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Austria vs France: tax rates compared

France has an income tax rate of 55.4%, 0.4pp above Austria's 55%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%AT 55%FR 55.4%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria55%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.4 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%AT 23%FR 36.1%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria23%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−13.1 ppFrance higherlargest gap on this page

France has a corporate tax rate of 36.1%, 13.1pp above Austria's 23%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%AT 20%FR 20%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Austria and France share the same VAT rate: 20%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%AT 0%FR 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-29
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Austria and France share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Austria's figure is dated 2026-01-29 and France's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.