Europe & Central Asia · High income
Austria: the economy in numbers
Per person: $62,930, or $76,778 at purchasing power parity. Population: 9.21 million (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #28 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +0.6%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $72.2 billion in 1960, $579 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $10,240 per person in 1960, $62,930 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 1.1% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 8 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 85.7% from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 9.5% in 1974.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1988: 85.6% of GDP in 2015. IMF forecast for 2031: 84.3%.
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $211 billion, or 36.4% of GDP.
Population
1960: 7.05 million · 2025: 9.21 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 3.4% · 2025: 5.6%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 68.6 years · 2024: 82.0 years.
Exports of goods and services
1970: 27.5% · 2025: 54.7%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 0.8%f | 2.1%f | 84.3%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 0.8%f | 2.1%f | 83.5%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 1.0%f | 2.1%f | 82.9%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 1.2%f | 2.1%f | 82.4%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 0.9%f | 3.3%f | 82.3%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 0.6%f | 3.1%f | 82.4%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $579B | $62,930 | $76,778 | 0.6% | 3.5% | 81.4%e | 9.21M | 5.6% | 36.4% | 54.7% | |
| 2024 | $535B | $58,269 | $75,774 | −0.7% | 2.9% | 80.0% | 9.18M | 5.2% | 22.6% | 82.0 | 55.7% |
| 2023 | $517B | $56,580 | $74,261 | −0.8% | 7.8% | 77.8% | 9.13M | 5.3% | 26.8% | 81.8 | 58.5% |
| 2022 | $473B | $52,337 | $72,287 | 5.3% | 8.5% | 78.1% | 9.04M | 5.0% | 26.0% | 81.3 | 61.4% |
| 2021 | $480B | $53,649 | $62,969 | 4.9% | 2.8% | 82.4% | 8.96M | 6.5% | 33.9% | 81.2 | 56.0% |
| 2020 | $434B | $48,716 | $58,523 | −6.3% | 1.4% | 83.2% | 8.92M | 5.2% | 30.4% | 81.2 | 51.7% |
| 2019 | $443B | $49,886 | $60,355 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 71.0% | 8.88M | 4.6% | 30.0% | 81.9 | 55.9% |
| 2018 | $453B | $51,194 | $56,636 | 2.5% | 2.0% | 74.6% | 8.84M | 4.9% | 25.8% | 81.7 | 55.7% |
| 2017 | $415B | $47,164 | $53,870 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 79.1% | 8.8M | 5.6% | 36.3% | 81.6 | 54.3% |
| 2016 | $394B | $45,061 | $52,398 | 2.1% | 0.9% | 83.4% | 8.74M | 6.1% | 30.7% | 81.6 | 52.7% |
| 2015 | $380B | $43,915 | $49,549 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 85.6% | 8.64M | 5.8% | 25.3% | 81.2 | 53.4% |
| 2014 | $439B | $51,315 | $48,355 | 0.8% | 1.6% | 85.2% | 8.55M | 5.7% | 22.1% | 81.5 | 53.9% |
| 2013 | $427B | $50,305 | $47,520 | −0.3% | 2.0% | 82.4% | 8.48M | 5.4% | 27.6% | 81.1 | 53.9% |
| 2012 | $407B | $48,250 | $46,156 | 0.6% | 2.5% | 82.9% | 8.43M | 4.9% | 26.1% | 80.9 | 54.3% |
| 2011 | $429B | $51,117 | $44,172 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 83.4% | 8.39M | 4.6% | 19.9% | 81.0 | 54.3% |
| 2010 | $390B | $46,611 | $41,735 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 83.7% | 8.36M | 4.9% | 32.3% | 80.6 | 51.6% |
| 2009 | $399B | $47,857 | $40,687 | −3.6% | 0.5% | 80.8% | 8.34M | 5.4% | 28.6% | 80.3 | 45.5% |
| 2008 | $429B | $51,581 | $41,047 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 69.5% | 8.32M | 4.2% | 17.8% | 80.4 | 53.6% |
| 2007 | $387B | $46,623 | $39,192 | 3.8% | 2.2% | 65.8% | 8.3M | 4.9% | 61.1% | 80.2 | 52.9% |
| 2006 | $334B | $40,382 | $37,388 | 3.3% | 1.4% | 68.2% | 8.27M | 5.3% | 57.7% | 79.9 | 51.2% |
| 2005 | $314B | $38,157 | $34,777 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 69.4% | 8.23M | 5.7% | 40.2% | 79.3 | 49.0% |
