Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria

Austria: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.7841 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7841
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
34th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7841
in 2020
All-time low
0.6059
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.6731996: 0.641997: 0.611998: 0.6181999: 0.612000: 0.6062001: 0.6432002: 0.6192003: 0.632004: 0.7772005: 0.7082006: 0.6942007: 0.712008: 0.6822009: 0.7022010: 0.6542011: 0.6552012: 0.662013: 0.6722014: 0.7152015: 0.6742016: 0.6462017: 0.6542018: 0.6562019: 0.6422020: 0.784

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria stood at 0.7841. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria peaked at 0.7841 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6059, in 2000.

Austria ranks 34th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Austria, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.6733
1996 0.6399 -5.0%
1997 0.6096 -4.7%
1998 0.6183 +1.4%
1999 0.6103 -1.3%
2000 0.6059 -0.7%
2001 0.6428 +6.1%
2002 0.6189 -3.7%
2003 0.6298 +1.7%
2004 0.7773 +23.4%
2005 0.7085 -8.9%
2006 0.694 -2.0%
2007 0.7096 +2.3%
2008 0.6823 -3.9%
2009 0.7018 +2.9%
2010 0.6541 -6.8%
2011 0.6553 +0.2%
2012 0.6596 +0.7%
2013 0.6718 +1.8%
2014 0.7149 +6.4%
2015 0.674 -5.7%
2016 0.646 -4.2%
2017 0.6543 +1.3%
2018 0.6557 +0.2%
2019 0.6424 -2.0%
2020 0.7841 +22.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.7841 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.7841 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6303 0.6096 0.6733 5
2000s 0.6771 0.6059 0.7773 10
2010s 0.6628 0.6424 0.7149 10
2020s 0.7841 0.7841 0.7841 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 31 Japan 0.8053 compare
  2. 32 Iceland 0.8045 compare
  3. 33 Sweden 0.7845 compare
  4. 35 Georgia 0.7763 compare
  5. 36 Denmark 0.7749 compare
  6. 37 Norway 0.7671 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria was 0.7841 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.7841 in 2020.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6059 in 2000.
How does Austria rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Austria ranks 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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