Health spending as a share of total government spending in Austria
Austria: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Austria, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 16.2% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Austria peaked at 16.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2004.
That places Austria 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Austria?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Austria was 16.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.