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Austria vs Netherlands: tax rates compared

Austria's income tax rate is 5.5pp higher than Netherlands's (55% vs 49.5%). 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%NL 49.5%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria55%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5.5 ppAustria higherlargest gap on this page

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%AT 23%NL 25.8%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria23%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.8 ppNetherlands higher

Netherlands's corporate tax rate is 2.8pp higher than Austria's (25.8% vs 23%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%AT 20%NL 21%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11
Netherlands21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−1 ppNetherlands higher

Netherlands's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Austria's (21% vs 20%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%AT 0%NL 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Austria0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-29
Netherlands0%Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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