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, 2001

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 2001's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$100.4B · 51.1% of GDP
Spending
$101.8B · 51.8% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$1.4B · -0.7% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2001: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2001: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection39.6$40.33B
General public services16.8$17.07B
Health14$14.26B
Economic affairs10.3$10.45B
Education10$10.23B
Public order and safety2.8$2.82B
Recreation, culture and religion2.7$2.78B
Defence1.6$1.64B
Housing and community amenities1.2$1.24B
Environmental protection1$975.94M
Social protection$40.33B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age59.4$23.96B
Family and children13.5$5.44B
Survivors8.4$3.41B
Sickness and disability8$3.23B
Unemployment5.4$2.18B
Social exclusion n.e.c.3.4$1.37B
Social protection n.e.c.1.2$464.28M
Housing0.6$245.39M
R&D Social protection0.1$33.14M
General public services$17.07B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions44.9$7.67B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs29.8$5.09B
General services13.5$2.31B
Basic research6.4$1.09B
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government4$686.48M
Foreign economic aid0.8$141.59M
General public services n.e.c.0.3$57.05M
R&D General public services0.1$14.15M
Health$14.26B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services55.6$7.92B
Outpatient services19.1$2.72B
Medical products, appliances and equipment15.1$2.15B
R&D Health4.3$620.11M
Health n.e.c.4$569.42M
Public health services2$280.41M
Economic affairs$10.45B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport48.8$5.1B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs26.8$2.8B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting11.2$1.17B
R&D Economic affairs7.3$767.53M
Other industries2.9$302.53M
Communication1$101.83M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.9$90.55M
Fuel and energy0.6$60.63M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.6$59.92M
Education$10.23B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education47.6$4.87B
Pre-primary and primary education26.4$2.7B
Tertiary education14.9$1.52B
Subsidiary services to education4.4$450.22M
Education not definable by level4$413.86M
Education n.e.c.2$202.67M
R&D Education0.4$43.71M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$32.06M
Public order and safety$2.82B
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 services52.5$1.48B
Law courts20.5$578.56M
Fire-protection services10.1$284.89M
Prisons8.6$242.62M
Public order and safety n.e.c.6.1$171.69M
R&D Public order and safety2.2$62.51M
Recreation, culture and religion$2.78B
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 services41.2$1.15B
Broadcasting and publishing services32.5$905M
Recreational and sporting services21.1$586.89M
Religious and other community services3.8$105.77M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.3$35.47M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$1.88M
Defence$1.64B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence89.6$1.47B
Defence n.e.c.8.8$144.37M
Foreign military aid1.3$21.58M
Civil defence0.2$3.22M
R&D Defence0.1$1.61M
Housing and community amenities$1.24B
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 development74.8$928.83M
Street lighting9.5$118.22M
Community development7.9$97.98M
Water supply5.8$72.36M
R&D Housing and community amenities2$24.45M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$268.68K
Environmental protection$975.94M
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Waste water management32.7$319.01M
Pollution abatement28.2$274.86M
Environmental protection n.e.c.16.6$161.57M
Waste management11.9$115.71M
R&D Environmental protection7.1$69.5M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape3.6$35.29M

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2001: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2001: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.7$30.85B
Taxes on income and wealth29$29.16B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29$29.08B
Sales, fees and charges6.5$6.49B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.9$2.9B
Other transfers received1.5$1.52B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.4$399.89M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$29.08B
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 tax53.1$15.43B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.9$13.65B

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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