Government budget and revenue in Vorarlberg, Austria: official figures
The Land government of Vorarlberg paid out €2.67 billion and took in €2.43 billion in cash in 2024, a deficit of €244 million on its budget accounts.
How much debt does Vorarlberg have?
Vorarlberg's Land government owed €577 million in financial debt at the end of 2024, up 7.1% from €538 million at the end of 2021.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow much debt do the municipalities in Vorarlberg have?
The 96 municipalities of Vorarlberg owed a further €1.33 billion at the end of 2024 (€3,220 per resident), so Land and municipal debt together reached €4,621 per resident, 5th highest of 9 Länder.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyMore figures
- That spending came to €6,486 per resident in 2024, 4th lowest of 8 Länder outside Vienna; spending rose 14.8% on 2023. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- Land debt worked out at €1,401 per resident at the end of 2024, 2nd lowest of 8 Länder outside Vienna, whose combined city-Land accounts are not comparable. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- In 2024 Vorarlberg borrowed €154 million in new loans and spent €30 million on repayments and interest (€72 per resident). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- On an accrual basis the Land's income statement showed a net result of -€238 million in 2024 (-€578 per resident), against -€59 million in 2023. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- Vorarlberg's balance sheet showed net assets of €3.93 billion at the end of 2024, with long-term liabilities of €1.75 billion. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- Municipal budgets in Vorarlberg ran a cash deficit of €55 million in 2024 on payments of €1.96 billion. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Vorarlberg compares with other states
Land government cash payments per resident (Vienna excluded: its accounts combine city and Land) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Land government cash payments per resident (Vienna excluded: its accounts combine city and Land) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Salzburg | €7,206 |
| 3 | Styria | €7,097 |
| 4 | Carinthia | €6,650 |
| 5 | Vorarlberg | €6,486 |
| 6 | Burgenland | €6,227 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | €6,099 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | €5,968 |
Land government financial debt per resident at 31 December (Vienna excluded) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Land government financial debt per resident at 31 December (Vienna excluded) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Styria | €5,020 |
| 3 | Lower Austria | €4,580 |
| 4 | Salzburg | €2,953 |
| 5 | Burgenland | €2,603 |
| 6 | Tyrol | €1,512 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | €1,401 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | €776 |
Financial debt of the Land and its municipalities per resident at 31 December (Vienna: city-Land combined) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Financial debt of the Land and its municipalities per resident at 31 December (Vienna: city-Land combined) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Styria | €7,974 |
| 3 | Lower Austria | €6,908 |
| 4 | Vienna | €5,894 |
| 5 | Vorarlberg | €4,621 |
| 6 | Burgenland | €3,861 |
| 7 | Salzburg | €3,816 |
| 8 | Tyrol | €3,108 |
Change in Land financial debt, end-2021 to end-2024 (%) (2021-2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in Land financial debt, end-2021 to end-2024 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Salzburg | +35.6% |
| 3 | Styria | +30.1% |
| 4 | Carinthia | +14.6% |
| 5 | Lower Austria | +13.2% |
| 6 | Vorarlberg | +7.1% |
| 7 | Upper Austria | -0.4% |
| 8 | Burgenland | -9.3% |
Municipal financial debt per resident at 31 December (municipalities outside Vienna) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Municipal financial debt per resident at 31 December (municipalities outside Vienna) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vorarlberg | €3,220 |
| 2 | Styria | €2,954 |
| 3 | Lower Austria | €2,328 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | €1,654 |
| 5 | Tyrol | €1,596 |
| 6 | Burgenland | €1,258 |
| 7 | Carinthia | €1,244 |
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Sources
- Statistik Austria: Gebarungsübersicht 2024 (public finance accounts of the federal government, the Länder, Vienna and the municipalities, tables 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.5, 4.1-4.6), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 97d45ac8a0bf…)
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