General government final consumption expenditure in Austria
Austria: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Austria, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Austria is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and up 163.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Austria peaked at 7.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2020.
Austria ranks 86th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Austria, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.3% | — |
| 1972 | 4.1% | +25.6% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -27.5% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +91.2% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -30.2% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -77.2% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +331.5% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -45.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +71.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -43.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -66.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +125.8% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +19.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -95.8% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +2353.7% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +42.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -23.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -58.9% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +141.6% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -94.2% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -344.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -258.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +66.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -59.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +164.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -46.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -97.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -150.6% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | +102.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1410.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +59.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -56.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +59.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +29.1% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -164.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1045.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +18610.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +487.4% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 0.8% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -0.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -0.8% | 7.7% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 40,307 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5668 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 35,670 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.9807 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Austria?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Austria was 2.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Austria ranks 86th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.