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Austria - Government Spending 2016

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
45.55% −0.78% from 2015 Global rank: 139th

Austria's government spending was 45.55% in 2016, decreased +0.78% from 46.33% in 2015. This was the 139th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016
Government Spending by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United Arab Emirates 4.18% 3.9%
2nd Bangladesh 7.86% -12.7%
3rd Central African Republic 9.02% -3.1%
4th Madagascar 9.32% -2.5%
5th Sudan 9.73% -9.2%
6th Cambodia 9.79% 8.9%
7th Equatorial Guinea 10.25% 3.0%
8th Mali 10.32% -0.1%
9th Uganda 11.31% 5.1%
10th Congo, Democratic Republic of 11.88% 0.3%
11th Cameroon 11.90% -4.2%
12th Malawi 12.33% -4.5%
13th Guatemala 12.80% 0.5%
14th Tanzania 13.37% -10.1%
15th Côte d'Ivoire 13.40% -0.4%
16th Philippines 13.44% -0.3%
17th Togo 13.61% 5.3%
18th Panama 13.70% -2.2%
19th Lao PDR 13.87% -6.9%
20th Nepal 14.23% 1.7%
21st Uzbekistan 14.33% -4.8%
22nd Singapore 14.42% -9.5%
23rd Burkina Faso 14.71% 11.5%
24th India 15.27% 1.0%
25th Myanmar 15.35% -9.9%
26th Paraguay 15.42% 4.0%
27th Angola 15.43% -16.0%
28th Sri Lanka 15.66% -8.4%
29th Kazakhstan 16.33% 5.4%
30th Macao SAR, China 16.35% 6.1%
31st Nicaragua 16.39% 2.9%
32nd Dominican Republic 16.43% 6.9%
33rd Japan 16.71% -1.5%
34th Malaysia 16.76% -8.3%
35th Gabon 17.09% -0.6%
36th Congo, Republic of 17.15% 15.1%
37th Switzerland 17.24% 1.0%
38th Canada 17.50% 2.6%
39th Bhutan 17.61% -1.7%
40th Burundi 17.78% -13.5%
41st Bahamas, The 17.89% 11.3%
42nd St. Lucia 18.17% -0.1%
43rd Ghana 18.29% 5.3%
44th Senegal 18.31% 0.1%
45th Papua New Guinea 18.39% -9.1%
46th Rwanda 18.46% 9.0%
47th Mozambique 18.52% -16.7%
48th Cabo Verde 19.07% -1.2%
49th Peru 19.19% -6.7%
50th Thailand 19.67% 1.4%
51st Mexico 20.33% -2.6%
52nd Belize 21.27% 3.2%
53rd Chile 22.13% 2.3%
54th Kenya 22.19% 7.1%
55th Korea 22.32% -0.2%
56th Zambia 22.41% -3.6%
57th United States 22.55% 0.3%
58th Micronesia, Federated States of 22.66% 7.5%
59th Morocco 22.77% -1.3%
60th Mauritius 22.77% 102.5%
61st El Salvador 23.21% 2.0%
62nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 23.41% -3.1%
63rd Albania 23.70% -2.3%
64th Maldives 24.20% -8.8%
65th Bahrain 24.50% -3.3%
66th Jamaica 24.76% 1.2%
67th Vanuatu 24.81% 7.3%
68th Samoa 24.99% -12.6%
69th Zimbabwe 25.24% 15.7%
70th Fiji 25.33% -4.7%
71st West Bank and Gaza 25.67% -4.9%
72nd Armenia 25.71% 2.5%
73rd Ireland 25.74% -3.2%
74th St. Kitts and Nevis 25.85% 4.6%
75th Lebanon 25.85% 12.9%
76th Jordan 25.86% 0.6%
77th Argentina 26.18% 4.7%
78th Iraq 26.56% -1.7%
79th Moldova 26.67% -5.8%
80th Botswana 26.78% -14.3%
81st Australia 26.88% 0.8%
82nd Saudi Arabia 26.94% -11.4%
83rd Kyrgyz Republic 27.04% -0.8%
84th Costa Rica 27.15% -4.9%
85th Azerbaijan 27.20% 9.7%
86th Germany 27.37% -0.2%
87th Mongolia 27.40% 12.7%
88th North Macedonia 27.78% -3.5%
89th Eswatini 27.80% 4.0%
90th Colombia 28.63% 6.8%
91st Georgia 28.67% 3.6%
92nd Barbados 28.79% -1.4%
93rd Belarus 29.42% 4.6%
94th Solomon Islands 29.75% -3.0%
95th Türkiye 30.61% 6.1%
96th Latvia 30.69% -1.7%
97th New Zealand 30.70% -2.6%
98th Russian Federation 31.03% 1.2%
99th Tonga 31.14% 3.0%
100th Bulgaria 32.03% -6.6%
101st Sweden 32.11% -0.8%
102nd South Africa 32.19% -4.4%
103rd Romania 32.22% -2.4%
104th Spain 32.43% -0.7%
105th Czechia 32.52% -1.7%
106th Lithuania 32.68% 0.0%
107th Brazil 33.41% -1.6%
108th Trinidad and Tobago 33.43% -0.4%
109th Ukraine 33.50% -10.3%
110th Malta 34.46% -2.5%
111th Israel 34.48% 0.1%
112th Poland 34.80% 1.9%
113th Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.90% -4.3%
114th Iceland 35.00% 9.8%
115th Ecuador 35.05% 2.9%
116th Uruguay 35.22% 19.1%
117th Namibia 35.45% -6.7%
118th Estonia 35.82% 0.0%
119th Luxembourg 36.83% -1.0%
120th United Kingdom 37.01% -3.1%
121st Denmark 37.38% -5.3%
122nd European Union 37.38% -1.2%
123rd Serbia 37.79% -3.2%
124th Cyprus 38.14% -8.6%
125th Netherlands 39.44% -2.9%
126th Norway 39.74% 4.2%
127th Finland 39.94% -1.8%
128th Croatia 40.09% -3.5%
129th Slovak Republic 40.32% -0.9%
130th Palau 40.46% 3.5%
131st Lesotho 40.58% 6.1%
132nd Belgium 41.16% -1.3%
133rd Portugal 41.32% -6.1%
134th Italy 43.20% -0.8%
135th Hungary 43.39% 0.3%
136th Afghanistan 43.92% 18.6%
137th Slovenia 44.67% -4.4%
138th San Marino 44.99% -0.6%
139th Austria 45.55% -1.7%
140th France 48.15% -0.6%
141st Greece 48.86% -6.4%
142nd Marshall Islands 56.40% 1.8%
143rd Kiribati 61.40% 4.5%
144th Timor-Leste 70.10% -4.3%
145th Nauru 88.79% -6.7%

FAQ

What was Austria's government spending in 2016?

Austria's government spending in 2016 was 45.55%. This ranked 139th globally.

How did Austria's government spending change in 2016?

Austria's government spending decreased by 1.7% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2016?

Nauru had the highest government spending in 2016 at 88.79%.

What is the government spending of Austria in 2016?

The government spending of Austria in 2016 was 45.55%. This ranked 139th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Austria's government spending?

Austria's government spending went from 46.33% in 2015 to 45.55% in 2016, a 1.7% decrease.