Austria vs Lower middle income: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Austria
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Austria currently reports 21.9% against 12.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 40th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 12.6% | 3.6% | Austria |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 13.0% | 5.6% | Austria |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 12.2% | 7.3% | Austria |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 11.5% | 8.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 11.5% | 8.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 11.8% | 9.5% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Austria or Lower middle income?
- Austria, at 21.9% against 12.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Austria and Lower middle income?
- 9.9%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lower middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Lower middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Austria ranks 40th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.