Central government expense in Austria

Central government expense in Austria was equal to 46.0% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Austria, 2023 46.0% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −1.3percentage points 2022: 47.4%
European Union, 2022 39.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as Austria (2023).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 38.5% Middle value of 19 countries

Central government expense in Austria over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2023 46.0% –
2022 47.4% 39.3%
2021 50.0% 41.1%
2020 51.2% 42.2%
2019 43.9% 36.4%
2018 44.1% 36.6%
2017 44.9% 37.0%
2016 45.6% 37.4%
2015 46.3% 37.8%
2014 47.4% 38.6%
2013 47.3% 39.1%
2012 46.6% 39.1%
2011 45.8% 38.1%
2010 46.7% 39.6%
2009 48.1% 39.4%
2008 44.9% 36.2%
2007 44.3% 35.4%
2006 45.5% 35.9%
2005 46.3% 36.5%
2004 49.0% 36.7%
2003 46.2% 38.2%
2002 46.3% 37.9%
2001 46.8% 37.7%
2000 46.4% 37.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 47.4% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 47.3%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2023 for Austria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics