Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Austria
Austria: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 28.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Austria, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Austria recorded 28.2% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Austria peaked at 30.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1989.
That places Austria 57th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.5% | — |
| 1973 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 21.4% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 28.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 28.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +33.2% | 19.2% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 17.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 18.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.0% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.9% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Austria?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Austria was 28.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1989.
- How does Austria rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Austria ranks 57th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.