| 2004 | $299B | $36,614 | $33,519 | 2.6% | 2.1% | 65.9% | 8.17M | 6.0% | 29.3% | 79.2 | 47.2% |
| 2003 | $261B | $32,110 | $31,959 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 66.4% | 8.12M | 4.8% | 21.7% | 78.6 | 44.8% |
| 2002 | $213B | $26,335 | $30,952 | 1.5% | 1.8% | 67.4% | 8.08M | 4.9% | 15.8% | 78.7 | 45.7% |
| 2001 | $196B | $24,430 | $29,553 | 1.3% | 2.7% | 67.2% | 8.04M | 4.0% | 12.8% | 78.6 | 44.9% |
| 2000 | $196B | $24,487 | $29,221 | 3.2% | 2.3% | 66.1% | 8.01M | 4.7% | 15.3% | 78.1 | 43.6% |
| 1999 | $216B | $27,079 | $27,500 | 3.8% | 0.6% | 61.3% | 7.99M | 4.7% | 15.3% | 77.9 | 39.5% |
| 1998 | $217B | $27,212 | $26,531 | 3.5% | 0.9% | 69.2% | 7.98M | 5.5% | 1.2% | 77.7 | 38.6% |
| 1997 | $212B | $26,572 | $25,301 | 2.1% | 1.3% | 63.4% | 7.97M | 5.2% | 17.4% | 77.3 | 37.2% |
| 1996 | $236B | $29,646 | $24,427 | 2.2% | 1.9% | 68.2% | 7.96M | 5.3% | 13.5% | 76.9 | 34.4% |
| 1995 | $240B | $30,207 | $23,604 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 68.2% | 7.95M | 4.3% | 12.8% | 76.7 | 33.7% |
| 1994 | $203B | $25,546 | $22,553 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 64.1% | 7.94M | 3.5% | 14.2% | 76.4 | 32.3% |
| 1993 | $190B | $23,987 | $21,647 | 0.5% | 3.6% | 61.0% | 7.91M | 4.2% | 13.8% | 76.1 | 31.6% |
| 1992 | $194B | $24,783 | $21,209 | 2.1% | 4.0% | 56.3% | 7.84M | 3.6% | 10.2% | 75.8 | 33.3% |
| 1991 | $173B | $22,323 | $20,536 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 56.4% | 7.75M | 3.4% | 14.0% | 75.6 | 34.7% |
| 1990 | $166B | $21,596 | $19,396 | 4.3% | 3.3% | 56.2% | 7.68M | 15.9% | 75.6 | 35.8% | |
| 1989 | $133B | $17,401 | 3.9% | 2.6% | 56.6% | 7.62M | 18.3% | 75.3 | 35.2% | ||
| 1988 | $133B | $17,510 | 3.3% | 1.9% | 57.7% | 7.59M | 7.6% | 75.2 | 33.2% | ||
| 1987 | $124B | $16,329 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 7.57M | 6.4% | 74.8 | 31.5% | |||
| 1986 | $98.6B | $13,032 | 2.3% | 1.7% | 7.57M | 6.7% | 74.3 | 32.1% | |||
| 1985 | $69.1B | $9,136 | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7.56M | 6.7% | 73.8 | 35.1% | |||
| 1984 | $67.7B | $8,956 | 0.1% | 5.7% | 7.56M | 2.2% | 73.6 | 32.9% | |||
| 1983 | $71.8B | $9,500 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 7.56M | 2.1% | 73.0 | 30.6% | |||
| 1982 | $71B | $9,373 | 2.0% | 5.4% | 7.57M | 2.1% | 73.0 | 31.9% | |||
| 1981 | $70.8B | $9,348 | −0.1% | 6.8% | 7.57M | 2.2% | 72.8 | 33.1% | |||
| 1980 | $81.7B | $10,827 | 1.7% | 6.3% | 7.55M | 2.4% | 72.5 | 31.8% | |||
| 1979 | $73.6B | $9,755 | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.55M | 2.8% | 72.3 | 31.0% | |||
| 1978 | $61.8B | $8,173 | −0.2% | 3.6% | 7.56M | 28.2% | 72.0 | 29.2% | |||
| 1977 | $51.3B | $6,784 | 5.1% | 5.5% | 7.57M | 2.9% | 71.9 | 28.1% | |||
| 1976 | $42.8B | $5,656 | 4.6% | 7.3% | 7.57M | 3.5% | 71.6 | 28.9% | |||
| 1975 | $39.9B | $5,265 | −0.4% | 8.4% | 7.58M | 3.3% | 71.1 | 28.2% | |||
| 1974 | $35.1B | $4,613 | 3.9% | 9.5% | 7.6M | 71.0 | 29.2% | ||||
| 1973 | $29.4B | $3,875 | 4.9% | 7.5% | 7.59M | 71.0 | 27.0% | ||||
| 1972 | $22B | $2,913 | 6.2% | 6.4% | 7.54M | 70.5 | 27.0% | ||||
| 1971 | $17.8B | $2,372 | 5.1% | 4.7% | 7.5M | 70.1 | 27.1% | ||||
| 1970 | $15.3B | $2,051 | 7.1% | 4.4% | 7.47M | 69.9 | 27.5% | ||||
| 1969 | $13.6B | $1,834 | 6.3% | 3.1% | 7.44M | 69.8 | |||||
| 1968 | $12.5B | $1,686 | 4.5% | 2.8% | 7.42M | 70.1 | |||||
| 1967 | $11.6B | $1,577 | 3.0% | 4.0% | 7.38M | 69.9 | |||||
| 1966 | $10.9B | $1,494 | 5.6% | 2.1% | 7.32M | 70.0 | |||||
| 1965 | $10B | $1,381 | 3.5% | 4.9% | 7.27M | 69.7 | |||||
| 1964 | $9.21B | $1,275 | 6.1% | 3.9% | 7.22M | 69.9 | |||||
| 1963 | $8.41B | $1,173 | 4.1% | 2.7% | 7.18M | 69.4 | |||||
| 1962 | $7.79B | $1,093 | 2.6% | 4.4% | 7.13M | 69.3 | |||||
| 1961 | $7.35B | $1,037 | 5.5% | 3.5% | 7.09M | 69.6 | |||||
| 1960 | $6.62B | $940 | 1.9% | 7.05M | 68.6 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)