Austria vs World: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Austria
51.15 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
World
34.11 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Austria rank
8th
World rank
6th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Austria
  • World
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Austria currently reports 51.15 Percentage of GDP against 34.11 Percentage of GDP in World, a difference of 17.04 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.5 times World's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 8th and World ranks 6th of 166 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria World Difference Ahead
2000s 51.29 Percentage of GDP 32.61 Percentage of GDP 18.67 Percentage of GDP Austria
2010s 50.67 Percentage of GDP 33.89 Percentage of GDP 16.78 Percentage of GDP Austria
2020s 52.79 Percentage of GDP 35.17 Percentage of GDP 17.62 Percentage of GDP Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Austria or World?
Austria, at 51.15 Percentage of GDP against 34.11 Percentage of GDP in World as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Austria and World?
17.04 Percentage of GDP, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and World?
29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
How do Austria and World rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Austria ranks 8th and World ranks 6th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.