Government spending on health in Austria

Government spending on health in Austria was equal to 9.5% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on health Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2024 9.5% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.5percentage points 2023: 9.0%
European Union, 2024 7.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 6.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 1st of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on health in Austria over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on health (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2024 9.5% 7.3%
2023 9.0% 7.2%
2022 9.4% 7.5%
2021 10.1% 8.0%
2020 9.2% 8.0%
2019 8.4% 7.0%
2018 8.3% 6.9%
2017 8.3% 6.9%
2016 8.3% 7.0%
2015 8.3% 7.0%
2014 8.2% 7.1%
2013 8.1% 7.1%
2012 8.0% 7.1%
2011 7.9% 7.1%
2010 8.2% 7.2%
2009 8.1% –
2008 7.8% –
2007 7.6% –
2006 7.6% –
2005 7.7% –
2004 7.8% –
2003 7.7% –
2002 7.5% –
2001 7.3% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 9.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 8.2%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF07 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat