Austria Economy and Trade
GDP $579.5B · real growth +0.6% · 2025
Austria's headline data show $579.5B in nominal GDP for 2025; real activity is represented by +0.6% growth in 2025. GDP per capita is $62,930 for 2025, and CPI inflation is +3.5% for 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
Austria at a Glance
Key measures keep their own definitions and reference years so unlike concepts are not silently combined.
Output trend
Economic structure, Government debt and Merchandise trade
Sector shares use their latest available World Bank year. They are not forced into a single year when the source does not support that.
Economic structure
Different reference years are shown explicitly. The shares are not added together as though they came from the same period.
Government debt
General government gross debt, 2026 IMF forecast.
Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade is kept separate from broader goods-and-services measures.
What Austria's economic profile is telling you
Austria's nominal GDP was about $579.47 billion in 2025 and GDP per capita was about $62,930. Real growth was modest at 0.6%, while inflation was 3.5% and modeled unemployment 5.6%.
Statistics Austria reported 2025 merchandise exports of €190.14 billion and imports of €196.72 billion, leaving a goods trade deficit of about €6.58 billion. Those national goods statistics are kept in euros rather than converted into a different currency.
The main economic signal
Austria combines high income and a services-led economy with weak recent real growth and a modest merchandise trade deficit in 2025.
Why the definitions matter
Nominal GDP, real growth, CPI inflation, unemployment, sector value added, government debt and merchandise trade measure different things. This page keeps their units, years and sources visible instead of blending them into one synthetic score.
Detailed Economic Data
The same values are provided in the data table below.
| Indicator | Austria | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $579.5B | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $62,930 | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +0.6% | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | +3.5% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 5.6% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Services value added% of GDP | 64.1% | 2025 | Latest available |
| Industry value addedincluding construction, % of GDP | 24.6% | 2024 | Latest available |
| Agriculture value addedforestry and fishing included, % of GDP | 1.3% | 2025 | Latest available |
| Merchandise exportsEUR | €190.1B | 2025 | Actual |
| Merchandise importsEUR | €196.7B | 2025 | Actual |
| Government debtgeneral government gross debt, % GDP | 82.1% | 2026 | IMF forecast |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Austria's GDP?
Austria's nominal GDP was about $579.5B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Austria's economy growing?
World Bank annual data show real GDP growth of +0.6% in 2025.
What is Austria's inflation rate?
The latest World Bank annual CPI reading used here is +3.5% for 2025.
What does the trade balance show for Austria?
Merchandise exports were €190.1B and imports were €196.7B in 2025, giving a same-definition balance of -€6.58B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary comparable source for GDP, GDP per capita, real growth, inflation, modeled unemployment and sector value-added shares.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment · Services value added · Industry value added · Agriculture value added
National international trade in goods statistics supporting the provisional 2025 merchandise values.
Official data: Statistics Austria trade data
General government gross debt, with the page preserving the IMF reference year and estimate or forecast status.
Official data: IMF DataMapper country profile
Each metric keeps its own definition and reference period; unavailable comparable values remain unfilled.