Austria vs France: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Austria
9.0%
in 2025
France
9.4%
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
France rank
3rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and France ranks 3rd of 59 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | France |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | France |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | France |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 5.8% | 1.2% | France |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 7.1% | 0.6% | France |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 8.0% | 0.8% | France |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.6% | 0.9% | France |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.7% | 0.8% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Austria or France?
- France, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Austria and France?
- 0.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 6th and France ranks 3rd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.