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Austria — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2031 · 131 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Austria, the general government expenditure reading stood at 55.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 55.3% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.11 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 52.8% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2005–2031

PeriodValue
203154.9 % of GDP
203054.9 % of GDP
202955 % of GDP
202855.1 % of GDP
202755 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202655.4 % of GDP
202555.2 % of GDP
202455.3 % of GDP
202352.3 % of GDP
202253 % of GDP
202156 % of GDP
202057.3 % of GDP
201949.1 % of GDP
201849.2 % of GDP
201749.8 % of GDP
201650.6 % of GDP
201551.2 % of GDP
201452.4 % of GDP
201352.4 % of GDP
201251.8 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2005, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.