Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria

Austria: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4454 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4454
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
27th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.644
in 2001
All-time low
0.1139
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria, 1995–2020

0.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.1141996: 0.1761997: 0.4211998: 0.5521999: 0.4972000: 0.6262001: 0.6442002: 0.5352003: 0.5582004: 0.5452005: 0.5142006: 0.4952007: 0.5172008: 0.442009: 0.5272010: 0.4712011: 0.5242012: 0.4752013: 0.4462014: 0.4952015: 0.4432016: 0.4582017: 0.4312018: 0.4592019: 0.4872020: 0.445

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.4454 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Austria peaked at 0.644 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1139, in 1995.

Austria ranks 27th 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.

Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Environmental protection, 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 0.1139
1996 0.176 +54.5%
1997 0.4212 +139.4%
1998 0.552 +31.0%
1999 0.4966 -10.0%
2000 0.6256 +26.0%
2001 0.644 +2.9%
2002 0.535 -16.9%
2003 0.558 +4.3%
2004 0.5449 -2.3%
2005 0.5136 -5.7%
2006 0.4954 -3.6%
2007 0.5172 +4.4%
2008 0.4399 -15.0%
2009 0.5274 +19.9%
2010 0.4709 -10.7%
2011 0.5241 +11.3%
2012 0.4746 -9.5%
2013 0.4465 -5.9%
2014 0.4945 +10.8%
2015 0.4434 -10.3%
2016 0.4583 +3.4%
2017 0.4313 -5.9%
2018 0.4587 +6.4%
2019 0.4869 +6.2%
2020 0.4454 -8.5%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.4454 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.4454 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +139.4% 0.176 0.4212

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3519 0.1139 0.552 5
2000s 0.5401 0.4399 0.644 10
2010s 0.4689 0.4313 0.5241 10
2020s 0.4454 0.4454 0.4454 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 24 Greece 0.5185 compare
  2. 25 Ireland 0.4647 compare
  3. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4472 compare
  4. 28 Serbia 0.427 compare
  5. 29 Denmark 0.4154 compare
  6. 30 Luxembourg 0.3807 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Austria?
Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Austria was 0.4454 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.644 in 2001.
What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1139 in 1995.
How does Austria rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
Austria ranks 27th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Environmental protection, 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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Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,176 data points, 1990–2020
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