Country

Austria

EU member state since 1995 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 1st renewable electricity, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Renewable electricity 1st of 27
  2. Health expenditure 1st of 27
  3. Travel by car 2nd of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Burglaries 24th of 24
  2. Gender pay gap 25th of 27
  3. Electricity price 23rd of 27

Map

3 regions

 

Boundaries: Statistik Austria, simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Austria EU average

10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 60k 1995 Austria: 23,100 EU average: 14,910 1996 Austria: 23,360 EU average: 15,600 1997 Austria: 23,460 EU average: 16,010 1998 Austria: 24,310 EU average: 16,670 1999 Austria: 25,410 EU average: 17,420 2000 Austria: 26,510 EU average: 18,420 2001 Austria: 27,280 EU average: 19,270 2002 Austria: 27,850 EU average: 19,930 2003 Austria: 28,400 EU average: 20,400 2004 Austria: 29,440 EU average: 21,250 2005 Austria: 30,680 EU average: 22,110 2006 Austria: 32,160 EU average: 23,320 2007 Austria: 34,020 EU average: 24,680 2008 Austria: 35,070 EU average: 25,390 2009 Austria: 34,320 EU average: 24,230 2010 Austria: 35,170 EU average: 25,090 2011 Austria: 36,740 EU average: 25,880 2012 Austria: 37,570 EU average: 25,980 2013 Austria: 37,890 EU average: 26,260 2014 Austria: 38,640 EU average: 26,860 2015 Austria: 39,640 EU average: 27,810 2016 Austria: 40,690 EU average: 28,510 2017 Austria: 41,760 EU average: 29,680 2018 Austria: 43,360 EU average: 30,680 2019 Austria: 44,570 EU average: 31,740 2020 Austria: 42,650 EU average: 30,560 2021 Austria: 45,380 EU average: 33,330 2022 Austria: 49,640 EU average: 36,180 2023 Austria: 52,330 EU average: 38,450 2024 Austria: 53,830 EU average: 40,110 2025 Austria: 55,880 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Austria EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Austria: 2.2 EU average: 1.8 1997 Austria: 2.1 EU average: 2.7 1998 Austria: 3.5 EU average: 3 1999 Austria: 3.8 EU average: 3 2000 Austria: 3.2 EU average: 3.9 2001 Austria: 1.3 EU average: 2.1 2002 Austria: 1.5 EU average: 1 2003 Austria: 1.1 EU average: 0.9 2004 Austria: 2.6 EU average: 2.5 2005 Austria: 2.3 EU average: 1.9 2006 Austria: 3.3 EU average: 3.5 2007 Austria: 3.8 EU average: 3.1 2008 Austria: 1.5 EU average: 0.6 2009 Austria: -3.6 EU average: -4.3 2010 Austria: 1.8 EU average: 2.1 2011 Austria: 2.9 EU average: 1.9 2012 Austria: 0.6 EU average: -0.8 2013 Austria: -0.3 EU average: 0 2014 Austria: 0.8 EU average: 1.6 2015 Austria: 1.3 EU average: 2.4 2016 Austria: 2.1 EU average: 1.9 2017 Austria: 2.3 EU average: 2.8 2018 Austria: 2.5 EU average: 2.1 2019 Austria: 1.8 EU average: 1.9 2020 Austria: -6.3 EU average: -5.5 2021 Austria: 4.9 EU average: 6.4 2022 Austria: 5.3 EU average: 3.6 2023 Austria: -0.8 EU average: 0.4 2024 Austria: -0.7 EU average: 1.3 2025 Austria: 0.8 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Austria EU average

0 2 4 6 8 10 1996 Austria: 1.8 EU average: 0 1997 Austria: 1.2 EU average: 0 1998 Austria: 0.8 EU average: 0 1999 Austria: 0.5 EU average: 0 2000 Austria: 2 EU average: 0 2001 Austria: 2.3 EU average: 3.6 2002 Austria: 1.7 EU average: 2.7 2003 Austria: 1.3 EU average: 2.3 2004 Austria: 2 EU average: 2.5 2005 Austria: 2.1 EU average: 2.3 2006 Austria: 1.7 EU average: 2.3 2007 Austria: 2.2 EU average: 2.4 2008 Austria: 3.2 EU average: 3.7 2009 Austria: 0.4 EU average: 0.8 2010 Austria: 1.7 EU average: 1.8 2011 Austria: 3.6 EU average: 2.9 2012 Austria: 2.6 EU average: 2.6 2013 Austria: 2.1 EU average: 1.3 2014 Austria: 1.5 EU average: 0.4 2015 Austria: 0.8 EU average: 0.1 2016 Austria: 1 EU average: 0.2 2017 Austria: 2.2 EU average: 1.6 2018 Austria: 2.1 EU average: 1.8 2019 Austria: 1.5 EU average: 1.4 2020 Austria: 1.4 EU average: 0.7 2021 Austria: 2.8 EU average: 2.9 2022 Austria: 8.6 EU average: 9.2 2023 Austria: 7.7 EU average: 6.4 2024 Austria: 2.9 EU average: 2.6 2025 Austria: 3.6 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2011-2025

