ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Austria

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Vienna. Population 9,208,163 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
47,020 56,167 65,313 1995 2025 63,970
GDP growth (%)
−6.1 −0.5 5.1 1995 2025 0.6
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
0.9 4.7 8.4 1995 2025 3.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
76.8 79.3 81.9 1995 2024 82.0

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 63,970 2025 +3,694 +3,019 22 of 199
GDP growth% 0.6% 2025 +6.9 pp −0.7 pp 183 of 209
GDP per person growth% 0.3% 2025 +7.0 pp +0.1 pp 170 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 60,360 2025 +11,360 +13,170 19 of 201
Trade% of GDP 107.0% 2025 +7.1 pp +3.9 pp 52 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP −2.0% 2025 +0.7 pp −0.2 pp 186 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.5% 2025 +2.1 pp +2.6 pp 78 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.6% 2025 +0.4 pp −0.2 pp 82 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 9,208,163 2025 +291,299 +565,464 97 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.3% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.8 pp 153 of 217
Urban population% of total 69.7% 2025 +1.2 pp +2.2 pp 91 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.0 2024 +0.1 +0.5 36 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 2.8 2024 −0.1 −0.4 173 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 11.8% 2024 +1.2 pp +1.3 pp 10 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.3% 2022 −0.1 pp −0.2 pp 44 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 91.9% 2025 +4.4 pp +8.0 pp 46 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 8 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 31.2 2023 +0.4 +0.4 61 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.5% 2023 −0.1 pp +0.2 pp 55 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 36.0% 2021 +1.4 pp +4.4 pp 66 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 63,071 +0.5 49,305 42,577 1,740 +0.5% 130% 136%
GDP growth 1.2% −0.2 2.2% 2.1% 3.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.5% −0.1 1.7% 1.9% 3.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 50,698 +2.3 37,020 26,410 4,199 +2.5% 167% 173%
Trade 108.5% −0.2 100.6% 100.8% 7.0 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows −0.7% −0.3 2.1% 1.9% 4.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 3.1% +0.2 2.3% 3.7% 2.8 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 5.4% +0.3 5.1% 5.6% 0.6 – – –
Population 8,912,163 +1.7 2,930,494 5,827,802 170,079 +0.6% 314% 329%
Population growth 0.7% −1.3 0.4% 0.3% 0.3 – – –
Urban population 68.5% +1.9 81.3% 69.3% 0.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.5 +1.8 81.3 79.9 0.3 – – –
Infant mortality 2.9 −1.0 3.6 3.4 0.1 – – –
Health spending 10.9% +1.6 8.0% 7.9% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 5.5% −1.5 4.5% 4.6% 0.1 – – –
Internet users 89.5% +0.6 93.5% 91.9% 4.2 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 30.5 +1.7 31.8 31.8 0.4 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.5% −0.1 0.4% 0.4% 0.2 – – –
Renewable energy 34.4% +1.4 11.4% 19.3% 1.2 – – –

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