Government debt in Austria i
Free · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_edpt1), retrieved 2026-10-19 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
81.5%
Austria · 2025
Austria · 2025Year-on-year change+1.5 pp
Previous period80.0% 2024
Rank in Europe20 of 27
EU2781.7%
Spain100.7%
Trend
Country ranking → Austria → Compare Spain and Austria →
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| Period | Austria | EU27 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.5% | 81.7% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | 80.7% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | 80.5% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | 82.4% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | 86.7% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | 77.5% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | 79.5% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | 84.1% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | 85.1% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | 81.7% |
Data analysis
Austria, “Government debt” (2025): 81.5%; a year earlier, 80.0% (+1.5 pp: deterioration). Austria ranks 20 of 27 European countries with data. For reference, the EU27 records 81.7% and Spain 100.7%. Over the last 5 periods the series shows an upward trend.
About this indicator
- What is the latest government debt figure in Austria?
- 81.5% in 2025, rank 20 of 27 European countries. The EU27 figure is 81.7%.
- What does government debt measure?
- Government debt, in % of GDP. A lower value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the government debt data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10dd_edpt1 («Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is government debt updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.