Austria EU average

-5 0 5 10 15 2011 Austria: 5.4 EU average: 0.6 2012 Austria: 6.6 EU average: -2.1 2013 Austria: 5 EU average: -1.7 2014 Austria: 3.8 EU average: 0.7 2015 Austria: 5.6 EU average: 2.3 2016 Austria: 6.7 EU average: 4.3 2017 Austria: 5.1 EU average: 4.8 2018 Austria: 6 EU average: 5 2019 Austria: 6 EU average: 4.9 2020 Austria: 7.6 EU average: 5.6 2021 Austria: 11.4 EU average: 8.4 2022 Austria: 11.6 EU average: 8 2023 Austria: -2.9 EU average: -0.3 2024 Austria: -0.4 EU average: 3.4 2025 Austria: 2.6 EU average: 5.5 2011 2017 2020 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Austria EU average

1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 1995 Austria: 1.54 EU average: 1.73 1996 Austria: 1.59 EU average: 1.72 1997 Austria: 1.66 EU average: 1.72 1998 Austria: 1.74 EU average: 1.73 1999 Austria: 1.85 EU average: 1.78 2000 Austria: 1.9 EU average: 1.81 2001 Austria: 2 EU average: 1.82 2002 Austria: 2.08 EU average: 1.83 2003 Austria: 2.19 EU average: 1.82 2004 Austria: 2.18 EU average: 1.79 2005 Austria: 2.39 EU average: 1.78 2006 Austria: 2.38 EU average: 1.8 2007 Austria: 2.43 EU average: 1.79 2008 Austria: 2.59 EU average: 1.87 2009 Austria: 2.61 EU average: 1.96 2010 Austria: 2.74 EU average: 1.96 2011 Austria: 2.69 EU average: 2 2012 Austria: 2.93 EU average: 2.06 2013 Austria: 2.98 EU average: 2.08 2014 Austria: 3.11 EU average: 2.09 2015 Austria: 3.07 EU average: 2.1 2016 Austria: 3.13 EU average: 2.1 2017 Austria: 3.07 EU average: 2.14 2018 Austria: 3.11 EU average: 2.17 2019 Austria: 3.14 EU average: 2.21 2020 Austria: 3.21 EU average: 2.28 2021 Austria: 3.26 EU average: 2.24 2022 Austria: 3.17 EU average: 2.22 2023 Austria: 3.22 EU average: 2.26 2024 Austria: 3.26 EU average: 2.24 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Austria EU average

0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 2007S2 Austria: 0.17 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Austria: 0.18 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Austria: 0.18 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Austria: 0.19 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Austria: 0.19 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Austria: 0.19 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Austria: 0.21 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Austria: 0.2 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Austria: 0.21 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Austria: 0.21 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Austria: 0.22 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Austria: 0.22 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Austria: 0.23 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Austria: 0.22 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Austria: 0.24 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Austria: 0.27 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Austria: 0.27 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Austria: 0.27 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Austria: 0.24 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Austria: 0.29 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Austria: 0.33 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
55,880 €/inh.
+2,050 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
0.8 %
+1.5 vs 2024
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
3.6 %
+0.7 vs 2024
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
2.6 %
+3.0 vs 2024
22nd of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
3.26 % of GDP
+0.04 vs 2023
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.3272 €/kWh
+0.0367 vs 2025S1
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
43.8 % of GDP
+0.8 vs 2023
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Gas price
0.1221 €/kWh
+0.0001 vs 2025S1
15th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
81.5 %
+1.5 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
119.7
+1.8 vs 2023
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-4.2 %
+0.4 vs 2024
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

6 indicators
Employment
77.6 %
+0.2 vs 2024
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
5.7 %
+0.5 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
17.6 %
−0.7 vs 2023
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
1.3 %
+0.2 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
10.3 %
+1.1 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
35.9 h
+0.1 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
60.4 years
0 vs 2023
21st of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
577 per 100k
+13 vs 2024
3rd of 26 EU countries (2024)
2025 · country ranking
Infant mortality
3.1 ‰
+0.3 vs 2023
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
16.7 %
+2.4 vs 2014
13th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
9.2 mn
14th of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
81.4 years
+0.3 vs 2023
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.31
−0.01 vs 2023
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
7.6 t/inh.
−0.7 vs 2023
17th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
53.3 %
−7.0 vs 2023
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
782 kg
−21 vs 2022
EU average 511 kg
2023 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
90.8 %
+0.7 vs 2024
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
25.7 %
+0.4 vs 2019
EU average 9.1 %
2020 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
29 per 100k
−8 vs 2022
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
44.2 %
+1.2 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
62.8 %
+0.2 vs 2022
EU average 47.9 %
2023 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
11.9 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2nd of 25 EU countries (2024)
2025 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
37.6 %
+0.2 vs 2024
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
16.1 %
−1.5 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
18.6 %
+1.7 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
25.8
−1.9 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
95.3 %
+0.4 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
4 per mn
−1 vs 2023
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
14.2 %
+0.5 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
574 per 1,000
+5 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
10.0 %
+1.9 vs 2024
22nd of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
4.0 %
0 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
700 per 100k
+53 vs 2023
24th of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
6.1 %
−0.2 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
54.2 %
−0.3 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
76.2 %
−0.7 vs 2023
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
9.5 % of GDP
+0.5 vs 2023
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
5.3 % of GDP
+0.4 vs 2023
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.7 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
69.8 %
+5.1 vs 2023
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 3

NUTS 2 9

NUTS 3 35

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.