What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Austria?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Austria was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2013.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1815.

How does Austria rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

Austria ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Austria

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Austria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.839 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.839

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

17th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.875

in 2013

All-time low

0.028

in 1815

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Austria, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Austria is 0.839, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Austria peaked at 0.875 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1815.

Austria ranks 17th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Austria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.042	—
1790	0.042	+0.0%
1791	0.042	+0.0%
1792	0.042	+0.0%
1793	0.041	-2.4%
1794	0.037	-9.8%
1795	0.037	+0.0%
1796	0.037	+0.0%
1797	0.037	+0.0%
1798	0.037	+0.0%
1799	0.037	+0.0%
1800	0.037	+0.0%
1801	0.037	+0.0%
1802	0.037	+0.0%
1803	0.037	+0.0%
1804	0.037	+0.0%
1805	0.037	+0.0%
1806	0.037	+0.0%
1807	0.037	+0.0%
1808	0.037	+0.0%
1809	0.037	+0.0%
1810	0.037	+0.0%
1811	0.037	+0.0%
1812	0.037	+0.0%
1813	0.031	-16.2%
1814	0.031	+0.0%
1815	0.028	-9.7%
1816	0.028	+0.0%
1817	0.028	+0.0%
1818	0.028	+0.0%
1819	0.028	+0.0%
1820	0.028	+0.0%
1821	0.028	+0.0%
1822	0.028	+0.0%
1823	0.028	+0.0%
1824	0.028	+0.0%
1825	0.028	+0.0%
1826	0.028	+0.0%
1827	0.028	+0.0%
1828	0.028	+0.0%
1829	0.028	+0.0%
1830	0.028	+0.0%
1831	0.028	+0.0%
1832	0.028	+0.0%
1833	0.028	+0.0%
1834	0.028	+0.0%
1835	0.028	+0.0%
1836	0.028	+0.0%
1837	0.028	+0.0%
1838	0.028	+0.0%
1839	0.028	+0.0%
1840	0.028	+0.0%
1841	0.028	+0.0%
1842	0.028	+0.0%
1843	0.028	+0.0%
1844	0.028	+0.0%
1845	0.028	+0.0%
1846	0.028	+0.0%
1847	0.028	+0.0%
1848	0.13	+364.3%
1849	0.188	+44.6%
1850	0.142	-24.5%
1851	0.035	-75.4%
1852	0.035	+0.0%
1853	0.035	+0.0%
1854	0.035	+0.0%
1855	0.035	+0.0%
1856	0.035	+0.0%
1857	0.035	+0.0%
1858	0.035	+0.0%
1859	0.035	+0.0%
1860	0.039	+11.4%
1861	0.049	+25.6%
1862	0.049	+0.0%
1863	0.049	+0.0%
1864	0.049	+0.0%
1865	0.049	+0.0%
1866	0.049	+0.0%
1867	0.189	+285.7%
1868	0.19	+0.5%
1869	0.19	+0.0%
1870	0.204	+7.4%
1871	0.201	-1.5%
1872	0.201	+0.0%
1873	0.214	+6.5%
1874	0.214	+0.0%
1875	0.21	-1.9%
1876	0.21	+0.0%
1877	0.21	+0.0%
1878	0.21	+0.0%
1879	0.209	-0.5%
1880	0.209	+0.0%
1881	0.209	+0.0%
1882	0.209	+0.0%
1883	0.209	+0.0%
1884	0.209	+0.0%
1885	0.2	-4.3%
1886	0.2	+0.0%
1887	0.2	+0.0%
1888	0.212	+6.0%
1889	0.248	+17.0%
1890	0.254	+2.4%
1891	0.244	-3.9%
1892	0.244	+0.0%
1893	0.244	+0.0%
1894	0.244	+0.0%
1895	0.244	+0.0%
1896	0.244	+0.0%
1897	0.258	+5.7%
1898	0.258	+0.0%
1899	0.258	+0.0%
1900	0.252	-2.3%
1901	0.252	+0.0%
1902	0.252	+0.0%
1903	0.252	+0.0%
1904	0.252	+0.0%
1905	0.252	+0.0%
1906	0.252	+0.0%
1907	0.268	+6.3%
1908	0.265	-1.1%
1909	0.265	+0.0%
1910	0.265	+0.0%
1911	0.266	+0.4%
1912	0.267	+0.4%
1913	0.267	+0.0%
1914	0.248	-7.1%
