Austria vs Germany: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Austria
0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany
0.4433 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Austria rank
152nd
Germany rank
155th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4433 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0424 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 152nd and Germany ranks 155th of 195 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.4362 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.369 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0672 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.4488 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4073 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0415 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.4178 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3699 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.048 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.4922 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4471 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.045 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Austria |
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 Germany?
- Austria, at 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4433 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Austria and Germany?
- 0.0424 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Austria ranks 152nd and Germany ranks 155th 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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About this data
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.