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Government debt in Austria

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Austria's government debt is 81.40 % — #93 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

81.40%

Checked 24 Oct 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: 80.00 %2025: 81.40 %19882007202581.40 %
38 official observations, 1988 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#93 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
26 %
32 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.40 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
4.20 pp
peak 85.60 % in 2015
Full series
▲ 23.70 pp
since 1988

In Europe: #28 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +26.70 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Austria: ahead of 26 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtAustria 81.40 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Austria is ahead of 26 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Austria
91 South Africa78.40 %−3.00 pp
92 Argentina80.10 %−1.30 pp
93 Austria81.40 %—
94 Tunisia81.70 %+0.30 pp
95 Bolivia83.30 %+1.90 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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