Public social spending as share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Public social spending as share of GDP was 31.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public social spending as share of GDP in Austria, 1880–2024
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public social spending as share of gdp in Austria is 31.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public social spending as share of gdp in Austria peaked at 32.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1880.
Austria ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1960s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 17.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.0% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 23.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 25.6% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.0% | 32.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public social spending as share of gdp in Austria?
- Public social spending as share of gdp in Austria was 31.6% in 2024, according to OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1880.
- How does Austria rank for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.