Austria vs France: Public social spending as share of GDP
Austria
31.6%
in 2024
France
30.6%
in 2024
Austria rank
1st
France rank
3rd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
Austria currently reports 31.6% against 30.6% in France, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1880 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and France ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and France in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | France |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | France |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | France |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | France |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | France |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 18.6% | 2.5% | Austria |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 20.6% | 2.0% | Austria |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 27.5% | 1.8% | France |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 28.7% | 2.2% | France |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 31.3% | 3.3% | France |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 32.0% | 0.7% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Austria or France?
- Austria, at 31.6% against 30.6% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Austria and France?
- 1.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 1st and France ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.