In 2021, according to an estimate published by Statistics Austria on Tuesday, the federal government, states, municipalities and social insurance institutions will have incurred current health expenditure of 38.54 billion euros, which is 15.8 percent more than in the previous year.
According to the broadcast, this increase was primarily due to additional expenses for the procurement and implementation of Covid-19 tests, the provision and distribution of corona vaccinations and other expenses in connection with the corona pandemic such as protective equipment or contact tracing. Overall, the public share of current health expenditure in 2021 was 78.6 percent (2020: 76.5).
According to the first estimate, total current health expenditure in 2021 was 49.02 billion or 12.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). That is an increase of EUR 5.5 billion or 12.6 percent compared to 2020.
Private households, voluntary health insurance companies, private non-profit organizations and companies had current health expenditures of 10.48 billion in 2021, an increase of 2.3 percent. Private spending thus accounted for 21.4 percent of nominal spending on healthcare services and goods. However, there are still uncertainties with the data situation at the current time, especially with regard to private expenditure, as Statistics Austria emphasizes in its broadcast.
Source: Nachrichten
