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, 2003

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 2003's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$130.2B · 50% of GDP
Spending
$134.99B · 51.8% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$4.8B · -1.8% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2003: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2003: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40.5$54.62B
General public services15.2$20.53B
Health14.8$19.98B
Economic affairs10.2$13.81B
Education10.2$13.75B
Public order and safety2.8$3.75B
Recreation, culture and religion2.7$3.61B
Defence1.6$2.17B
Environmental protection1$1.4B
Housing and community amenities1$1.38B
Social protection$54.62B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age58.5$31.96B
Family and children13.8$7.53B
Sickness and disability8.3$4.52B
Survivors8.1$4.44B
Unemployment6.5$3.54B
Social exclusion n.e.c.2.9$1.58B
Social protection n.e.c.1.2$664.24M
Housing0.6$351.92M
R&D Social protection0.1$41.52M
General public services$20.53B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions43.5$8.92B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs29.8$6.12B
General services14.9$3.05B
Basic research7.5$1.55B
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government2.8$582.57M
Foreign economic aid1.1$222.28M
General public services n.e.c.0.4$76.13M
R&D General public services0$7.69M
Health$19.98B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services55.8$11.15B
Outpatient services18.6$3.71B
Medical products, appliances and equipment15.4$3.07B
R&D Health4.4$881.88M
Health n.e.c.3.8$749.65M
Public health services2.1$416.39M
Economic affairs$13.81B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport43.6$6.02B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs29.2$4.03B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting12.1$1.68B
R&D Economic affairs8.6$1.19B
Other industries3.4$465.72M
Economic affairs n.e.c.1.4$187.44M
Fuel and energy0.7$92.53M
Communication0.6$84.16M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.5$64.37M
Education$13.75B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education47.2$6.49B
Pre-primary and primary education25.9$3.56B
Tertiary education15.4$2.11B
Subsidiary services to education4.5$613.9M
Education not definable by level4.1$564.24M
Education n.e.c.2.2$309.27M
R&D Education0.4$61.65M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$39.71M
Public order and safety$3.75B
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 services51.5$1.93B
Law courts20.9$783.92M
Fire-protection services11.7$437.66M
Prisons8.9$332.8M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.7$176.69M
R&D Public order and safety2.3$85.97M
Recreation, culture and religion$3.61B
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 services42.5$1.53B
Broadcasting and publishing services30.5$1.1B
Recreational and sporting services22$794.33M
Religious and other community services4.1$146.83M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1$34.39M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$1.92M
Defence$2.17B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence90.5$1.97B
Defence n.e.c.8.6$187.44M
Foreign military aid0.6$12.67M
Civil defence0.2$4.19M
R&D Defence0.1$2.15M
Environmental protection$1.4B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement34.4$479.86M
Waste water management28$390.94M
Environmental protection n.e.c.16.7$232.91M
Waste management10.9$152.49M
R&D Environmental protection6.4$89.7M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape3.6$49.89M
Housing and community amenities$1.38B
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 development69.9$962.76M
Street lighting11.7$161.42M
Community development8.6$117.87M
Water supply7.5$102.71M
R&D Housing and community amenities2.3$32.13M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2003: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2003: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions31.1$40.47B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.6$38.6B
Taxes on income and wealth27.1$35.34B
Sales, fees and charges7.1$9.25B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.9$3.82B
Other transfers received1.7$2.16B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.4$564.81M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$38.6B
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 tax52.4$20.22B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.6$18.38B

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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