Government spending as share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Government spending as share of GDP was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP in Austria, 1880–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Austria recorded 56.0% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Austria peaked at 57.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1880.
Austria ranks 8th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 15.4% | 13.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.8% | 14.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 3 |
| 1920s | 15.6% | 13.7% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 1930s | 17.6% | 14.3% | 22.5% | 8 |
| 1940s | 33.3% | 32.7% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 26.6% | 22.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.6% | 35.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.5% | 39.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 50.0% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 51.5% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 48.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.1% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 52.7% | 57.3% | 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 spending as share of gdp in Austria?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Austria was 56.0% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1880.
- How does Austria rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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.