Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Austria
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Austria is 18.8 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 59.
Austria compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Austria is similar to that of Morocco, Portugal, Zambia, Tonga, Lithuania, Macedonia, Cape Verde, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Slovak Republic with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.2, 19.0, 18.9, 18.9, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5, 18.3, 18.2, 18.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64.Last 10 years averageAustria had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Austria during the Great RecessionAustria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 8.12% during the Great RecessionAustria since the end of the Great RecessionAustria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 4.70% since the end of the Great Recession
Austria compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Austria is similar to that of Morocco, Portugal, Zambia, Tonga, Lithuania, Macedonia, Cape Verde, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Slovak Republic with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.2, 19.0, 18.9, 18.9, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5, 18.3, 18.2, 18.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64.Last 10 years averageAustria had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Austria during the Great RecessionAustria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 8.12% during the Great RecessionAustria since the end of the Great RecessionAustria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 4.70% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 18.8 |
1992 | 19.1 |
1993 | 20.0 |
1994 | 20.1 |
1995 | 20.3 |
1996 | 20.2 |
1997 | 19.3 |
1998 | 19.2 |
1999 | 19.6 |
2000 | 19.0 |
2001 | 18.7 |
2002 | 18.4 |
2003 | 18.7 |
2004 | 18.4 |
2005 | 18.4 |
2006 | 18.3 |
2007 | 18.0 |
2008 | 18.7 |
2009 | 19.8 |
2010 | 19.5 |
2011 | 19.0 |
2012 | 19.0 |
2013 | 18.8 |
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Morocco | 54 | 19.2 |
Portugal | 55 | 19.0 |
Zambia | 56 | 18.9 |
Tonga | 57 | 18.9 |
Lithuania | 58 | 18.8 |
Austria | 59 | 18.8 |
Macedonia | 60 | 18.7 |
Cape Verde | 61 | 18.5 |
Brunei | 62 | 18.3 |
Burkina Faso | 63 | 18.2 |
Slovak Republic | 64 | 18.1 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators