Austria vs Germany: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Austria
9.6%
in 2024
Germany
9.1%
in 2024
Austria rank
89th
Germany rank
91st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and Germany ranks 91st of 116 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.7% | 1.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Austria and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Austria ranks 89th and Germany ranks 91st of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.