Austria — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Austria's government consumption reading was 21.6% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 21.4% of GDP in 2024 was +0.13 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 20.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
202721.3 % of GDP
202621.5 % of GDP
202521.6 % of GDP
202421.4 % of GDP
202320.7 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2012
202220.6 % of GDP
202121.8 % of GDP
202021.3 % of GDP
201919.7 % of GDP
201819.6 % of GDP
201719.8 % of GDP
201620 % of GDP
201520.1 % of GDP
201420.2 % of GDP
201320.2 % of GDP
201220.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.