1915	0.248	+0.0%
1916	0.248	+0.0%
1917	0.248	+0.0%
1918	0.304	+22.6%
1919	0.301	-1.0%
1920	0.353	+17.3%
1921	0.695	+96.9%
1922	0.695	+0.0%
1923	0.693	-0.3%
1924	0.684	-1.3%
1925	0.687	+0.4%
1926	0.687	+0.0%
1927	0.696	+1.3%
1928	0.699	+0.4%
1929	0.699	+0.0%
1930	0.686	-1.9%
1931	0.655	-4.5%
1932	0.655	+0.0%
1933	0.197	-69.9%
1934	0.098	-50.3%
1935	0.095	-3.1%
1936	0.095	+0.0%
1937	0.095	+0.0%
1938	0.093	-2.1%
1945	0.716	+669.9%
1946	0.76	+6.1%
1947	0.762	+0.3%
1948	0.762	+0.0%
1949	0.766	+0.5%
1950	0.768	+0.3%
1951	0.769	+0.1%
1952	0.77	+0.1%
1953	0.771	+0.1%
1954	0.771	+0.0%
1955	0.771	+0.0%
1956	0.827	+7.3%
1957	0.822	-0.6%
1958	0.822	+0.0%
1959	0.82	-0.2%
1960	0.827	+0.9%
1961	0.827	+0.0%
1962	0.827	+0.0%
1963	0.826	-0.1%
1964	0.826	+0.0%
1965	0.828	+0.2%
1966	0.829	+0.1%
1967	0.836	+0.8%
1968	0.836	+0.0%
1969	0.836	+0.0%
1970	0.833	-0.4%
1971	0.832	-0.1%
1972	0.839	+0.8%
1973	0.844	+0.6%
1974	0.853	+1.1%
1975	0.852	-0.1%
1976	0.854	+0.2%
1977	0.854	+0.0%
1978	0.854	+0.0%
1979	0.851	-0.4%
1980	0.853	+0.2%
1981	0.856	+0.4%
1982	0.856	+0.0%
1983	0.854	-0.2%
1984	0.853	-0.1%
1985	0.853	+0.0%
1986	0.854	+0.1%
1987	0.854	+0.0%
1988	0.853	-0.1%
1989	0.855	+0.2%
1990	0.857	+0.2%
1991	0.856	-0.1%
1992	0.858	+0.2%
1993	0.859	+0.1%
1994	0.858	-0.1%
1995	0.857	-0.1%
1996	0.856	-0.1%
1997	0.856	+0.0%
1998	0.856	+0.0%
1999	0.857	+0.1%
2000	0.858	+0.1%
2001	0.858	+0.0%
2002	0.858	+0.0%
2003	0.858	+0.0%
2004	0.858	+0.0%
2005	0.858	+0.0%
2006	0.861	+0.3%
2007	0.872	+1.3%
2008	0.872	+0.0%
2009	0.874	+0.2%
2010	0.872	-0.2%
2011	0.871	-0.1%
2012	0.872	+0.1%
2013	0.875	+0.3%
2014	0.873	-0.2%
2015	0.873	+0.0%
2016	0.848	-2.9%
2017	0.851	+0.4%
2018	0.851	+0.0%
2019	0.862	+1.3%
2020	0.858	-0.5%
2021	0.854	-0.5%
2022	0.841	-1.5%
2023	0.848	+0.8%
2024	0.84	-0.9%
2025	0.839	-0.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

Austria's 0.839 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Austria's 0.839 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.042	0.042	0.042	1
1790s	0.0389	0.037	0.042	10
1800s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1810s	0.0313	0.028	0.037	10
1820s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1830s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1840s	0.0542	0.028	0.188	10
1850s	0.0457	0.035	0.142	10
1860s	0.0902	0.039	0.19	10
1870s	0.2083	0.201	0.214	10
1880s	0.2105	0.2	0.248	10
1890s	0.2492	0.244	0.258	10
1900s	0.2562	0.252	0.268	10
1910s	0.2662	0.248	0.304	10
1920s	0.6588	0.353	0.699	10
1930s	0.2966	0.093	0.686	9
1940s	0.7532	0.716	0.766	5
1950s	0.7911	0.768	0.827	10
1960s	0.8298	0.826	0.836	10
1970s	0.8466	0.832	0.854	10
1980s	0.8541	0.853	0.856	10
1990s	0.857	0.856	0.859	10
2000s	0.8627	0.858	0.874	10
2010s	0.8648	0.848	0.875	10
2020s	0.8467	0.839	0.858	6

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SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 858.85 units per person (2025)
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Austria?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Austria was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2013.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1815.
How does Austria rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Austria ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.