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, 2011

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 2011's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$209.59B · 48.8% of GDP
Spending
$220.24B · 51.3% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$10.65B · -2.5% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40$88.2B
Health15.5$34.06B
General public services14.4$31.75B
Economic affairs12.2$26.98B
Education9.8$21.56B
Public order and safety2.6$5.69B
Recreation, culture and religion2.5$5.56B
Defence1.2$2.75B
Environmental protection0.9$2.03B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.65B
Social protection$88.2B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age60$52.94B
Family and children11.9$10.48B
Sickness and disability9.5$8.34B
Survivors7.3$6.43B
Unemployment6$5.29B
Social exclusion n.e.c.3.6$3.21B
Social protection n.e.c.1$857.19M
Housing0.7$590.49M
R&D Social protection0.1$53.59M
Health$34.06B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.9$19.4B
Outpatient services17.9$6.1B
Medical products, appliances and equipment13.9$4.73B
R&D Health5.4$1.85B
Health n.e.c.3.8$1.3B
Public health services2$697.11M
General public services$31.75B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions40.7$12.91B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs32$10.15B
General services17$5.41B
Basic research6.9$2.2B
Foreign economic aid1.7$541.49M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government1.3$401.31M
General public services n.e.c.0.4$138.36M
R&D General public services0$2.23M
Economic affairs$26.98B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport49$13.22B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs26.4$7.11B
R&D Economic affairs12.4$3.35B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6.9$1.86B
Other industries2.8$760.73M
Communication0.8$204.21M
Fuel and energy0.7$199.89M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.6$172.33M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.4$98.69M
Education$21.56B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education45.8$9.88B
Pre-primary and primary education27.5$5.94B
Tertiary education14.8$3.2B
Education not definable by level4.6$982.89M
Subsidiary services to education4.3$924.01M
Education n.e.c.1.9$417.46M
R&D Education0.7$158.41M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$62.78M
Public order and safety$5.69B
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 services51.4$2.92B
Law courts20.6$1.17B
Fire-protection services12.1$686.4M
Prisons9.9$561.39M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.5$253.48M
R&D Public order and safety1.6$89.78M
Recreation, culture and religion$5.56B
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$2.56B
Broadcasting and publishing services27.8$1.54B
Recreational and sporting services21.2$1.18B
Religious and other community services3.4$190.98M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.6$91.04M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0$2.09M
Defence$2.75B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence89.5$2.46B
Defence n.e.c.7.7$211.03M
Foreign military aid2.5$69.88M
Civil defence0.2$5.15M
R&D Defence0.1$3.2M
Environmental protection$2.03B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement39.4$800.4M
Waste water management26.4$536.2M
Environmental protection n.e.c.12.2$248.33M
Waste management11.1$225.92M
R&D Environmental protection6.4$130.29M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.6$92.57M
Housing and community amenities$1.65B
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 development64.5$1.06B
Street lighting14.4$237.75M
Community development10.7$177.2M
Water supply7$114.98M
R&D Housing and community amenities3.4$56.24M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.6$64.18B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.7$62.21B
Taxes on income and wealth26$54.55B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$18.43B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.7$5.66B
Other transfers received1.7$3.63B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.4$918.86M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$62.21B
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$32.6B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.6$29.61B

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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