Austria - Social contributions (% of revenue)

Social contributions (% of revenue) in Austria was 33.75 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 38.77 in 1994, while its lowest value was 29.72 in 1972.

Definition: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1972 29.72
1973 30.23
1974 30.61
1975 32.46
1976 32.73
1977 33.41
1978 34.69
1979 34.19
1980 34.67
1981 34.63
1982 35.18
1983 35.39
1984 35.29
1985 36.54
1986 36.76
1987 36.80
1988 36.19
1989 36.81
1990 36.55
1991 36.37
1992 36.47
1993 37.46
1994 38.77
1995 35.01
1996 34.37
1997 34.06
1998 33.89
1999 33.65
2000 33.41
2001 32.02
2002 32.30
2003 32.67
2004 32.72
2005 32.22
2006 32.31
2007 31.69
2008 31.52
2009 32.39
2010 32.43
2011 32.30
2012 32.12
2013 32.38
2014 32.56
2015 32.20
2016 33.07
2017 33.56
2018 33.65
2019 33.75

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance