Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria
Austria: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.2882 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria, 2007–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria stood at 0.2882.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria peaked at 0.2885 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2717, in 2020.
Austria ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2839 | — |
| 2008 | 0.2804 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2885 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2796 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2812 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2759 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2801 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2745 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2753 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2838 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2751 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2799 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2735 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2717 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2808 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2854 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2882 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2843 | 0.2804 | 0.2885 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2779 | 0.2735 | 0.2838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2815 | 0.2717 | 0.2882 | 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: gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Austria was 0.2882 in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2885 in 2009.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2717 in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.