Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria
Austria: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 41.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria, 2007–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria stood at 41.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria peaked at 44.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2023.
That places Austria 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 41.4% | — |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 41.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Austria's 41.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 41.4% | 42.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 43.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 41.4% | 44.9% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Austria was 41.4% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.