Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Austria stood at 39.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Austria peaked at 49.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1961.
Austria ranks 72nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.3% | — |
| 1961 | 11.0% | -10.3% |
| 1962 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 14.9% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 28.9% | +83.2% |
| 1991 | 28.0% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 26.8% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 24.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.8% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 40.1% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 39.6% | 49.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Austria?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Austria was 39.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1961.
- How does Austria rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).