What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Austria and Belgium?

1.23 Percentage of GDP, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Belgium: Subnational government expenditure

Austria

55.29 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Belgium

54.06 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Austria rank

3rd

Belgium rank

4th

Subnational government expenditure over time

Austria
Belgium

How they compare

Austria currently reports 55.29 Percentage of GDP against 54.06 Percentage of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 1.23 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 3rd and Belgium ranks 4th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
2000s	51.83 Percentage of GDP	50.36 Percentage of GDP	1.47 Percentage of GDP	Austria
2010s	51.12 Percentage of GDP	54.02 Percentage of GDP	2.9 Percentage of GDP	Belgium
2020s	54.78 Percentage of GDP	54.55 Percentage of GDP	0.2283 Percentage of GDP	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government expenditure, Austria or Belgium?: Austria, at 55.29 Percentage of GDP against 54.06 Percentage of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Austria and Belgium?: 1.23 Percentage of GDP, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for subnational government expenditure?: Austria ranks 3rd and Belgium ranks 4th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government expenditure
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.