Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Austria

Austria: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 63.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
63.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 191 countries
All-time high
64.1%
in 2011
All-time low
54.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Austria, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 54.12006: 63.62007: 63.62008: 63.62009: 62.92010: 63.32011: 64.12012: 61.72013: 62.42014: 62.72015: 62.72016: 62.82017: 62.52018: 62.92019: 63.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Austria stood at 63.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Austria peaked at 64.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2005.

That places Austria 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Austria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 54.1%
2006 63.6% +17.7%
2007 63.6% +0.0%
2008 63.6% +0.0%
2009 62.9% -1.2%
2010 63.3% +0.6%
2011 64.1% +1.3%
2012 61.7% -3.7%
2013 62.4% +1.1%
2014 62.7% +0.4%
2015 62.7% +0.0%
2016 62.8% +0.2%
2017 62.5% -0.4%
2018 62.9% +0.7%
2019 63.1% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.6% 54.1% 63.6% 5
2010s 62.8% 61.7% 64.1% 10

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 153 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65.7% compare
  2. 154 Côte d'Ivoire 65.2% compare
  3. 155 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64.2% compare
  4. 157 Greece 62.5% compare
  5. 158 Belarus 60.1% compare
  6. 159 Congo 58.7% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Austria?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Austria was 63.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2005.
How does Austria rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Austria ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.