Tax revenue in Austria
Austria: Tax revenue was 25.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Austria, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Austria is 25.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Austria peaked at 28.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1987.
That places Austria 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 18.0% | — |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 18.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 8 Sweden 27.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.9% compare
- 10 South Africa 25.9% compare
- 12 Italy 25.6% compare
- 13 Finland 25.3% compare
- 14 Netherlands 25.3% compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Austria?
- Tax revenue in Austria was 25.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1987.
- How does Austria rank for tax revenue?
- Austria ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.