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, 2017

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 2017's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$203.51B · 49% of GDP
Spending
$206.72B · 49.8% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$3.22B · -0.8% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2017: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2017: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection41.6$85.92B
Health16.6$34.38B
Economic affairs12.1$25.11B
General public services12.1$25.03B
Education9.8$20.21B
Public order and safety2.8$5.7B
Recreation, culture and religion2.4$4.95B
Defence1.2$2.52B
Environmental protection0.7$1.47B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.42B
Social protection$85.92B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age61.1$52.49B
Family and children10.5$9.01B
Sickness and disability8.8$7.56B
Survivors6.7$5.77B
Unemployment6.3$5.45B
Social exclusion n.e.c.5.1$4.36B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$775.65M
Housing0.5$441.94M
R&D Social protection0.1$57.73M
Health$34.38B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.6$19.47B
Outpatient services18$6.2B
Medical products, appliances and equipment13.6$4.69B
R&D Health5.6$1.93B
Health n.e.c.3.8$1.31B
Public health services2.3$775.43M
Economic affairs$25.11B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport47.2$11.86B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs24.6$6.18B
R&D Economic affairs14.2$3.57B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5.8$1.45B
Fuel and energy4.2$1.04B
Other industries2.6$647.21M
Communication0.9$221.87M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.3$85.63M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.2$41.46M
General public services$25.03B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs33.9$8.48B
Public debt transactions33.3$8.34B
General services20.4$5.1B
Basic research8.5$2.13B
Foreign economic aid3.3$829.43M
General public services n.e.c.0.6$148.1M
R&D General public services0$2.82M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Education$20.21B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education43.5$8.79B
Pre-primary and primary education30.1$6.08B
Tertiary education14.9$3.02B
Education not definable by level4.5$907.38M
Subsidiary services to education4.4$891.22M
Education n.e.c.1.6$327.39M
R&D Education0.7$151.61M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.2$46.66M
Public order and safety$5.7B
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 services50.7$2.89B
Law courts20.8$1.18B
Fire-protection services12.4$703.46M
Prisons10.2$582.25M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4$230.01M
R&D Public order and safety1.9$107.1M
Recreation, culture and religion$4.95B
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 services44.8$2.22B
Broadcasting and publishing services25.7$1.28B
Recreational and sporting services23.2$1.15B
Religious and other community services4$199.39M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion1.9$91.96M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$15.25M
Defence$2.52B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence91.8$2.32B
Defence n.e.c.6.1$153.87M
Foreign military aid1.9$47M
Civil defence0.2$4.29M
R&D Defence0.1$2.49M
Environmental protection$1.47B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement32.5$478.43M
Waste water management28.3$417.65M
Environmental protection n.e.c.14.2$208.99M
Waste management13.5$198.49M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape5.8$86.08M
R&D Environmental protection5.7$84.16M
Housing and community amenities$1.42B
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 development59.4$845.02M
Street lighting15.9$226.5M
Community development10.8$153.07M
Water supply8$114.33M
R&D Housing and community amenities5.9$84.61M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2017: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2017: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions31.4$63.82B
Taxes on sales, production and imports29.3$59.73B
Taxes on income and wealth26.5$53.85B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$18B
Other transfers received2$4.03B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)1.7$3.54B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.3$538.64M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$59.73B
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 tax53.5$31.98B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.5$27.75B

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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