Other expense in Austria
Austria: Other expense was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Austria, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Austria stood at 7.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Austria peaked at 12.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1994.
That places Austria 68th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other expense in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +230.7% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +173.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -51.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -7.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +230.7% | 2.1% | 6.8% |
| 2004 | +173.6% | 4.4% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More public sector data for Austria
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Austria?
- Other expense in Austria was 7.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1994.
- How does Austria rank for other expense?
- Austria ranks 68th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.