Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria

Austria: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.9116 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9116
Change on year
up 26.6%
World rank
29th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9116
in 2020
All-time low
0.6486
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.7271996: 0.71997: 0.6921998: 0.6821999: 0.6792000: 0.6492001: 0.7442002: 0.7762003: 0.782004: 0.7652005: 0.7252006: 0.7112007: 0.7092008: 0.7012009: 0.7152010: 0.7032011: 0.6932012: 0.6962013: 0.6542014: 0.6752015: 0.6792016: 0.7022017: 0.7262018: 0.7432019: 0.722020: 0.912

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria stood at 0.9116. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 26.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria peaked at 0.9116 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6486, in 2000.

That places Austria 29th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, 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 0.7267
1996 0.6996 -3.7%
1997 0.692 -1.1%
1998 0.6817 -1.5%
1999 0.6791 -0.4%
2000 0.6486 -4.5%
2001 0.7443 +14.7%
2002 0.776 +4.3%
2003 0.7801 +0.5%
2004 0.7646 -2.0%
2005 0.7253 -5.1%
2006 0.7107 -2.0%
2007 0.7095 -0.2%
2008 0.7009 -1.2%
2009 0.7147 +2.0%
2010 0.7034 -1.6%
2011 0.6931 -1.5%
2012 0.6958 +0.4%
2013 0.6542 -6.0%
2014 0.6749 +3.2%
2015 0.6786 +0.5%
2016 0.7017 +3.4%
2017 0.7262 +3.5%
2018 0.7426 +2.3%
2019 0.7201 -3.0%
2020 0.9116 +26.6%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.9116 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.9116 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 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
2020 +26.6% 0.7201 0.9116

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6958 0.6791 0.7267 5
2000s 0.7275 0.6486 0.7801 10
2010s 0.6991 0.6542 0.7426 10
2020s 0.9116 0.9116 0.9116 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 26 North Macedonia 0.9337 compare
  2. 27 Uzbekistan 0.9292 compare
  3. 28 Republic of Moldova 0.9199 compare
  4. 30 Serbia 0.9018 compare
  5. 31 Finland 0.8851 compare
  6. 32 Mexico 0.8765 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Austria was 0.9116 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9116 in 2020.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6486 in 2000.
How does Austria rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Austria ranks 29th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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