Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria

Austria: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5028 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5028
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
28th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5334
in 2003
All-time low
0.4701
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.5221996: 0.5251997: 0.5171998: 0.5091999: 0.5092000: 0.5052001: 0.5142002: 0.5282003: 0.5332004: 0.5232005: 0.5272006: 0.5182007: 0.5082008: 0.512009: 0.5272010: 0.5242011: 0.5162012: 0.5172013: 0.5092014: 0.5142015: 0.5082016: 0.4982017: 0.4942018: 0.4782019: 0.472020: 0.503

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria stood at 0.5028.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria peaked at 0.5334 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4701, in 2019.

Austria ranks 28th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Social 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 0.5218
1996 0.525 +0.6%
1997 0.5169 -1.5%
1998 0.509 -1.5%
1999 0.5092 +0.0%
2000 0.505 -0.8%
2001 0.5141 +1.8%
2002 0.528 +2.7%
2003 0.5334 +1.0%
2004 0.5235 -1.9%
2005 0.5272 +0.7%
2006 0.5177 -1.8%
2007 0.5075 -2.0%
2008 0.5097 +0.4%
2009 0.5266 +3.3%
2010 0.5238 -0.5%
2011 0.5161 -1.5%
2012 0.5171 +0.2%
2013 0.5089 -1.6%
2014 0.5136 +0.9%
2015 0.5083 -1.0%
2016 0.4983 -2.0%
2017 0.4937 -0.9%
2018 0.4785 -3.1%
2019 0.4701 -1.8%
2020 0.5028 +7.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.5028 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.5028 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5164 0.509 0.525 5
2000s 0.5193 0.505 0.5334 10
2010s 0.5028 0.4701 0.5238 10
2020s 0.5028 0.5028 0.5028 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 25 Albania 0.5659 compare
  2. 26 Ireland 0.5612 compare
  3. 27 Sweden 0.5262 compare
  4. 29 Ukraine 0.4895 compare
  5. 30 Netherlands 0.4717 compare
  6. 31 Azerbaijan 0.4709 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria?
Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Austria was 0.5028 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.5334 in 2003.
What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4701 in 2019.
How does Austria rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Austria ranks 28th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 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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Social 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, 1,210 data points, 1990–2020
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