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, 2009

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 2009's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$196.52B · 49.2% of GDP
Spending
$218B · 54.6% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$21.49B · -5.4% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2009: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2009: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection38.7$84.29B
Health14.9$32.39B
Economic affairs14.5$31.51B
General public services14.3$31.13B
Education9.4$20.54B
Recreation, culture and religion2.6$5.69B
Public order and safety2.6$5.62B
Defence1.3$2.87B
Environmental protection1$2.14B
Housing and community amenities0.8$1.82B
Social protection$84.29B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age58.8$49.57B
Family and children13$10.93B
Sickness and disability9.2$7.74B
Survivors7.4$6.27B
Unemployment6.2$5.26B
Social exclusion n.e.c.3.6$3.04B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$793.92M
Housing0.8$643.14M
R&D Social protection0$33.61M
Health$32.39B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.6$18.32B
Outpatient services18.1$5.87B
Medical products, appliances and equipment14.1$4.56B
R&D Health5.4$1.75B
Health n.e.c.3.8$1.23B
Public health services2$659.18M
Economic affairs$31.51B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport43.6$13.74B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs36.5$11.49B
R&D Economic affairs9$2.85B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6.4$2.02B
Other industries2.3$730.46M
Fuel and energy0.7$212.85M
Communication0.6$196.53M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.5$159.57M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.3$105.59M
General public services$31.13B
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$13.35B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs30.3$9.45B
General services17.1$5.33B
Basic research7.1$2.2B
Foreign economic aid1.7$524.17M
General public services n.e.c.0.5$160.54M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0.4$117.02M
R&D General public services0$8.79M
Education$20.54B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education47.1$9.68B
Pre-primary and primary education27.1$5.56B
Tertiary education13.7$2.82B
Education not definable by level4.7$971.2M
Subsidiary services to education4.4$895.88M
Education n.e.c.2.1$430.44M
R&D Education0.6$121.77M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$62.49M
Recreation, culture and religion$5.69B
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 services46.2$2.63B
Broadcasting and publishing services27.1$1.54B
Recreational and sporting services21.7$1.23B
Religious and other community services4$226.79M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion0.9$53.84M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.1$5.16M
Public order and safety$5.62B
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$2.93B
Law courts20.5$1.15B
Fire-protection services12.7$712.46M
Prisons9.4$529.33M
Public order and safety n.e.c.3.9$219.26M
R&D Public order and safety1.2$69.6M
Defence$2.87B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence91.2$2.62B
Defence n.e.c.7.4$211.59M
Foreign military aid1$28.59M
Civil defence0.3$8.23M
R&D Defence0.1$2.93M
Environmental protection$2.14B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement42.3$907.46M
Waste water management25.7$551.78M
Environmental protection n.e.c.12$258.32M
Waste management10.7$230.14M
R&D Environmental protection4.9$106.14M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.2$90.94M
Housing and community amenities$1.82B
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 development67.4$1.22B
Street lighting14.6$265.71M
Community development9.3$168.91M
Water supply6.6$119.39M
R&D Housing and community amenities2.1$38.08M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2009: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2009: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.8$60.53B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.2$57.46B
Taxes on income and wealth25.5$50.1B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$17.33B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)3$5.84B
Other transfers received1.5$2.96B
Capital transfers and taxes received1.2$2.3B
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$57.46B
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$30.8B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.4$26.66B

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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