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Migration & the federal budget.

Modeled estimates of how much each population group contributes to and receives from the federal budget. Combines published Statistik Austria, AMS, BMSGPK and OECD shares with BMF totals.

Years 2022–2025 · 176 fiscal rows · 116 indicators

Contributions 2025
€91.1B
taxes + SV from all groups
Benefits 2025
€91.1B
pensions, social, AMS, health
Net 2025
€-58.0M
model gap

Contributions vs benefits over time

Modeled federal flows for all population groups combined.

Contributions (planned line)Benefits (actual line)

By population group · 2025

All figures in EUR. Negative net = group received more than it contributed under this model.

GroupContributionBenefitNet
Austrian citizens
Persons holding Austrian citizenship at year-end (incl. naturalised citizens).
€75.3B€70.6B€4.7B
EU / EEA & Switzerland
Foreign nationals from EU member states, EEA countries and Switzerland.
€8.2B€7.1B€1.1B
Third-country nationals
Foreign nationals from countries outside the EU/EEA, excluding recognised refugees.
€6.4B€9.9B€-3.5B
Recognised refugees & subsidiary protection
Persons with asylum status or subsidiary protection (Asyl- & Konventionsfluechtlinge).
€1.1B€3.5B€-2.4B
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