Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria
Austria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Austria recorded 68.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria peaked at 68.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 6th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.4% | — |
| 2001 | 63.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 61.3% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.9% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 64.7% | 68.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3793 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 68.1% in 2024, 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 68.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Austria ranks 6th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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