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, 2015

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 2015's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$192.58B · 50.7% of GDP
Spending
$194.39B · 51.2% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$1.81B · -0.5% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2015: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2015: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection41.5$80.74B
Health16.2$31.52B
General public services13.3$25.93B
Economic affairs11.6$22.64B
Education9.7$18.85B
Public order and safety2.6$5.13B
Recreation, culture and religion2.4$4.69B
Defence1.1$2.15B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.38B
Environmental protection0.7$1.35B
Social protection$80.74B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age60.6$48.9B
Family and children10.9$8.82B
Sickness and disability9$7.25B
Survivors6.9$5.56B
Unemployment6.6$5.35B
Social exclusion n.e.c.4.5$3.67B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$748.58M
Housing0.5$424.72M
R&D Social protection0$38.83M
Health$31.52B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.7$17.86B
Outpatient services17.8$5.6B
Medical products, appliances and equipment13.8$4.34B
R&D Health5.6$1.78B
Health n.e.c.3.9$1.22B
Public health services2.3$719.51M
General public services$25.93B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions37.4$9.7B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs34$8.82B
General services18.2$4.72B
Basic research7.3$1.88B
Foreign economic aid2.1$553.2M
General public services n.e.c.0.6$163.65M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0.4$94.42M
R&D General public services0$2.22M
Economic affairs$22.64B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport47.9$10.83B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs23.7$5.36B
R&D Economic affairs13.7$3.1B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6.1$1.38B
Fuel and energy4.4$1B
Other industries2.6$594.36M
Communication0.8$177.74M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.7$147.56M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.2$43.38M
Education$18.85B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education43.6$8.22B
Pre-primary and primary education29$5.46B
Tertiary education15.5$2.93B
Education not definable by level4.6$873.07M
Subsidiary services to education4.5$855.87M
Education n.e.c.1.6$303.89M
R&D Education0.8$154.11M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.2$44.16M
Public order and safety$5.13B
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$2.56B
Law courts21.8$1.12B
Fire-protection services13.1$669.81M
Prisons10$513.81M
Public order and safety n.e.c.3.5$180.85M
R&D Public order and safety1.7$85.21M
Recreation, culture and religion$4.69B
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 services44.3$2.08B
Broadcasting and publishing services26.3$1.23B
Recreational and sporting services23.5$1.1B
Religious and other community services4.1$190.28M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.5$70.9M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$15.64M
Defence$2.15B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence89.2$1.92B
Defence n.e.c.9$194.05M
Foreign military aid1.5$32.95M
Civil defence0.2$4.99M
R&D Defence0$998.55K
Housing and community amenities$1.38B
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 development59.2$818.26M
Street lighting16.7$230.89M
Community development11.1$153.55M
Water supply7.9$108.84M
R&D Housing and community amenities5.2$71.56M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0
Environmental protection$1.35B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement30.9$415.62M
Waste water management27.1$364.47M
Environmental protection n.e.c.15.2$205.15M
Waste management14.2$190.72M
R&D Environmental protection6.5$87.1M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape6.2$82.77M

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2015: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2015: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.3$58.39B
Taxes on sales, production and imports28.8$55.52B
Taxes on income and wealth27.9$53.8B
Sales, fees and charges8.6$16.51B
Other transfers received2$3.94B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2$3.8B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.3$620.21M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$55.52B
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$29.11B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.6$26.41B

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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