Austria vs Slovakia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Austria
42.6
in 2025
Slovakia
42.7
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Slovakia rank
6th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Austria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 42.7 against 42.6 in Austria, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Slovakia ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6 | 38.16 | 5.44 | Austria |
| 2010s | 43.92 | 38.34 | 5.58 | Austria |
| 2020s | 42.72 | 40.45 | 2.27 | 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 42.7 against 42.6 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Austria and Slovakia?
- 0.1, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovakia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Slovakia rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Austria ranks 7th and Slovakia ranks 6th 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.