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, 2014

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 2014's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$221.35B · 50.5% of GDP
Spending
$229.79B · 52.4% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$8.44B · -1.9% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2014: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2014: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40.8$93.8B
Health15.6$35.88B
Economic affairs13.3$30.63B
General public services13.1$30.09B
Education9.5$21.89B
Public order and safety2.6$5.86B
Recreation, culture and religion2.4$5.51B
Defence1.1$2.6B
Environmental protection0.8$1.89B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.63B
Social protection$93.8B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age60.9$57.13B
Family and children10.7$10.06B
Sickness and disability9.1$8.58B
Survivors7$6.57B
Unemployment6.5$6.14B
Social exclusion n.e.c.4.2$3.9B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$875.22M
Housing0.5$496.46M
R&D Social protection0$36.67M
Health$35.88B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.8$20.38B
Outpatient services18$6.44B
Medical products, appliances and equipment13.8$4.95B
R&D Health5.6$2B
Health n.e.c.3.8$1.35B
Public health services2.1$768.8M
Economic affairs$30.63B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport42.4$12.98B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs32.8$10.06B
R&D Economic affairs11.8$3.62B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5.9$1.8B
Fuel and energy3.4$1.04B
Other industries2.4$734.26M
Communication0.6$179.21M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.6$169.12M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.2$49.95M
General public services$30.09B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions38.8$11.68B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs33.2$9.99B
General services17.4$5.24B
Basic research7.4$2.22B
Foreign economic aid1.9$570.86M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0.7$196.88M
General public services n.e.c.0.6$175.36M
R&D General public services0$7.84M
Education$21.89B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education44.4$9.73B
Pre-primary and primary education28.6$6.26B
Tertiary education15.2$3.32B
Education not definable by level4.6$1B
Subsidiary services to education4.4$953.6M
Education n.e.c.1.7$371.32M
R&D Education0.9$198.74M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.2$53.01M
Public order and safety$5.86B
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 services49.9$2.93B
Law courts21.8$1.28B
Fire-protection services13.2$771.59M
Prisons9.9$580.82M
Public order and safety n.e.c.3.5$208.04M
R&D Public order and safety1.7$98.04M
Recreation, culture and religion$5.51B
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 services45.6$2.51B
Broadcasting and publishing services25.5$1.41B
Recreational and sporting services22.6$1.25B
Religious and other community services4.6$251.22M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.5$82.77M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$14.88M
Defence$2.6B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence89.4$2.33B
Defence n.e.c.8.7$227.31M
Foreign military aid1.6$40.39M
Civil defence0.2$5.98M
R&D Defence0.1$1.73M
Environmental protection$1.89B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement34.9$660.13M
Waste water management29.4$555.58M
Environmental protection n.e.c.13.3$252.42M
Waste management11.6$219.47M
R&D Environmental protection6.1$115.05M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.7$88.88M
Housing and community amenities$1.63B
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 development60.3$980.03M
Street lighting16.9$275.4M
Community development11$178.95M
Water supply8.6$140.56M
R&D Housing and community amenities3.1$50.08M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2014: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2014: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.6$67.73B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.1$64.32B
Taxes on income and wealth27.2$60.26B
Sales, fees and charges8.6$18.95B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.2$4.77B
Other transfers received2$4.4B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.4$905.64M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$64.32B
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$33.71B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.6$30.62B

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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