General government final consumption expenditure in Austria
Austria: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Austria, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Austria is 21.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Austria peaked at 21.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1972.
Austria ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.6% | — |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 14.5% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 18.5% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 17.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 6 |
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,431 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 32,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.463 current LCU 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 21.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Austria ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.