Tax revenue as share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 42.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Austria, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Austria is 42.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Austria peaked at 43.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1983.
Austria ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.2% | — |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 42.6% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 38.8% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 39.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 40.4% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.0% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.1% | 43.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Austria?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Austria was 42.5% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1983.
- How does Austria rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.