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, 2013

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 2013's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$215.14B · 50.4% of GDP
Spending
$223.64B · 52.4% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$8.5B · -2% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2013: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2013: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40.5$90.61B
Health15.4$34.48B
General public services13.9$30.98B
Economic affairs12.7$28.51B
Education9.7$21.69B
Public order and safety2.5$5.66B
Recreation, culture and religion2.5$5.55B
Defence1.2$2.74B
Environmental protection0.8$1.84B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.59B
Social protection$90.61B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age60.7$54.96B
Family and children11.1$10.05B
Sickness and disability9.3$8.4B
Survivors7.1$6.44B
Unemployment6.4$5.77B
Social exclusion n.e.c.4$3.59B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$852.91M
Housing0.6$500.83M
R&D Social protection0$36.66M
Health$34.48B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.6$19.53B
Outpatient services18.3$6.3B
Medical products, appliances and equipment13.5$4.67B
R&D Health5.7$1.95B
Health n.e.c.3.8$1.31B
Public health services2.1$723.81M
General public services$30.98B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions38.9$12.06B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs34.3$10.64B
General services16.6$5.13B
Basic research7.1$2.19B
Foreign economic aid2$607.47M
General public services n.e.c.0.6$187.39M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0.5$169.2M
R&D General public services0$132.81K
Economic affairs$28.51B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport45.5$12.97B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs29$8.27B
R&D Economic affairs11.8$3.35B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6.5$1.86B
Fuel and energy3.1$882.12M
Other industries2.5$717.04M
Communication0.6$168.4M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.6$167.21M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.4$122.72M
Education$21.69B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education44.5$9.66B
Pre-primary and primary education27.6$5.98B
Tertiary education16.2$3.51B
Education not definable by level4.5$969.65M
Subsidiary services to education4.3$937.9M
Education n.e.c.1.7$367.62M
R&D Education1$213.29M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$60.16M
Public order and safety$5.66B
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 services50.4$2.85B
Law courts21$1.19B
Fire-protection services12.9$730.32M
Prisons10$566.83M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4$226.04M
R&D Public order and safety1.7$97.08M
Recreation, culture and religion$5.55B
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 services46.3$2.57B
Broadcasting and publishing services26.7$1.48B
Recreational and sporting services21.6$1.2B
Religious and other community services3.9$218.47M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.5$81.55M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0$2.66M
Defence$2.74B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence89.2$2.44B
Defence n.e.c.8.2$224.45M
Foreign military aid2.4$65.21M
Civil defence0.2$5.58M
R&D Defence0$1.2M
Environmental protection$1.84B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement37.3$684.9M
Waste water management27.2$499.63M
Environmental protection n.e.c.13.5$247.56M
Waste management11.5$210.64M
R&D Environmental protection6$109.44M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.7$85.53M
Housing and community amenities$1.59B
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$984.52M
Street lighting16.5$261.64M
Community development10.7$170.26M
Water supply7.6$120.99M
R&D Housing and community amenities3.1$49.41M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2013: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2013: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.6$65.76B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.3$62.96B
Taxes on income and wealth26.6$57.3B
Sales, fees and charges8.7$18.63B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.3$4.96B
Other transfers received1.9$4.16B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.6$1.38B
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$62.96B
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 tax52.5$33.04B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.5$29.93B

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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