Austria vs United States: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Austria
30,566 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States
33,846 current LCU per person
in 2025
Austria rank
102nd
United States rank
100th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Austria
  • United States
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020022025

How they compare

United States currently reports 33,846 current LCU per person against 30,566 current LCU per person in Austria, a difference of 3,280 current LCU per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.

Austria ranks 102nd and United States ranks 100th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United States Difference Ahead
1980s 1,527 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 1,527 current LCU per person Austria
1990s 11,329 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 11,329 current LCU per person Austria
2000s 15,825 current LCU per person 13,725 current LCU per person 2,099 current LCU per person Austria
2010s 20,203 current LCU per person 20,367 current LCU per person 164.61 current LCU per person United States
2020s 27,259 current LCU per person 31,001 current LCU per person 3,742 current LCU per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Austria or United States?
United States, at 33,846 current LCU per person against 30,566 current LCU per person in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Austria and United States?
3,280 current LCU per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Austria ranks 102nd and United States ranks 100th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.