Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Austria
Austria: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 76.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Austria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Austria recorded 76.5% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Austria peaked at 77.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2016.
That places Austria 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2001 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 71.9% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.8% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 76.3% | 77.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Austria?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Austria was 76.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.