Austria — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Austria, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Austria was 0.62% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.12% in 1970. The lowest was -6.32% in 2020 (about -10.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.37% per year.
Austria ranks 185 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 87%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Austria sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 53%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 49 of 57 economies; Estonia (0.58%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4773% in 1985. That is 48% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 41st of 107 in 1961 → 41st of 119 in 1970 → 87th of 152 in 1980 → 62nd of 176 in 1990 → 137th of 199 in 2000 → 149th of 209 in 2010 → 137th of 209 in 2020 → 167th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.62% | +1.3 pp |
| 2024 | -0.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | -0.79% | -6.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.92% | +11.2 pp |
| 2020 | -6.32% | -8.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.75% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 2.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 2.12% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 0.76% | +1.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.25% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 0.63% | -2.3 pp |
| 2011 | 2.93% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.81% | +5.4 pp |
| 2009 | -3.59% | -5.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.45% | -2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 3.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 3.27% | +0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 2.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 2.57% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 1.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 1.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 1.32% | -1.9 pp |
| 2000 | 3.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 3.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 3.49% | +1.3 pp |
| 1997 | 2.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 2.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +1.9 pp |
| 1993 | 0.53% | -1.6 pp |
| 1992 | 2.09% | -1.3 pp |
| 1991 | 3.44% | -0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 4.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 3.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +1.9 pp |
| 1987 | 1.36% | -0.9 pp |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +2.4 pp |
| 1984 | 0.05% | -2.9 pp |
| 1983 | 2.97% | +1.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.01% | +2.2 pp |
| 1981 | -0.14% | -1.9 pp |
| 1980 | 1.73% | -3.6 pp |
| 1979 | 5.36% | +5.6 pp |
| 1978 | -0.21% | -5.3 pp |
| 1977 | 5.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 4.58% | +4.9 pp |
| 1975 | -0.36% | -4.3 pp |
| 1974 | 3.94% | -0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 4.89% | -1.3 pp |
| 1972 | 6.21% | +1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 5.11% | -2.0 pp |
| 1970 | 7.12% | +0.8 pp |
| 1969 | 6.28% | +1.8 pp |
| 1968 | 4.47% | +1.5 pp |
| 1967 | 3.01% | -2.6 pp |
| 1966 | 5.64% | +2.2 pp |
| 1965 | 3.48% | -2.6 pp |
| 1964 | 6.12% | +2.0 pp |
| 1963 | 4.14% | +1.5 pp |
| 1962 | 2.65% | -2.9 pp |
| 1961 | 5.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Austria’s GDP growth in 1962?
2.65% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Austria’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -88.9% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.62%; 2024: -0.66%; 2023: -0.79%; 2022: 5.33%; 2021: 4.92%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.