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, 2024

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 2024's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$270.86B · 50.7% of GDP
Spending
$295.14B · 55.2% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$24.84B · -4.6% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Austria, 2024: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Austria, 2024: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection41.3$121.77B
Health17.2$50.64B
Economic affairs12.8$37.91B
General public services11$32.32B
Education9.6$28.24B
Public order and safety2.7$8.01B
Recreation, culture and religion2.3$6.76B
Environmental protection1.3$3.77B
Defence1.2$3.61B
Housing and community amenities0.7$2.1B
Social protection$121.77B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age62.8$76.52B
Family and children9.1$11.1B
Sickness and disability7.7$9.44B
Social exclusion n.e.c.7.4$8.95B
Survivors5.9$7.24B
Unemployment5.4$6.61B
Social protection n.e.c.1$1.26B
Housing0.5$568.8M
R&D Social protection0.1$79.56M
Health$50.64B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services56.3$28.5B
Outpatient services19.3$9.76B
Medical products, appliances and equipment12.6$6.37B
R&D Health5.7$2.91B
Health n.e.c.3.4$1.71B
Public health services2.7$1.39B
Economic affairs$37.91B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport48.2$18.28B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs21.3$8.07B
R&D Economic affairs14.6$5.55B
Fuel and energy5.9$2.24B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5.9$2.23B
Other industries2.2$832.37M
Communication1.4$528.97M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0.3$126.21M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.2$60.72M
General public services$32.32B
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 affairs34$11B
Public debt transactions27.7$8.96B
General services25.3$8.17B
Basic research9.5$3.07B
Foreign economic aid2.6$832.91M
General public services n.e.c.0.9$290.3M
R&D General public services0$4.44M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Education$28.24B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education39.5$11.17B
Pre-primary and primary education32.8$9.25B
Tertiary education15.7$4.43B
Education not definable by level4.9$1.38B
Subsidiary services to education4.4$1.24B
Education n.e.c.1.7$481.88M
R&D Education0.8$214.32M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education0.3$86.05M
Public order and safety$8.01B
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 services49.9$3.99B
Law courts19.7$1.58B
Fire-protection services13.5$1.08B
Prisons10.2$819.49M
Public order and safety n.e.c.4.6$365.85M
R&D Public order and safety2.1$168.2M
Recreation, culture and religion$6.76B
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 services45$3.04B
Recreational and sporting services27.4$1.85B
Broadcasting and publishing services21$1.42B
Religious and other community services3.9$264.97M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion2.3$155.32M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.0.3$22.19M
Environmental protection$3.77B
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Pollution abatement65.1$2.45B
Waste water management11$413.8M
Environmental protection n.e.c.9.1$342.36M
Waste management8.1$306.54M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape3.6$135.62M
R&D Environmental protection3.2$119.17M
Defence$3.61B
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence92.3$3.34B
Defence n.e.c.6.6$238.02M
Foreign military aid0.8$29.77M
Civil defence0.2$7.14M
R&D Defence0.1$2.38M
Housing and community amenities$2.1B
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 development60.2$1.27B
Street lighting15.4$323.1M
Community development10.6$221.89M
R&D Housing and community amenities7.3$153.38M
Water supply6.5$136.6M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0$0

Where the money comes from

Austria, 2024: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Austria, 2024: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions31.6$85.5B
Taxes on income and wealth27.7$75.01B
Taxes on sales, production and imports27$73B
Sales, fees and charges9.3$25.22B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.3$6.3B
Other transfers received1.7$4.54B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.5$1.27B
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$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 tax58.2$42.49B
Not broken down, or fitting no category41.8$30.51B

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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