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Austria vs Venezuela: tax rates compared
Austria has an income tax rate of 55%, 21pp above Venezuela's 34%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Austria's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | AT | VE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 55% | 34% | AT +21 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 23% | 34% | VE +11 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 16% | AT +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 27.5% | 1% | AT +26.5 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.3% | VE +0.3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 55% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +21 pp | Austria higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 23% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −11 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela has a corporate tax rate of 34%, 11pp above Austria's 23%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Venezuela | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +4 pp | Austria higher |
Austria has a VAT rate of 20%, 4pp above Venezuela's 16%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 27.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-29 |
| Venezuela | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +26.5 pp | Austria higher |
Austria has a capital gains tax rate of 27.5%, 26.5pp above Venezuela's 1%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Austria sits above it, Venezuela sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Austria (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-29 |
| Venezuela | 0.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −0.3 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela has a wealth tax rate of 0.3%, 0.3pp above Austria's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Austria sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.