Austria vs Italy: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Austria
38.7 Rate
in 2025
Italy
39.3 Rate
in 2025
Austria rank
11th
Italy rank
10th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39.3 Rate against 38.7 Rate in Austria, a difference of 0.6 Rate.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Italy ranks 10th of 44 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6 Rate | 42.91 Rate | 0.69 Rate | Austria |
| 2010s | 43.92 Rate | 42.41 Rate | 1.51 Rate | Austria |
| 2020s | 41.48 Rate | 39.18 Rate | 2.3 Rate | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Austria or Italy?
- Italy, at 39.3 Rate against 38.7 Rate in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Austria and Italy?
- 0.6 Rate, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Austria ranks 11th and Italy ranks 10th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.