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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Austria

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Austria in 2025 — 21.9%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2025 21.9% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 132
Period maximum 21.9%2025
Period minimum 14.5%1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Austria, 1970–2025141618202219701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 14.6%1971: 14.6%1972: 14.5%1973: 14.9%1974: 15.6%1975: 17.1%1976: 17.5%1977: 17.3%1978: 17.9%1979: 17.8%1980: 17.8%1981: 18.3%1982: 18.7%1983: 18.6%1984: 18.7%1985: 18.9%1986: 19.1%1987: 19.1%1988: 18.8%1989: 18.5%1990: 18.3%1991: 18.5%1992: 18.8%1993: 19.6%1994: 19.8%1995: 19.9%1996: 19.9%1997: 19.9%1998: 19.9%1999: 20.1%2000: 19.5%2001: 19.3%2002: 19.1%2003: 19.2%2004: 19.1%2005: 19.6%2006: 19.5%2007: 19%2008: 19.6%2009: 20.8%2010: 20.7%2011: 20.1%2012: 20.1%2013: 20.2%2014: 20.2%2015: 20.1%2016: 20%2017: 19.8%2018: 19.6%2019: 19.7%2020: 21.3%2021: 21.8%2022: 20.5%2023: 20.6%2024: 21.6%2025: 21.9%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 21.9%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Western Europe computed 22.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.9 +0.3 pp
2024 21.6 +1 pp
2023 20.6 +0 pp
2022 20.5 −1.3 pp
2021 21.8 +0.5 pp
2020 21.3 +1.6 pp
2019 19.7 +0.1 pp
2018 19.6 −0.2 pp
2017 19.8 −0.2 pp
2016 20 −0.2 pp
2015 20.1 −0 pp
2014 20.2 −0.1 pp
2013 20.2 +0.1 pp
2012 20.1 −0 pp
2011 20.1 −0.6 pp
2010 20.7 −0.1 pp
2009 20.8 +1.3 pp
2008 19.6 +0.6 pp
2007 19 −0.5 pp
2006 19.5 −0.1 pp
2005 19.6 +0.4 pp
2004 19.1 −0.1 pp
2003 19.2 +0.1 pp
2002 19.1 −0.2 pp
2001 19.3 −0.3 pp
2000 19.5 −0.6 pp
1999 20.1 +0.3 pp
1998 19.9 −0 pp
1997 19.9 −0 pp
1996 19.9 +0 pp
1995 19.9 +0.1 pp
1994 19.8 +0.1 pp
1993 19.6 +0.8 pp
1992 18.8 +0.3 pp
1991 18.5 +0.2 pp
1990 18.3 −0.2 pp
1989 18.5 −0.3 pp
1988 18.8 −0.2 pp
1987 19.1 −0 pp
1986 19.1 +0.2 pp
1985 18.9 +0.2 pp
1984 18.7 +0 pp
1983 18.6 −0 pp
1982 18.7 +0.4 pp
1981 18.3 +0.4 pp
1980 17.8 +0 pp
1979 17.8 −0.1 pp
1978 17.9 +0.7 pp
1977 17.3 −0.2 pp
1976 17.5 +0.4 pp
1975 17.1 +1.5 pp
1974 15.6 +0.7 pp
1973 14.9 +0.4 pp
1972 14.5 −0.2 pp
1971 14.6 +0.1 pp
1970 14.6 —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 25.9 FR France 24.4 BE Belgium 24 DE Germany 22.5 AT Austria 21.9 LU Luxembourg 19.8 CH Switzerland 12
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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