Austria - Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Austria was 25.58 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 27.97 in 2001, while its lowest value was 17.72 in 1987.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 17.89
1973 18.20
1974 18.40
1975 18.01
1976 17.86
1977 18.00
1978 18.78
1979 18.55
1980 18.58
1981 18.95
1982 18.19
1983 18.03
1984 18.96
1985 18.10
1986 17.97
1987 17.72
1988 18.56
1989 17.81
1990 17.98
1991 18.17
1992 18.92
1993 18.94
1994 18.35
1995 24.60
1996 25.94
1997 26.80
1998 26.89
1999 26.63
2000 26.23
2001 27.97
2002 26.98
2003 26.65
2004 26.31
2005 25.51
2006 25.05
2007 25.39
2008 26.08
2009 25.23
2010 25.28
2011 25.43
2012 25.93
2013 26.42
2014 26.42
2015 26.83
2016 25.42
2017 25.42
2018 25.43
2019 25.58

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance