Austria vs Belgium: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Austria
42.5%
in 2023
Belgium
42.6%
in 2023
Austria rank
5th
Belgium rank
4th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 42.6% against 42.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and Belgium ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 45.6% | 5.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 45.5% | 3.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 45.6% | 3.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 43.8% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.3% | 0.5% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 42.6% against 42.5% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Austria ranks 5th and Belgium ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.