Which has higher tax revenue, Austria or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 26.9% against 25.8% in Austria as of 2024.

What is the difference in tax revenue between Austria and United Kingdom?

1.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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.

Austria vs United Kingdom: Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Austria

25.8%

in 2024

United Kingdom

26.9%

in 2024

Austria rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time

Austria
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 26.9% against 25.8% in Austria, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Austria ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.3%	22.9%	4.6%	United Kingdom
1980s	18.4%	24.2%	5.9%	United Kingdom
1990s	22.4%	24.0%	1.6%	United Kingdom
2000s	26.3%	25.3%	1.0%	Austria
2010s	26.1%	25.1%	1.0%	Austria
2020s	25.6%	26.2%	0.5%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Austria or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 26.9% against 25.8% in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Austria and United Kingdom?: 1.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for tax revenue?: Austria ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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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Indicator: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,677 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.