Austria Current Account Balance: % of GDP
Key information about Austria Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Austria Current Account surplus accounted for 2.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 0.8 % surplus in the previous quarter.
- Austria Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1970 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -1.6 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 8.9 % in Mar 2008 and a record low of -8.8 % in Dec 1977.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Oesterreichische Nationalbank provides Current Account Balance in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1995 is calculated from Current Account Balance and Nominal GDP, both sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
Key information about Austria Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Austria, Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 12.1 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Austria Direct Investment Abroad fell by 10.1 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 962.3 USD mn in Dec 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 143.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Austria's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1970 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was Austria's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?
Austria Current Account surplus accounted for 2.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 0.8 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 Dec 2025 | 0.8 Sep 2025 | -8.8 Dec 1977 | 8.9 Mar 2008 | % | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2025 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -3.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -6.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -2.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 2.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -1.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -2.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -3.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -3.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 14.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -11.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -15.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (%) | -0.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 1.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| China (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -9.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -8.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 14.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 5.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | -1.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (%) | -4.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 3.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 13.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -11.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 10.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | -1.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.2 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 0.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.1 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -4.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -2.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 37,327.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | -12.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 22.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -18.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 3.2 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -3.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -14.5 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -0.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 33.7 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -5.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -17.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 0.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 8.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -10.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -14.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | -0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | -35.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -11.2 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 6.7 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 11.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -4.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 10.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -22.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 0.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -4.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 5.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -0.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 9.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -7.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -6.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 19.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 1.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -0.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 3.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Dec 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -4,398.968 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 49,209.857 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 490,656.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 81.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 342.326 2031 | yearly | 1988 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 536.008 2031 | yearly | 1988 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 319.723 2031 | yearly | 1988 - 2031 |
| General Govt Debt: Maastricht Definition (EUR mn) | 418,078.500 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| OeNB Forecast: Government Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.600 2027 | yearly | 2017 - 2027 |
| Govt Expenditure (EUR mn) | 77,751.422 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes (EUR mn) | 19,001.412 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes: ow VAT Type (EUR mn) | 10,416.804 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Net Lending/Borrowing (EUR mn) | -3,780.481 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Current Taxes on Income & Wealth (EUR mn) | 23,284.952 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Govt Revenue (EUR mn) | 73,970.941 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Social Contributions Receivable: ow Actual (EUR mn) | 21,967.125 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: CT: Capital Taxes (EUR mn) | 4.674 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Federal Govt Debt (EUR mn) | 310,802.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.684 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 404.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 19,113.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 2.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Feb 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,249,777.714 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,082,393.332 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 14,486,621.329 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 18,708.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -1.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 4,915,709.945 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 7,801,536.068 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,166.374 Feb 2026 | monthly | Feb 1962 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 692.673 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 467.035 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,813.679 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 1,095.547 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: ow France (EUR mn) | 643.157 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 4,682.072 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 846.602 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 986.446 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 1,051.987 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 935.547 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 4,839.301 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: ow China (EUR mn) | 1,533.896 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 585.820 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: ow Czech Republic (EUR mn) | 742.785 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports (EUR mn) | 16,164.848 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports (EUR mn) | 15,822.850 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Feb 2026 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 144.200 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | semiannually | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 42.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 31,220.736 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 362,606.219 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 521,160.702 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,127.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 0.799 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 41,792.773 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 591,167.106 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 0.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -100.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 250.358 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 752.472 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1974 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 253,701.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 551,176.610 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.85 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 85.57 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 314,817.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: Austrian Contribution (AC): M3 (EUR mn) | 459,837.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2 (EUR mn) | 452,475.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 4,372.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 47,940.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (EUR mn) | 35,632.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Consumer (EUR mn) | 18,774.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area: Nonfinancial Corporations (EUR mn) | 243,383.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Housing Purposes (EUR mn) | 138,248.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Apr 2026 |
| Business Climate Index (BCI): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) | -5.761 Apr 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Apr 2026 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Construction (%) | 2.993 Apr 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Apr 2026 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Manufacturing (Mfg) (%) | -9.707 Apr 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Apr 2026 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Services (%) | -4.784 Apr 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Apr 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Retail Trade: sa (%) | -6.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Industrial: sa (%) | -13.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Services: sa (%) | 1.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Apr 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Consumer: sa (%) | -2.000 Jan 2019 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jan 2019 |
| Economic Sentiment Indicator: sa (%) | 106.500 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2019 |
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