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, 2022

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 2022's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$234.49B · 49.6% of GDP
Spending
$250.63B · 53% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$16.14B · -3.4% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2022: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2022: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40.6$101.77B
Health17.7$44.41B
Economic affairs15.3$38.32B
General public services10.1$25.24B
Education9$22.44B
Public order and safety2.5$6.3B
Recreation, culture and religion2.2$5.47B
Defence1.1$2.83B
Environmental protection0.9$2.35B
Housing and community amenities0.6$1.51B
Social protection$101.77B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age60.4$61.44B
Family and children9.6$9.8B
Social exclusion n.e.c.9.5$9.63B
Sickness and disability7.8$7.89B
Survivors6$6.11B
Unemployment5.5$5.59B
Social protection n.e.c.0.8$858.51M
Housing0.4$378.45M
R&D Social protection0.1$64.76M
Health$44.41B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services50.7$22.51B
Outpatient services17.3$7.69B
Medical products, appliances and equipment12.4$5.49B
Public health services11.1$4.94B
R&D Health5.3$2.35B
Health n.e.c.3.2$1.43B
Economic affairs$38.32B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport38.1$14.59B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs30.9$11.86B
Fuel and energy11.9$4.57B
R&D Economic affairs11.1$4.26B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5$1.93B
Other industries1.8$702.04M
Communication0.7$287.15M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.2$81.08M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.1$48.12M
General public services$25.24B
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 affairs40.2$10.14B
General services26.3$6.64B
Public debt transactions20.1$5.06B
Basic research9.3$2.35B
Foreign economic aid3.4$862.51M
General public services n.e.c.0.8$191.75M
R&D General public services0$4.21M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Education$22.44B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education40.1$9.01B
Pre-primary and primary education31.6$7.09B
Tertiary education16.3$3.66B
Education not definable by level4.9$1.09B
Subsidiary services to education4.6$1.02B
Education n.e.c.1.6$356.65M
R&D Education0.8$172.06M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.2$47.81M
Public order and safety$6.3B
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 services50.8$3.2B
Law courts19.2$1.21B
Fire-protection services13$816.92M
Prisons10.2$640.43M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.8$300.53M
R&D Public order and safety2.2$136.26M
Recreation, culture and religion$5.47B
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 services42.9$2.35B
Recreational and sporting services26.1$1.43B
Broadcasting and publishing services22.8$1.25B
Religious and other community services5.5$299.79M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion2.3$125.83M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$18.01M
Defence$2.83B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence91.9$2.61B
Defence n.e.c.6.1$173.53M
Foreign military aid1.7$47.39M
Civil defence0.2$6M
R&D Defence0.1$1.58M
Environmental protection$2.35B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement52.3$1.23B
Waste water management17.8$416.78M
Waste management10$234.4M
Environmental protection n.e.c.9.7$227.55M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape6.1$144.05M
R&D Environmental protection4.1$96.35M
Housing and community amenities$1.51B
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 development56.6$851.35M
Street lighting16.1$242.08M
Community development11.6$174.69M
R&D Housing and community amenities8.2$123.83M
Water supply7.5$112.99M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2022: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2022: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.7$71.96B
Taxes on income and wealth28.8$67.5B
Taxes on sales, production and imports27.7$64.85B
Sales, fees and charges8.8$20.55B
Other transfers received2.2$5.05B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)1.4$3.2B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.6$1.37B
Subsidies received0$6.21M
Taxes on sales, production and imports$64.85B
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 tax57.6$37.38B
Not broken down, or fitting no category42.4$27.48B

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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