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Government debt in Austria

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Austria's government debt is 80.50 % — #94 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

80.50%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Austria over time

85.60 %70.90 %56.20 %85.60 % · 201556.20 % · 19901988: 57.70 %1989: 56.60 %1990: 56.20 %1991: 56.40 %1992: 56.30 %1993: 61.00 %1994: 64.10 %1995: 68.20 %1996: 68.20 %1997: 63.40 %1998: 69.20 %1999: 61.30 %2000: 66.10 %2001: 67.20 %2002: 67.40 %2003: 66.40 %2004: 65.90 %2005: 69.40 %2006: 68.20 %2007: 65.80 %2008: 69.50 %2009: 80.80 %2010: 83.70 %2011: 83.40 %2012: 82.90 %2013: 82.40 %2014: 85.20 %2015: 85.60 %2016: 83.40 %2017: 79.10 %2018: 74.60 %2019: 71.00 %2020: 83.20 %2021: 82.40 %2022: 78.10 %2023: 77.80 %2024: 79.20 %2025: 80.50 %19882007202580.50 %
38 official observations, 1988 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#94 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
24 %
30 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.30 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
5.10 pp
peak 85.60 % in 2015
Full series
▲ 22.80 pp
since 1988

In Europe: #28 of 37vs median 54.55 %: +25.95 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Austria: ahead of 24 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtAustria 80.50 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Austria is ahead of 24 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Austria
92 Fiji78.70 %−1.80 pp
93 Argentina80.30 %−0.20 pp
94 Austria80.50 %—
95 Tunisia81.30 %+0.80 pp
96 Jordan82.80 %+2.30 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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