Expense in Austria
Austria: Expense was 46.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Austria, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Austria stood at 46.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Austria peaked at 51.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1972.
That places Austria 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | 26.0% | 34.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 33.6% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 35.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 44.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 43.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 46.0% | 51.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More economy & growth data for Austria
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 62.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -953.60 million current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.03 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 55,857 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 60,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 514.34 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Austria?
- Expense in Austria was 46.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for expense?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.