Social spending oecd longrun in Austria

Austria: Social spending oecd longrun was 31.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.55
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
32.69
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1880
Years of data
64
1880–2024

Social spending oecd longrun in Austria, 1880–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for social spending oecd longrun in Austria is 31.55, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social spending oecd longrun in Austria peaked at 32.69 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 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.

Social spending oecd longrun in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Social spending oecd longrun in Austria, 1880 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1880 0 —
1890 0 —
1900 0 —
1910 0 —
1920 0 —
1930 1.2 —
1960 15.01 +1151.2%
1961 15.02 +0.1%
1962 15.93 +6.0%
1963 16.32 +2.5%
1964 16.28 -0.2%
1965 16.49 +1.3%
1966 16.73 +1.5%
1967 17.53 +4.8%
1968 17.07 -2.6%
1969 17.91 +4.9%
1970 17.87 -0.2%
1971 18.01 +0.8%
1972 17.86 -0.8%
1973 17.71 -0.9%
1974 18.17 +2.6%
1975 19.82 +9.1%
1976 20.52 +3.6%
1977 20.52 +0.0%
1978 22.16 +8.0%
1979 22.11 -0.2%
1980 21.99 -0.5%
1981 22.57 +2.6%
1985 23.3 +3.2%
1990 23.35 +0.2%
1991 23.68 +1.4%
1992 24.37 +2.9%
1993 25.78 +5.8%
1994 26.72 +3.7%
1995 26.66 -0.2%
1996 26.82 +0.6%
1997 26.31 -1.9%
1998 26.12 -0.7%
1999 26.43 +1.2%
2000 26.19 -0.9%
2001 26.23 +0.1%
2002 26.59 +1.4%
2003 27.08 +1.9%
2004 26.92 -0.6%
2005 26.52 -1.5%
2006 26.25 -1.0%
2007 25.64 -2.3%
2008 26.12 +1.9%
2009 28.13 +7.7%
2010 28.23 +0.3%
2011 27.4 -2.9%
2012 27.79 +1.4%
2013 28.27 +1.7%
2014 28.51 +0.9%
2015 28.44 -0.3%
2016 28.35 -0.3%
2017 27.98 -1.3%
2018 27.72 -0.9%
2019 27.84 +0.4%
2020 32.69 +17.4%
2021 31.99 -2.1%
2022 30.02 -6.2%
2023 30.31 +1.0%
2024 31.55 +4.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 31.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.29, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 31.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.99, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Social spending oecd longrun 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
1960 +1151.2% 1.2 15.01

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1880s 0 0 0 1
1890s 0 0 0 1
1900s 0 0 0 1
1910s 0 0 0 1
1920s 0 0 0 1
1930s 1.2 1.2 1.2 1
1960s 16.43 15.01 17.91 10
1970s 19.47 17.71 22.16 10
1980s 22.62 21.99 23.3 3
1990s 25.62 23.35 26.82 10
2000s 26.56 25.64 28.13 10
2010s 28.05 27.4 28.51 10
2020s 31.31 30.02 32.69 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 2 Finland 31.44 compare
  2. 3 France 30.65 compare
  3. 4 Belgium 28.57 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social spending oecd longrun in Austria?
Social spending oecd longrun in Austria was 31.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest social spending oecd longrun recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 32.69 in 2020.
What is the lowest social spending oecd longrun recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
How does Austria rank for social spending oecd longrun?
Austria ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is social spending oecd longrun 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending oecd longrun. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Social spending oecd longrun
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
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