?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Austria and OECD members rank globally for tax revenue?
- Austria ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.