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, 2006

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 2006's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$161.31B · 48.3% of GDP
Spending
$170.02B · 50.9% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$8.71B · -2.6% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2006: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2006: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection38.9$66.14B
General public services15.4$26.14B
Health14.9$25.32B
Economic affairs12.9$21.88B
Education9.5$16.11B
Recreation, culture and religion2.7$4.6B
Public order and safety2.7$4.56B
Defence1.4$2.43B
Environmental protection0.9$1.61B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.24B
Social protection$66.14B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age58.5$38.69B
Family and children13.3$8.81B
Sickness and disability9$5.93B
Survivors7.9$5.2B
Unemployment6$3.97B
Social exclusion n.e.c.3.3$2.21B
Social protection n.e.c.1.2$784.5M
Housing0.7$495.08M
R&D Social protection0.1$37.04M
General public services$26.14B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions42.2$11.04B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs32.6$8.53B
General services15.6$4.07B
Basic research6.2$1.62B
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government1.5$401.92M
Foreign economic aid1.3$349.31M
General public services n.e.c.0.5$131.34M
R&D General public services0$6.65M
Health$25.32B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services55.4$14.03B
Outpatient services18.6$4.72B
Medical products, appliances and equipment14.7$3.72B
R&D Health5.1$1.29B
Health n.e.c.4$1.01B
Public health services2.2$552.21M
Economic affairs$21.88B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport53.2$11.64B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs24$5.25B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting8.1$1.78B
R&D Economic affairs8.1$1.76B
Other industries2.9$634.96M
Economic affairs n.e.c.2$442.22M
Fuel and energy0.9$193.36M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.5$101.95M
Communication0.3$70.94M
Education$16.11B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education47.3$7.62B
Pre-primary and primary education25.5$4.12B
Tertiary education15.2$2.45B
Subsidiary services to education4.4$716.45M
Education not definable by level4.4$713.31M
Education n.e.c.2.3$373.54M
R&D Education0.4$66.04M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$51.73M
Recreation, culture and religion$4.6B
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$2.04B
Broadcasting and publishing services29.4$1.35B
Recreational and sporting services21.7$999.58M
Religious and other community services3.7$169.13M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion0.9$39.68M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$3.26M
Public order and safety$4.56B
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 services53.5$2.44B
Law courts19.5$889.84M
Fire-protection services11.8$536.39M
Prisons9.1$416.73M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.8$219.48M
R&D Public order and safety1.2$55.37M
Defence$2.43B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence90.2$2.19B
Defence n.e.c.8.4$204.29M
Foreign military aid1.1$25.74M
Civil defence0.2$5.78M
R&D Defence0.1$2.26M
Environmental protection$1.61B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement32$513.54M
Waste water management30.7$493.58M
Environmental protection n.e.c.14.9$238.69M
Waste management11.9$191.73M
R&D Environmental protection5.8$92.79M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.7$75.46M
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 development62.7$779.1M
Street lighting15.4$191.73M
Water supply10$124.05M
Community development9.9$123.68M
R&D Housing and community amenities2$24.61M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2006: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2006: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.8$49.68B
Taxes on sales, production and imports28.8$46.51B
Taxes on income and wealth26.4$42.61B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$14.21B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.8$4.55B
Other transfers received1.8$2.87B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.5$876.53M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$46.51B
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$24.72B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.9$21.79B

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.

Change it

Think this money should be raised or spent differently? Draft it as a proposal: a proposal is evidence of support, handed to whoever decides, never law.

Propose a change to this budgetCompare one function across countries →