Real gdp growth in Austria
Austria: Real gdp growth was 0.8492 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real gdp growth in Austria, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real gdp growth in Austria is 0.8492, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 228.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real gdp growth in Austria peaked at 5.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -6.32, in 2020.
Austria ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Real gdp growth in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.31 | — |
| 1981 | -0.0995 | -104.3% |
| 1982 | 1.91 | -2018.0% |
| 1983 | 2.8 | +47.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3316 | -88.2% |
| 1985 | 2.24 | +576.6% |
| 1986 | 2.34 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.68 | -28.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9608 | -42.8% |
| 1989 | 3.89 | +304.6% |
| 1990 | 4.35 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 3.44 | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 2.09 | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5268 | -74.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | +356.0% |
| 1995 | 2.67 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 2.15 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 3.49 | +62.8% |
| 1999 | 3.76 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 3.19 | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 1.32 | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 1.48 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 2.57 | +124.7% |
| 2005 | 2.32 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.27 | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 3.78 | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | -61.5% |
| 2009 | -3.59 | -346.8% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | -150.4% |
| 2011 | 2.93 | +61.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6282 | -78.5% |
| 2013 | -0.2507 | -139.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7558 | -401.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +72.5% |
| 2016 | 2.12 | +62.4% |
| 2017 | 2.27 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.48 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.75 | -29.4% |
| 2020 | -6.32 | -460.0% |
| 2021 | 4.92 | -177.9% |
| 2022 | 5.33 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | -0.7862 | -114.7% |
| 2024 | -0.6591 | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8492 | -228.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8492 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.14, 40% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8492 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.14, 40% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real gdp growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +2018.0% | -0.0995 | 1.91 |
| 1985 | +576.6% | 0.3316 | 2.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.84 | -0.0995 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 | 0.5268 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 | -3.59 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | -0.2507 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5566 | -6.32 | 5.33 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is real gdp growth in Austria?
- Real gdp growth in Austria was 0.8492 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest real gdp growth recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest real gdp growth recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.32 in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for real gdp growth?
- Austria ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real gdp growth rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Real gdp growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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