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, 2005

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 2005's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$154.1B · 49.1% of GDP
Spending
$162.23B · 51.7% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$8.13B · -2.6% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2005: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2005: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection39.1$63.39B
General public services15.2$24.64B
Health14.9$24.14B
Economic affairs12.9$20.86B
Education9.3$15.17B
Public order and safety2.7$4.32B
Recreation, culture and religion2.6$4.24B
Defence1.6$2.51B
Environmental protection1$1.59B
Housing and community amenities0.8$1.35B
Social protection$63.39B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age58.2$36.88B
Family and children13.7$8.69B
Sickness and disability9$5.68B
Survivors7.9$5.01B
Unemployment6.1$3.85B
Social exclusion n.e.c.3.4$2.18B
Social protection n.e.c.1.1$685.37M
Housing0.6$398.11M
R&D Social protection0$27.25M
General public services$24.64B
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$10.84B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs31.3$7.72B
General services15.2$3.75B
Basic research6.7$1.65B
Foreign economic aid1.3$320.11M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government1$245.96M
General public services n.e.c.0.4$110.35M
R&D General public services0$5.72M
Health$24.14B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56$13.51B
Outpatient services18.1$4.36B
Medical products, appliances and equipment14.6$3.52B
R&D Health5.3$1.29B
Health n.e.c.4$966.17M
Public health services2.1$506.47M
Economic affairs$20.86B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport52.4$10.94B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs26.2$5.47B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting8.6$1.8B
R&D Economic affairs7.8$1.62B
Other industries2.9$615.08M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.9$189.23M
Fuel and energy0.6$128.27M
Communication0.4$79M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.1$24.26M
Education$15.17B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education47.8$7.25B
Pre-primary and primary education26.1$3.96B
Tertiary education14.2$2.16B
Subsidiary services to education4.5$685M
Education not definable by level4.4$673.06M
Education n.e.c.2.3$352.33M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$51.26M
R&D Education0.3$42.55M
Public order and safety$4.32B
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$2.25B
Law courts20$864.9M
Fire-protection services12.4$535.21M
Prisons9.4$407.69M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.8$206.77M
R&D Public order and safety1.4$62.21M
Recreation, culture and religion$4.24B
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 services44.9$1.9B
Broadcasting and publishing services28.7$1.22B
Recreational and sporting services21.7$920.63M
Religious and other community services3.9$166.83M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion0.8$33.59M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$2.24M
Defence$2.51B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence90.6$2.28B
Defence n.e.c.7.4$186.86M
Foreign military aid1.6$40.93M
Civil defence0.2$5.35M
R&D Defence0.1$2.36M
Environmental protection$1.59B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement33$525.01M
Waste water management30.2$479.48M
Environmental protection n.e.c.15$238M
Waste management12.1$192.71M
R&D Environmental protection5.1$80.74M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.6$73.65M
Housing and community amenities$1.35B
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 development64.4$871.74M
Street lighting14.3$193.08M
Community development9.5$128.89M
Water supply8.5$114.83M
R&D Housing and community amenities3.3$44.79M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2005: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2005: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.7$47.38B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.2$44.97B
Taxes on income and wealth26.1$40.28B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$13.55B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.9$4.46B
Other transfers received1.8$2.72B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.5$761.39M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$44.97B
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 tax53.6$24.1B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.4$20.87B

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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