Austria vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total

Austria
12,179 National currency
in 2024
United States
5,269 National currency
in 2024
Austria rank
9th
United States rank
11th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time

  • Austria
  • United States
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 12,179 National currency against 5,269 National currency in United States, a difference of 6,910 National currency.

That makes Austria's figure about 2.3 times United States's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 23 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United States Difference Ahead
1990s 4,745 National currency 0 National currency 4,745 National currency Austria
2000s 6,046 National currency 86.2 National currency 5,960 National currency Austria
2010s 8,772 National currency 1,915 National currency 6,857 National currency Austria
2020s 10,774 National currency 3,891 National currency 6,883 National currency Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total, Austria or United States?
Austria, at 12,179 National currency against 5,269 National currency in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Austria and United States?
6,910 National currency, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
Austria ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total wage bill and payroll taxes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total wage bill and payroll taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 925 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org