Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria

Austria: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4042 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4042
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
58th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4419
in 2006
All-time low
0.3294
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.41995200720201995: 0.3341996: 0.3291997: 0.3491998: 0.3631999: 0.3492000: 0.3462001: 0.3682002: 0.3622003: 0.3672004: 0.362005: 0.4342006: 0.4422007: 0.4262008: 0.4312009: 0.4242010: 0.4322011: 0.4382012: 0.4292013: 0.4232014: 0.4142015: 0.4122016: 0.4122017: 0.4082018: 0.4122019: 0.4022020: 0.404

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Austria stood at 0.4042.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Austria peaked at 0.4419 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3294, in 1996.

That places Austria 58th out of 79 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.

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Use of goods and services, 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 0.3342
1996 0.3294 -1.4%
1997 0.3491 +6.0%
1998 0.3631 +4.0%
1999 0.3495 -3.7%
2000 0.3462 -0.9%
2001 0.368 +6.3%
2002 0.3618 -1.7%
2003 0.3673 +1.5%
2004 0.36 -2.0%
2005 0.4339 +20.5%
2006 0.4419 +1.9%
2007 0.4257 -3.7%
2008 0.4309 +1.2%
2009 0.4243 -1.5%
2010 0.4322 +1.9%
2011 0.4384 +1.4%
2012 0.4289 -2.2%
2013 0.4226 -1.5%
2014 0.4143 -2.0%
2015 0.4123 -0.5%
2016 0.4124 +0.0%
2017 0.4081 -1.1%
2018 0.4122 +1.0%
2019 0.4024 -2.4%
2020 0.4042 +0.4%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.4042 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.4042 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3451 0.3294 0.3631 5
2000s 0.396 0.3462 0.4419 10
2010s 0.4184 0.4024 0.4384 10
2020s 0.4042 0.4042 0.4042 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 55 Uzbekistan 0.4267 compare
  2. 56 Romania 0.4246 compare
  3. 57 Australia 0.4112 compare
  4. 59 Russian Federation 0.3729 compare
  5. 60 Netherlands 0.364 compare
  6. 61 United States of America 0.3505 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Austria?
Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Austria was 0.4042 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.4419 in 2006.
What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3294 in 1996.
How does Austria rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Austria ranks 58th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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Use of goods and services, 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
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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