Austria Current Account to GDP

1.8% +0.26 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Austria's current account surplus widened to 1.79% of GDP in 2025, up from 1.53% a year earlier. The reading remains well below the all-time high of 4.50% recorded in 2008 and has recovered from a record deficit of -0.83% in 2022. Data are available from 2005.

Austria Current Account to GDP, 2005–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
1.8%1.5%4.5%Dec 2008-0.8%Dec 20222005 – 2025Annual

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IndicatorLastPreviousHighestLowestLast updatedFrequency
FDI Inflows$-11.7B$13.7B$81.1B$-28.5BDec 2025Annual
Exchange Rate0.86 per USD0.88 per USD1.48 per USD0.63 per USDAug 2026Monthly

About this series

Current Account to GDP in Austria averaged 2.1% from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 4.5% in Dec 2008 and a record low of -0.8% in Dec 2022. The series is reported yearly with history from 2005.

The current account balance as a share of GDP measures the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income relative to the size of the economy. It is reported annually as a percentage of GDP. The series for Austria spans from 2005 to 2025.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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