Government procurement spending as share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Government procurement spending as share of GDP was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government procurement spending as share of GDP in Austria, 2007–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Austria recorded 15.5% for government procurement spending as share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government procurement spending as share of gdp in Austria peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2007.
Austria ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.4% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More economy & growth data for Austria
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 2.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 46,090 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 15.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 424.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 46,090 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -3.14 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -3.40 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 54.92 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government procurement spending as share of gdp in Austria?
- Government procurement spending as share of gdp in Austria was 15.5% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government procurement spending as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government procurement spending as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2007.
- How does Austria rank for government procurement spending as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government procurement spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government procurement spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This data is divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.