Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria
Austria: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2427 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria stood at 0.2427.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria peaked at 0.3101 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2179, in 2019.
That places Austria 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3101 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3035 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2938 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2815 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2817 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2808 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2767 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2822 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2835 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2817 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2787 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2724 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2637 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2606 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2646 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2615 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2514 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2481 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2459 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2424 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2433 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2385 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2323 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2253 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2179 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2427 | +11.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.2427 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.2427 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2941 | 0.2815 | 0.3101 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2745 | 0.2606 | 0.2835 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2406 | 0.2179 | 0.2615 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2427 | 0.2427 | 0.2427 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria was 0.2427 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3101 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2179 in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Austria ranks 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.