Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.312 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.312
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
87th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3149
in 2009
All-time low
0.2872
in 2005
Years of data
28
1994–2023
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Austria is 0.312, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 0.3149 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2872, in 2005.
Austria ranks 87th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3083 | — |
| 1995 | 0.2992 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2932 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2907 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3134 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2967 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2897 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2947 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2979 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2872 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2959 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3058 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3044 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3149 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3025 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.308 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3048 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3075 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3054 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3053 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.308 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2974 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3085 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3021 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.298 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.307 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3089 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.312 | +1.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.312 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.312 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3002 | 0.2907 | 0.3134 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2988 | 0.2872 | 0.3149 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3049 | 0.2974 | 0.3085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3065 | 0.298 | 0.312 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More poverty & inequality data for Austria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,722 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 0.312 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3149 in 2009.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2872 in 2005.
- How does Austria rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.