Overall primary balance, Transactions in Austria
Austria: Overall primary balance, Transactions was -8.52 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Austria, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall primary balance, transactions in Austria is -8.52 billion, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 224.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Austria peaked at 9.36 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, -24.55 billion, in 2020.
That places Austria 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.24 billion | — |
| 2002 | 5.13 billion | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 3.51 billion | -31.7% |
| 2004 | -4.46 billion | -227.2% |
| 2005 | 2.33 billion | -152.2% |
| 2006 | 1.88 billion | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 6.52 billion | +246.0% |
| 2008 | 6.09 billion | -6.5% |
| 2009 | -4.66 billion | -176.5% |
| 2010 | -3.19 billion | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 1.56 billion | -148.8% |
| 2012 | 1.90 billion | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 2.58 billion | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 2.00 billion | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 6.84 billion | +241.7% |
| 2016 | 2.93 billion | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 5.12 billion | +74.6% |
| 2018 | 8.22 billion | +60.5% |
| 2019 | 9.36 billion | +13.8% |
| 2020 | -24.55 billion | -362.4% |
| 2021 | -15.99 billion | -34.9% |
| 2022 | -4.54 billion | -71.6% |
| 2023 | -2.43 billion | -46.5% |
| 2024 | -10.48 billion | +332.1% |
| 2025 | -8.52 billion | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.51 billion | -4.66 billion | 6.52 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.73 billion | -3.19 billion | 9.36 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.08 billion | -24.55 billion | -2.43 billion | 6 |
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More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in Austria?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Austria was -8.52 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.55 billion in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Austria ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 224.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.