How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs OECD: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)

Austria

2.59 Percentage of GDP

in 2021

OECD

2.31 Percentage of GDP

in 2021

Austria rank

10th

OECD rank

13th

Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) over time

Austria
OECD

How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.59 Percentage of GDP against 2.31 Percentage of GDP in OECD, a difference of 0.28 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 10th and OECD ranks 13th of 33 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.02 Percentage of GDP	1.44 Percentage of GDP	1.58 Percentage of GDP	Austria
1990s	2.91 Percentage of GDP	1.73 Percentage of GDP	1.18 Percentage of GDP	Austria
2000s	2.88 Percentage of GDP	1.88 Percentage of GDP	0.995 Percentage of GDP	Austria
2010s	2.67 Percentage of GDP	2.08 Percentage of GDP	0.5951 Percentage of GDP	Austria
2020s	2.73 Percentage of GDP	2.32 Percentage of GDP	0.413 Percentage of GDP	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in), Austria or OECD?: Austria, at 2.59 Percentage of GDP against 2.31 Percentage of GDP in OECD as of 2021.
What is the difference in public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) between Austria and OECD?: 0.28 Percentage of GDP, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Austria and OECD rank globally for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?: Austria ranks 10th and OECD ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 43 places, 1,481 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.