Value of exported goods as a share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP was 41.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
41.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
54th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 2008
All-time low
6.1%
in 1948
Years of data
80
1925–2014
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP in Austria, 1925–2014
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 41.3% for value of exported goods as a share of gdp in 2014.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods as a share of gdp in Austria peaked at 42.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1948.
Austria ranks 54th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 19.3% | — |
| 1926 | 17.0% | -12.0% |
| 1927 | 18.9% | +11.3% |
| 1928 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 1930 | 16.3% | -11.4% |
| 1931 | 12.8% | -21.2% |
| 1932 | 8.2% | -35.7% |
| 1933 | 7.1% | -13.4% |
| 1934 | 7.6% | +7.2% |
| 1935 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 8.4% | +6.5% |
| 1937 | 12.4% | +48.1% |
| 1948 | 6.1% | -50.8% |
| 1949 | 8.1% | +32.5% |
| 1950 | 11.6% | +43.3% |
| 1951 | 13.8% | +19.2% |
| 1952 | 13.4% | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 15.8% | +17.6% |
| 1954 | 16.9% | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 18.5% | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 17.4% | -4.6% |
| 1959 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 15.5% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 17.8% | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 20.4% | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 19.8% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 19.7% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 25.8% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 24.7% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 41.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.4%, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Austria's 41.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.6%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | -50.8% | 12.4% | 6.1% |
| 1937 | +48.1% | 8.4% | 12.4% |
| 1950 | +43.3% | 8.1% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18.6% | 17.0% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 1930s | 10.1% | 7.1% | 16.3% | 8 |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 16.0% | 11.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 17.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 21.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 22.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 34.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 38.2% | 41.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 51 Switzerland 42.5% compare
- 52 Lesotho 42.4% compare
- 53 South Korea 41.9% compare
- 55 Bahamas 40.5% compare
- 56 Laos 40.0% compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 39.1% compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -11.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -185.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 50.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods as a share of gdp in Austria?
- Value of exported goods as a share of gdp in Austria was 41.3% in 2014, according to Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of exported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1948.
- How does Austria rank for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2014.
- Is value of exported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.