Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Austria: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.5% (2025), 78th of 180 in the world and 27th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 3.2% (2025), 111th of 209 in the world and 34th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Exchange rate is 0.88 (2025), 178th of 210 in the world and 32nd of 57 in Europe & Central Asia.
Inflation
AustriaEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
GDP deflator
AustriaEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Austria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.5%2025 | 78/180 | 27/49 | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.4% | +2.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.2%2025 | 111/209 | 34/56 | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.6% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 178/210 | 32/57 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 25.8%2024 | 11/142 | 6/48 | 26.4% | 25.5% | 24.7% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 45.1%2024 | 5/142 | 2/48 | 44.0% | 43.8% | 43.8% | −0.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 46.0%2023 | 10/142 | 5/47 | 46.4% | 46.7% | 51.2% | −1.2 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 81.8%2024 | 29/169 | 11/48 | 90.2%2001 | 99.1% | 93.1% | −6.6 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.82025 | 136/165 | 37/49 | · | 1.2 | 1.5 | +42%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.10%2025 | 108/156 | 40/47 | 0.98% | 0.83% | 0.89% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+42%1.8 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.6 pp3.5% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Austria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Austria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Austria | Germany | Italy | Czechia | Hungary | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.5%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 2.5%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 0.2%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.2%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 2.0%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 6.3%2025 | 0.3%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 21.882025 | 353.142025 | 0.832025 |
| Tax revenue | 25.8%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 25.6%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 22.7%2024 | 9.5%2024 |
| Government revenue | 45.1%2024 | 29.4%2024 | 40.1%2024 | 36.5%2024 | 37.9%2024 | 17.0%2024 |
| Government expense | 46.0%2023 | 31.2%2022 | 47.3%2023 | 34.4%2022 | 42.4%2022 | 16.1%2023 |
| Private credit | 81.8%2024 | 77.3%2023 | 60.3%2024 | 48.0%2024 | 32.4%2024 | 152.6%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 1.82025 | 3.12025 | 5.72025 | 7.62025 | 3.52025 | 13.12025 |
| Military spending | 1.10%2025 | 2.27%2025 | 1.89%2025 | 1.84%2025 | 2.04%2025 | 0.76%2025 |