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, 2016

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 2016's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$193.65B · 49.1% of GDP
Spending
$199.36B · 50.6% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$5.71B · -1.5% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2016: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2016: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection41.7$83.05B
Health16.3$32.53B
General public services12.9$25.7B
Economic affairs11.7$23.38B
Education9.7$19.39B
Public order and safety2.7$5.32B
Recreation, culture and religion2.4$4.77B
Defence1.2$2.4B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.41B
Environmental protection0.7$1.4B
Social protection$83.05B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age60.3$50.11B
Family and children10.8$8.99B
Sickness and disability8.8$7.31B
Survivors6.8$5.62B
Unemployment6.6$5.49B
Social exclusion n.e.c.5.2$4.3B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$747.82M
Housing0.5$440.32M
R&D Social protection0$40.4M
Health$32.53B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.8$18.48B
Outpatient services18$5.84B
Medical products, appliances and equipment13.5$4.4B
R&D Health5.6$1.83B
Health n.e.c.3.8$1.24B
Public health services2.3$735.98M
General public services$25.7B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions34.9$8.97B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs34.6$8.88B
General services18.7$4.82B
Basic research8.1$2.09B
Foreign economic aid2.5$635.03M
General public services n.e.c.0.6$160.72M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0.5$140.35M
R&D General public services0$3.76M
Economic affairs$23.38B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport47.8$11.18B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs23.7$5.55B
R&D Economic affairs13.9$3.26B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5.9$1.38B
Fuel and energy4.5$1.04B
Other industries2.7$627.28M
Communication0.9$205.77M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.4$101.39M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.2$38.19M
Education$19.39B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education43.4$8.42B
Pre-primary and primary education29.5$5.72B
Tertiary education15.1$2.93B
Education not definable by level4.8$926.59M
Subsidiary services to education4.5$880.87M
Education n.e.c.1.6$312.48M
R&D Education0.8$152.2M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.2$45.38M
Public order and safety$5.32B
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 services50.6$2.69B
Law courts21.2$1.13B
Fire-protection services12.6$671.78M
Prisons9.8$522.57M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.1$217.06M
R&D Public order and safety1.7$88.77M
Recreation, culture and religion$4.77B
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 services44.7$2.13B
Broadcasting and publishing services26.4$1.26B
Recreational and sporting services23$1.1B
Religious and other community services4$191.05M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.5$73.61M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$15.94M
Defence$2.4B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence89.1$2.14B
Defence n.e.c.8.6$206.66M
Foreign military aid2.1$50.47M
Civil defence0.1$3.32M
R&D Defence0.1$1.77M
Housing and community amenities$1.41B
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 development61.3$866.15M
Street lighting15.6$220.83M
Community development10.3$145.11M
Water supply7.5$106.71M
R&D Housing and community amenities5.3$74.61M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0
Environmental protection$1.4B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement37.4$525.22M
Waste water management19.5$274.4M
Environmental protection n.e.c.15.9$223.7M
Waste management13.9$194.59M
R&D Environmental protection6.8$94.97M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape6.6$92.2M

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2016: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2016: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions31.1$60.27B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.7$57.59B
Taxes on income and wealth26$50.35B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$17.03B
Other transfers received2.1$4.1B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)1.9$3.72B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.3$597.5M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$57.59B
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$30.24B
Not broken down, or fitting no category47.5$27.35B

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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