Economy of Austria

"Austrian economy" redirects here. For school of economic thought, see Austrian School.

Economy of Austria
Danube City, Vienna
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
Calendar year
Trade organisations
EU, WTO, OECD
Country group
Statistics
Population9 179 693 (July 1st 2024) [3]
GDP
  • $541 billion (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • $634 billion (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 4.8% (2022)
  • −0.7% (2023)
  • 0.4% (2024)[4]
GDP per capita
  • $59,225 (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • $69,460 (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
  • 7.7% (2023)
  • 3.9% (2024)[4]
Population below poverty line
17.7% at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE 2023)[6]
28.1 low (2023)[7]
71 out of 100 points (2023)[9] (20th)
Labour force
  • 4,559,603 (2019)[10]
  • 77.2% employment rate (2023)[11]
Labour force by occupation
Unemployment
  • 5.0% (August 2020)[12]
  • 10.3% youth unemployment (15 to 24 year-olds; July 2020)[13]
Average gross salary
€3,050 monthly (2021)[14]
€2,224 monthly (2021)[14]
Main industries
construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and paper, electronics, tourism
External
Exports$156.7 billion (2017 est.)[5]
Export goods
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, manufactured goods, chemicals, iron and steel, foodstuffs
Main export partners
Imports$158.1 billion (2017 est.)[5]
Import goods
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal goods, oil and oil products, natural gas; foodstuffs
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • $294.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[5]
  • Abroad: $339.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[5]
$7.859 billion (2017 est.)[5]
$630.8 billion (31 December 2017)[5]
Public finances
  • 70.4% of GDP (2019)[15]
  • €280.426 billion (2019)[15]
  • €2.9 billion surplus (2019)[15]
  • +0.7% of GDP (2019)[15]
Revenues49.0% of GDP (2019)[15]
Expenses48.2% of GDP (2019)[15]
Economic aid
  • Scope:[18]
  • AA+
  • Outlook: Stable
$21.57 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[5]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Austria is a highly developed social market economy, with the country being one of the fourteen richest in the world in terms of GDP (gross domestic product) per capita.[19] Until the 1980s, many of Austria's largest industry firms were nationalised. In recent years, privatisation has reduced state holdings to a level comparable to other European economies. Among OECD nations, Austria has a highly efficient and strong social security system; social expenditure stood at roughly 29.4% of GDP.[20][21][22]

Labor movements are particularly strong in Austria, and they have a large influence on labor politics. Next to a highly developed industry, international tourism is the most important part of the national economy. The economy of Austria's average GDP is 13th growth in OECD countries, from 1992 to 2017. In Austria, 1.37% over average population growth is the strong factor.

Germany has historically been the main trading partner of Austria, making the Austrian economy vulnerable to rapid changes in the German economy.[23] However, since Austria became a member state of the European Union, it has gained closer ties to other European Union economies. This development reduced its economic dependence on Germany. In addition, Austria's membership in the EU has drawn an influx of foreign investors.

They were attracted by Austria's access to the European Single Market and the country's proximity to the aspiring economies of the European Union. Growth in GDP has accelerated in recent years, and reached 3.3% in 2006.[24]

In 2024 Austria has a very high, $59,225 nominal GDP per capita ranked 13th.[4]

Vienna was ranked the fifth richest NUTS-2 region within Europe (see Economy of the European Union), with its GDP reaching €38,632 per capita. It was trailing behind Inner London, Luxembourg, the Brussels-Capital Region and Hamburg.[25]

Growth had been steady between 2002 and 2006, varying between 1 and 3.3%.[26] After hitting 0% in 2013, growth had picked up a little. As of 2016, growth was set at 1.5%.[27]

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