Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria
Austria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Austria recorded 10.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2020.
That places Austria 130th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria was 10.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Austria ranks 130th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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