DATA - Fiscal indicators (Maastricht definition) - EDP notification data<sup>1</sup>

Fiscal indicators (Maastricht definition) - EDP notification data¹
	2021	2022	2023	2024

EUR million
General government net borrowing / net lending	−23,129	−15,325	−12,377	−22,484
central government²	−21,012	−17,583	−8,854	−17,066
state government³	−2,056	1,983	−558	−1,967
local government³	−177	784	−2,269	−2,623
social security funds	117	−510	−696	−828



General government interest payments	4,489	4,258	5,743	7,299
General government primary balance	−18,639	−11,067	−6,634	−15,185
General government public debt	334,713	351,131	371,520	394,131



% of GDP
General government net borrowing / net lending	−5.7	−3.4	−2.6	−4.7
central government²	−5.2	−3.9	−1.9	−3.5
state government³	−0.5	0.4	−0.1	−0.4
local government³	0.0	0.2	−0.5	−0.5
social security funds	0.0	−0.1	−0.1	−0.2



General government interest payments	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.5
General government primary balance	−4.6	−2.5	−1.4	−3.2
General government public debt	82.4	78.4	78.5	81.8

Source: Federal Ministry of Finance, Statistics Austria, WIFO.

Data according to ESA 2010. Positive figures indicate a net lending position / primary surplus; negative figures indicate a net borrowing position / primary deficit.
¹ EDP notification (excessive deficit procedure) as of March 2025.
² Includes also federal funds (Environmental and Water Management Fund, Federal Housing Fund, Public Employment Service), federal chambers, ÖBB (Austrian railway company), BIG (federal facility management company) and KA Finanz AG.
³ Including regional chambers, social welfare and school community associations, real estate companies owned by state governments, Wiener Linien (Vienna´s public transport operator) as well as financing of state hospitals.