Public budgets

Austria: public budget

What Austria's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2000

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2000's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$96.21B · 49% of GDP
Spending
$100.93B · 51.4% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$4.72B · -2.4% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2000: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2000: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40$40.34B
General public services16.2$16.37B
Health14.2$14.29B
Education10.2$10.27B
Economic affairs10.1$10.2B
Recreation, culture and religion2.8$2.8B
Public order and safety2.8$2.79B
Defence1.7$1.72B
Housing and community amenities1.2$1.23B
Environmental protection0.9$920.92M
Social protection$40.34B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age59.1$23.82B
Family and children14.1$5.7B
Survivors8.5$3.44B
Sickness and disability8$3.23B
Unemployment5.5$2.22B
Social exclusion n.e.c.2.9$1.16B
Social protection n.e.c.1.2$494.22M
Housing0.6$235.24M
R&D Social protection0.1$32.33M
General public services$16.37B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions46.7$7.65B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs30.7$5.02B
General services12.1$1.98B
Basic research6.5$1.06B
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government2.6$430.49M
Foreign economic aid0.9$153.96M
General public services n.e.c.0.4$60.5M
R&D General public services0.1$16.99M
Health$14.29B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services55.2$7.88B
Outpatient services19.2$2.74B
Medical products, appliances and equipment15.1$2.16B
Health n.e.c.4.5$637.56M
R&D Health4.3$613.92M
Public health services1.8$262.12M
Education$10.27B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education48.1$4.94B
Pre-primary and primary education26.5$2.72B
Tertiary education14.6$1.5B
Subsidiary services to education4.5$457.37M
Education not definable by level3.9$403.34M
Education n.e.c.1.7$176.68M
R&D Education0.4$42.39M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$30.48M
Economic affairs$10.2B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport44.2$4.51B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs30.4$3.1B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting10.8$1.1B
R&D Economic affairs7.2$733.98M
Other industries2.9$298.32M
Economic affairs n.e.c.2.5$258.98M
Communication1.3$129.86M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.7$73.52M
Fuel and energy-0.1-$13.21M
Recreation, culture and religion$2.8B
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Cultural services39.1$1.1B
Broadcasting and publishing services34$952.88M
Recreational and sporting services21.6$605.24M
Religious and other community services3.9$110M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.2$34.45M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$1.66M
Public order and safety$2.79B
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Police services52.9$1.48B
Law courts20.1$559.7M
Fire-protection services11$307.84M
Prisons8.1$226.74M
Public order and safety n.e.c.5.7$157.84M
R&D Public order and safety2.2$60.4M
Defence$1.72B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence91.3$1.57B
Defence n.e.c.7.6$130.14M
Foreign military aid0.9$15.61M
Civil defence0.2$2.96M
R&D Defence0.1$1.66M
Housing and community amenities$1.23B
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Housing development75.5$931.73M
Street lighting10.1$125.06M
Community development7.2$89.22M
Water supply5.1$62.8M
R&D Housing and community amenities1.9$23.92M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0.1$646.52K
Environmental protection$920.92M
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Waste water management30.6$282.07M
Pollution abatement30.1$277.54M
Environmental protection n.e.c.15.6$143.44M
Waste management12.5$114.9M
R&D Environmental protection7.3$66.78M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape3.9$36.3M

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2000: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2000: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions32.1$30.87B
Taxes on sales, production and imports30.3$29.15B
Taxes on income and wealth26.9$25.9B
Sales, fees and charges6.3$6.06B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.6$2.52B
Other transfers received1.4$1.33B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.4$367.87M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$29.15B
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Value added tax53.3$15.53B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.7$13.62B

Over the years

49.8 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99551.4 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99650.1 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99749.8 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99849.8 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99949 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00051.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00150.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00250 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00349.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00449.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00548.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00648.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00748.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00849.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00948.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01048.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01149.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01250.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01350.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01450.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01549.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01649 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01749.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01849.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01949.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02050.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02149.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02249.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02350.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02450.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02556 % of GDPSpending · 1,99556 % of GDPSpending · 1,99652.7 % of GDPSpending · 1,99752.6 % of GDPSpending · 1,99852.4 % of GDPSpending · 1,99951.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00051.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00151.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00251.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00354.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00451.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00550.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,00649.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00750.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00854.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00953.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01051.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,01151.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01252.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01352.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01451.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,01550.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01649.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01749.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,01849.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01957.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02056 % of GDPSpending · 2,02153 % of GDPSpending · 2,02252.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,02355.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
Austria: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Austria: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
PeriodRevenue (% of GDP)Spending (% of GDP)
1,99549.856
1,99651.456
1,99750.152.7
1,99849.852.6
1,99949.852.4
2,0004951.4
2,00151.151.8
2,00250.251.6
2,0035051.8
2,00449.454.3
2,00549.151.7
2,00648.350.9
2,00748.349.7
2,00848.850.4
2,00949.254.6
2,01048.953.4
2,01148.851.3
2,01249.651.8
2,01350.452.4
2,01450.552.4
2,01550.751.2
2,01649.150.6
2,0174949.8
2,01849.449.2
2,01949.649.1
2,02049.157.3
2,02150.356
2,02249.653
2,02349.752.2
2,02450.755.2
2,02550.4
Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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