Austria vs France: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Austria
0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France
0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Austria rank
152nd
France rank
151st

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Austria
  • France
00.20.40.60.8198020022025

How they compare

France currently reports 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Austria, a difference of 0.0211 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

Austria ranks 152nd and France ranks 151st of 195 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria France Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0875 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5303 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4428 current LCU per US$ of GDP France
1990s 0.4362 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4626 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0263 current LCU per US$ of GDP France
2000s 0.4488 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4685 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0197 current LCU per US$ of GDP France
2010s 0.4178 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4696 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0518 current LCU per US$ of GDP France
2020s 0.4922 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5265 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0344 current LCU per US$ of GDP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Austria or France?
France, at 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Austria and France?
0.0211 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Austria and France rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Austria ranks 152nd and France ranks 151st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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