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, 2023

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 2023's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$257.05B · 49.7% of GDP
Spending
$269.75B · 52.2% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$13.25B · -2.6% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2023: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2023: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40.6$109.49B
Health17.3$46.68B
Economic affairs14.1$38.11B
General public services10.8$29.02B
Education9.3$25.19B
Public order and safety2.6$6.97B
Recreation, culture and religion2.3$6.19B
Defence1.1$3.09B
Environmental protection1.1$3.02B
Housing and community amenities0.7$1.99B
Social protection$109.49B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age62.7$68.68B
Family and children9.1$10.01B
Sickness and disability7.9$8.65B
Social exclusion n.e.c.7.6$8.32B
Survivors6$6.62B
Unemployment5.2$5.7B
Social protection n.e.c.0.8$878.34M
Housing0.5$572.66M
R&D Social protection0.1$71.37M
Health$46.68B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services54.8$25.58B
Outpatient services18.7$8.71B
Medical products, appliances and equipment12.6$5.89B
R&D Health5.7$2.64B
Public health services4.9$2.27B
Health n.e.c.3.4$1.59B
Economic affairs$38.11B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport44.3$16.89B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs24.8$9.46B
R&D Economic affairs13.7$5.24B
Fuel and energy7.4$2.82B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5.7$2.15B
Other industries2$746.31M
Communication1.6$627.59M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.3$111.91M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.1$56.12M
General public services$29.02B
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 affairs36.7$10.66B
General services25.5$7.4B
Public debt transactions24.9$7.23B
Basic research9.4$2.71B
Foreign economic aid2.8$816.92M
General public services n.e.c.0.7$191.93M
R&D General public services0$4.33M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Education$25.19B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education39.4$9.94B
Pre-primary and primary education32.6$8.22B
Tertiary education15.9$4.01B
Education not definable by level4.9$1.22B
Subsidiary services to education4.5$1.14B
Education n.e.c.1.6$392.84M
R&D Education0.8$193.77M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$72.23M
Public order and safety$6.97B
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 services50.3$3.51B
Law courts19.5$1.36B
Fire-protection services13.5$944.08M
Prisons10.3$719.61M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.2$292.17M
R&D Public order and safety2.2$151.81M
Recreation, culture and religion$6.19B
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 services44.9$2.78B
Recreational and sporting services27.4$1.7B
Broadcasting and publishing services20.7$1.28B
Religious and other community services4.3$265.78M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion2.3$140.79M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$20M
Defence$3.09B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence92.2$2.85B
Defence n.e.c.6.6$202.85M
Foreign military aid1$30.28M
Civil defence0.2$7.03M
R&D Defence0.1$2.38M
Environmental protection$3.02B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement56.6$1.71B
Waste water management13.9$420.3M
Waste management12.8$387.86M
Environmental protection n.e.c.8.9$268.49M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape4.2$126.73M
R&D Environmental protection3.6$107.59M
Housing and community amenities$1.99B
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 development60.9$1.21B
Street lighting16.5$327.96M
Community development9.4$186.31M
R&D Housing and community amenities7$138.3M
Water supply6.2$123.81M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2023: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2023: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions30.8$79.21B
Taxes on income and wealth27.8$71.4B
Taxes on sales, production and imports27.5$70.78B
Sales, fees and charges9.1$23.43B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.1$5.38B
Other transfers received2$5.03B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.7$1.81B
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$70.78B
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 tax58$41.05B
Not broken down, or fitting no category42$29.73B

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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