GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Austria
Austria: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Austria, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.3% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is up 124.7% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Austria peaked at 6.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -6.7%, in 2020.
Austria ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Austria, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -59.3% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +71.7% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | +56.1% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | -48.1% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +74.5% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -54.3% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | +75.4% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +50.3% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -31.2% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -12.7% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | -102.6% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -4910.0% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -102.6% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | -4364.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -68.7% |
| 1981 | -0.4% | -123.0% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -586.2% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +62.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +4156.4% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -42.2% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +143.6% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -32.1% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -59.6% |
| 1993 | -0.3% | -130.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -772.4% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +66.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -68.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +197.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +69.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -67.0% |
| 2009 | -3.8% | -437.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -140.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +65.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -93.4% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -590.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -96.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -709.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +484.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +53.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | -6.7% | -614.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -166.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -140.7% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | -34.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -124.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 17% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +4910.0% | -0.1% | 4.8% |
| 1979 | +4364.4% | -0.1% | 5.5% |
| 1985 | +4156.4% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| 1994 | +772.4% | -0.3% | 2.0% |
| 2015 | +709.7% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2020 | -614.5% | 1.3% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -0.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | -0.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -0.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -3.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -6.7% | 4.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Austria?
- Gdp per capita growth in Austria was 0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Austria ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.