Austria Trade Balance
Key information about Austria's Trade Balance
- Austria's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 864.2 USD mn in Dec 2024, compared with a deficit of 201.5 USD mn in the previous month
- Austria's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of -282.5 USD mn
- The data reached an all-time high of 2.1 USD bn in Nov 2023 and a record low of -2.7 USD bn in Aug 2022
Further information about Austria's Trade Balance
- In the latest reports, Austria's Total Exports reached 14.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, a decrease of 4.1% YoY (year-on-year)
- Total Imports recorded 14.9 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 4.1% YoY (year-on-year)
View Austria's Trade Balance from Jan 1957 to Dec 2024 in the chart:
What was Austria's Trade Balance in Dec 2024?
Austria's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 864.2 USD mn in Dec 2024, compared with a deficit of 201.5 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -864.2 Dec 2024 | -201.5 Nov 2024 | -2,718.7 Aug 2022 | 2,118.4 Nov 2023 | USD mn | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
Trade Balance by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -306.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | -274.8 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2020 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 725.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | -412.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Nov 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 3,220.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -864.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 986.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 4,501.7 2023 | yearly | 1966 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | -1,879.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | -235.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 583.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2024 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | -185.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -692.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | -351.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | -323.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Feb 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 273.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | -1,045.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | -362.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 2013 - Jan 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 2,760.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 1,630.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Feb 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 104,837.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | -1,178.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2024 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -1,211.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -1,000.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 2,188.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 5,222.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 672.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -4,151.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -343.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 13,548.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 138.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| France (USD mn) | -6,772.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | -1,200.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 16,600.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 565.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Greece (USD mn) | -2,909.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 266.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 951.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -8.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | -22,990.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 3,451.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Jan 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 31,327.0 2023 | yearly | 1948 - 2023 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 10,843.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Oct 2024 |
| Israel (USD mn) | -4,294.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 5,360.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 565.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | -5,474.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -1,427.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 1,536.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | -1,061.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 4,151.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | -492.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 2,621.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -662.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 178.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -248.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | -973.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | -464.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -785.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | -1,203.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -279.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -152.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Nov 2024 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 1,949.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | -358.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | -471.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | -423.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | -575.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 247.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | -202.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -2,439.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 72.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 183.9 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jul 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | -992.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Aug 1974 - Feb 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 11,475.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | -273.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 1,027.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 8,366.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 912.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -2,320.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -434.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Panama (USD mn) | -1,059.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Dec 2024 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -104.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 2,424.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2024 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -5,089.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | -1,495.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | -3,046.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 5,062.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Romania (USD mn) | -2,836.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 12,037.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 73,321.7 2024 | yearly | 1957 - 2024 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -1,340.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 2,158.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | -407.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 208.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Nov 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -877.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | -4,081.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | -732.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Jan 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | -361.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 1,362.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 8,008.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
Austria Key Series
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -4,959.213 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 36,966.678 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 28.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 444,020.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 83.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 308.609 2029 | yearly | 1988 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 472.739 2029 | yearly | 1988 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 293.033 2029 | yearly | 1988 - 2029 |
| Net Lending/Borrowing (EUR mn) | -4,512.770 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Expenditure (EUR mn) | 64,433.640 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes (EUR mn) | 16,637.830 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes: ow VAT Type (EUR mn) | 9,575.020 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue (EUR mn) | 59,920.870 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue: Current Taxes on Income & Wealth (EUR mn) | 16,994.070 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| OeNB Forecast: Government Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.800 2026 | yearly | 2017 - 2026 |
| General Govt Debt: Maastricht Definition (EUR mn) | 398,403.632 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Federal Govt Debt (EUR mn) | 299,252.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.400 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -864.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 14,043.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -4.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,341,952.126 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,287,888.150 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 10,497,216.422 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 14,907.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 4,764,929.333 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,730,067.388 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,196.294 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 1962 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 649.753 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 417.791 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,317.070 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports (EUR mn) | 14,235.851 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports (EUR mn) | 13,410.584 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 3,708.482 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 1,142.374 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 630.539 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 813.321 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow France (EUR mn) | 442.073 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow China (EUR mn) | 1,257.706 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 858.198 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 4,846.367 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Czech Republic (EUR mn) | 635.232 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 477.941 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 612.155 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.677 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.7 Jun 2024 | semiannually | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 44.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 23,880.930 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 316,688.321 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 460,161.521 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 4,134.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 0.641 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 25,718.945 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 513,350.241 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 610,237.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 237.170 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 716.727 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1974 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 237,483.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 483,379.521 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | -0.04 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 89.81 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 304,508.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: Austrian Contribution (AC): M3 (EUR mn) | 450,480.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2 (EUR mn) | 442,463.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 3,975.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 37,092.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (EUR mn) | 24,725.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Consumer (EUR mn) | 17,562.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area: Nonfinancial Corporations (EUR mn) | 237,703.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Housing Purposes (EUR mn) | 135,690.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Business Climate Index (BCI): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) | -6.705 Feb 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Feb 2025 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Services (%) | -0.936 Feb 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Feb 2025 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Manufacturing (Mfg) (%) | -20.082 Feb 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Feb 2025 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Construction (%) | -0.716 Feb 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Feb 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Industrial: sa (%) | -15.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Services: sa (%) | 6.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Construction: sa (%) | -17.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Retail Trade: sa (%) | -9.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| 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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