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, 2004

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 2004's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$147.74B · 49.4% of GDP
Spending
$162.52B · 54.3% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$14.78B · -4.9% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2004: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2004: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection37.9$61.59B
Economic affairs16$25.95B
Health14.3$23.2B
General public services14.2$23.07B
Education9.1$14.78B
Public order and safety2.7$4.36B
Recreation, culture and religion2.6$4.19B
Defence1.6$2.52B
Environmental protection1$1.54B
Housing and community amenities0.8$1.32B
Social protection$61.59B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age58.5$36.02B
Family and children13.8$8.48B
Sickness and disability8.8$5.41B
Survivors8$4.95B
Unemployment6.3$3.86B
Social exclusion n.e.c.2.9$1.81B
Social protection n.e.c.1$644.09M
Housing0.6$382.75M
R&D Social protection0$25.38M
Economic affairs$25.95B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport62.8$16.3B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs20.8$5.39B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6.7$1.74B
R&D Economic affairs5.3$1.39B
Other industries2.4$619.59M
Economic affairs n.e.c.1$251.27M
Fuel and energy0.5$121.03M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.3$67.17M
Communication0.2$64.56M
Health$23.2B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services55.4$12.84B
Outpatient services18.6$4.31B
Medical products, appliances and equipment15.1$3.5B
R&D Health5.3$1.22B
Health n.e.c.3.8$890.51M
Public health services1.9$437.23M
General public services$23.07B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions42$9.7B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs32.5$7.5B
General services15.7$3.62B
Basic research6.7$1.54B
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government1.5$343.94M
Foreign economic aid1.2$271.17M
General public services n.e.c.0.4$96.03M
R&D General public services0$8.83M
Education$14.78B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education48.5$7.16B
Pre-primary and primary education26$3.84B
Tertiary education13.5$1.99B
Subsidiary services to education4.6$681.53M
Education not definable by level4.5$667.6M
Education n.e.c.2.3$340.95M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.4$53.49M
R&D Education0.3$38.81M
Public order and safety$4.36B
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$2.29B
Law courts20.3$886.15M
Fire-protection services11.7$508.63M
Prisons9$390.09M
Public order and safety n.e.c.5.2$226.14M
R&D Public order and safety1.3$58.59M
Recreation, culture and religion$4.19B
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 services44.3$1.85B
Broadcasting and publishing services30.5$1.28B
Recreational and sporting services20.6$863.02M
Religious and other community services4.1$173.65M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion0.4$18.66M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$2.49M
Defence$2.52B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence90.9$2.29B
Defence n.e.c.7.5$190.07M
Foreign military aid1.3$33.09M
Civil defence0.2$4.48M
R&D Defence0.1$2.49M
Environmental protection$1.54B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Waste water management33$508.88M
Pollution abatement32.8$507.01M
Environmental protection n.e.c.15$232.24M
Waste management10.1$156.48M
R&D Environmental protection4.8$74.26M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.2$65.3M
Housing and community amenities$1.32B
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 development64.7$853.32M
Street lighting13.5$178.5M
Community development9.5$125.88M
Water supply9$118.79M
R&D Housing and community amenities3.2$42.67M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2004: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2004: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions31.2$46.15B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.7$43.82B
Taxes on income and wealth27.1$39.97B
Sales, fees and charges7.1$10.54B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.6$3.9B
Other transfers received1.8$2.73B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.4$627.8M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$43.82B
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 tax52.7$23.08B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.3$20.74B

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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