Austria vs Italy: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Austria
56.0%
in 2024
Italy
50.6%
in 2024
Austria rank
8th
Italy rank
11th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 56.0% against 50.6% in Italy, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 151 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 13 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13.2% | 14.8% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 1890s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 1900s | 16.8% | 12.8% | 4.0% | Austria |
| 1910s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 3.4% | Austria |
| 1920s | 15.6% | 13.4% | 2.3% | Austria |
| 1930s | 17.6% | 19.4% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 1940s | 33.3% | 16.8% | 16.4% | Austria |
| 1950s | 26.6% | 17.4% | 9.2% | Austria |
| 1960s | 38.6% | 20.6% | 18.0% | Austria |
| 1970s | 44.5% | 37.0% | 7.6% | Austria |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 48.2% | 4.3% | Austria |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 52.4% | 1.8% | Austria |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 48.1% | 2.8% | Austria |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.6% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.5% | 0.6% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 56.0% against 50.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Italy?
- 5.4%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.