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, 2021

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 2021's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$241.83B · 50.3% of GDP
Spending
$269.18B · 56% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$27.35B · -5.7% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2021: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2021: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection39.1$105.15B
Health18$48.53B
Economic affairs16.8$45.24B
General public services10.3$27.81B
Education8.7$23.55B
Public order and safety2.5$6.7B
Recreation, culture and religion2.2$5.82B
Defence1.1$2.88B
Environmental protection0.7$1.98B
Housing and community amenities0.6$1.53B
Social protection$105.15B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age62$65.16B
Family and children9.5$9.98B
Sickness and disability8.1$8.47B
Unemployment7.9$8.33B
Survivors6.3$6.61B
Social exclusion n.e.c.5$5.21B
Social protection n.e.c.0.9$900.27M
Housing0.4$415.36M
R&D Social protection0.1$69.9M
Health$48.53B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services50$24.25B
Outpatient services16.5$8.02B
Public health services13.3$6.45B
Medical products, appliances and equipment12$5.81B
R&D Health5.2$2.51B
Health n.e.c.3$1.48B
Economic affairs$45.24B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
General economic, commercial and labour affairs49.3$22.28B
Transport32.5$14.69B
R&D Economic affairs10.4$4.7B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4.2$1.91B
Other industries1.8$833.21M
Fuel and energy0.9$399.87M
Communication0.6$276.63M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.2$99.11M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.1$51.21M
General public services$27.81B
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 affairs40.8$11.36B
General services25.2$7.02B
Public debt transactions21.6$5.99B
Basic research8.9$2.48B
Foreign economic aid2.8$770.77M
General public services n.e.c.0.7$187.34M
R&D General public services0$4.38M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Education$23.55B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education41$9.64B
Pre-primary and primary education31.1$7.31B
Tertiary education15.8$3.72B
Education not definable by level5.2$1.23B
Subsidiary services to education4.5$1.06B
Education n.e.c.1.5$358.36M
R&D Education0.8$183.44M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.2$41.75M
Public order and safety$6.7B
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 services51.2$3.43B
Law courts19.8$1.32B
Fire-protection services12.6$843.03M
Prisons9.8$657.34M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.4$298.04M
R&D Public order and safety2.2$146.42M
Recreation, culture and religion$5.82B
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 services41.9$2.44B
Recreational and sporting services25$1.45B
Broadcasting and publishing services24.9$1.45B
Religious and other community services5.6$323.7M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion2.3$135.18M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$20.22M
Defence$2.88B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence93.3$2.68B
Defence n.e.c.5.8$165.46M
Foreign military aid0.8$21.76M
Civil defence0.2$5.2M
R&D Defence0$1.42M
Environmental protection$1.98B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement41.6$823.04M
Waste water management23.9$472.73M
Waste management12.5$246.47M
Environmental protection n.e.c.11.3$223.65M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape5.4$107.27M
R&D Environmental protection5.3$104.31M
Housing and community amenities$1.53B
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 development55.4$849.77M
Street lighting16.7$256.29M
Community development12.2$186.87M
R&D Housing and community amenities8.7$132.82M
Water supply7.1$108.57M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2021: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2021: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions31.7$76.58B
Taxes on sales, production and imports28$67.67B
Taxes on income and wealth27.5$66.38B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$21.26B
Other transfers received2.2$5.3B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)1.4$3.36B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.5$1.24B
Subsidies received0$28.5M
Taxes on sales, production and imports$67.67B
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$36.22B
Not broken down, or fitting no category46.5$31.45B

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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