Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Austria

Budget balance in Austria in 2031 — -3.6%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 188. Since 1988, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2031 -3.6% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 138of 188
Period maximum 0.5%2019
Period minimum -8.2%2020

Trend over time

1988–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Austria, 1988–2031-10-7.5-5-2.502.519881993199820032008201320182023202820311988: -3.4%1989: -3%1990: -2.6%1991: -3%1992: -2.1%1993: -4.6%1994: -5%1995: -6.2%1996: -4.4%1997: -2.4%1998: -2.7%1999: -2.6%2000: -2.1%2001: -0.7%2002: -1.4%2003: -1.8%2004: -4.9%2005: -2.6%2006: -2.6%2007: -1.6%2008: -1.6%2009: -5.4%2010: -4.5%2011: -2.5%2012: -2.2%2013: -2%2014: -1.9%2015: -0.5%2016: -1.5%2017: -0.8%2018: 0.2%2019: 0.5%2020: -8.2%2021: -5.7%2022: -3.4%2023: -2.6%2024: -4.7%2025: -4.5%2026: -4.2%2027: -3.8%2028: -3.8%2029: -3.7%2030: -3.6%2031: -3.6%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Austria -3.6%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Western Europe computed -3.11%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.6 +0 pp
2030 -3.6 +0.1 pp
2029 -3.7 +0.1 pp
2028 -3.8 +0 pp
2027 -3.8 +0.4 pp
2026 -4.2 +0.3 pp
2025 -4.5 +0.2 pp
2024 -4.7 −2.1 pp
2023 -2.6 +0.8 pp
2022 -3.4 +2.3 pp
2021 -5.7 +2.5 pp
2020 -8.2 −8.7 pp
2019 0.5 +0.3 pp
2018 0.2 +1 pp
2017 -0.8 +0.7 pp
2016 -1.5 −1 pp
2015 -0.5 +1.4 pp
2014 -1.9 +0.1 pp
2013 -2 +0.2 pp
2012 -2.2 +0.3 pp
2011 -2.5 +2 pp
2010 -4.5 +0.9 pp
2009 -5.4 −3.8 pp
2008 -1.6 +0 pp
2007 -1.6 +1 pp
2006 -2.6 +0 pp
2005 -2.6 +2.3 pp
2004 -4.9 −3.1 pp
2003 -1.8 −0.4 pp
2002 -1.4 −0.7 pp
2001 -0.7 +1.4 pp
2000 -2.1 +0.5 pp
1999 -2.6 +0.1 pp
1998 -2.7 −0.3 pp
1997 -2.4 +2 pp
1996 -4.4 +1.8 pp
1995 -6.2 −1.2 pp
1994 -5 −0.4 pp
1993 -4.6 −2.5 pp
1992 -2.1 +0.9 pp
1991 -3 −0.4 pp
1990 -2.6 +0.4 pp
1989 -3 +0.4 pp
1988 -3.4

Western Europe, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.