Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria
Austria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 41.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
7th
of 114 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2016
All-time low
37.9%
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria stood at 41.3%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria peaked at 41.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 7th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.1% | 41.3% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Austria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,722 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Austria was 41.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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