Investor Presentaiton
OeBFA
Austrian Treasury
Austria at a Glance
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A Safe Haven Core-Euro Area Economy
Diversified and competitive economy
4th richest country in the Euro area¹
No major macro imbalances, low private sector indebtedness
Solid current account balance reflecting strong international
competitiveness
High level of innovation (R&D expenditure 2023e: 3.2% of GDP)²
Strong and diversified exports: 3th most diversified export structure
and 11th most diversified import structure in the world³
8th (out of 124 countries) in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI)4,
underlining the high knowledge intensity of the economy
6th highest employment rate in 2023 and 6th lowest unemployment
rate in the Euro area in 2023
Net capital exporting and positive net international investment
position
5th most peaceful country in the world (out of 163)5
Low vulnerability and high readiness for climate change /
ranked 11 out of 185 countries worldwide6
GDP per capita of 2022 in PPS, European Commission, November 2023
Statistics Austria - R&D intensity, April 2023
UNCTAD Statistics, Diversification indices of merchandise exports and imports, October 2023
OEC, Economic Complexity Index (ECI), March 2024
Institute for Economics and Peace, Global Peace Index 2023, June 2023
University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN Country Index), February 2022
Republic of Austria / Investor Information, April 2024
Austria
Euro area
Area (sq. km '000)
84
2,902
Population 2023 (mn)
9.1
346.8
Population growth p.a.
+0.3%
+0.2%
(2019-2024e)
GDP per capita
44,128
36,744
2022 (EUR)
Net financial assets
per private household
(Q2 2023 in EUR)
147,627
135,845
Euro area
EU-27
in %
Austria
Euro area
Real GDP Growth
Inflation (HICP)
Unemployment
-0.8
0.2
1.8
0.5
0.8
1.5
7.7
3.8
2.7
5.4
2.7
2.2
5.1
5.5
5.4
6.5
6.6
6.4
Current Account Balance
2.2
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Budget Balance (Maastricht)
-2.7
-2.7
-2.8
-3.2
-2.8
-2.7
Structural Budget Balance
-2.5
-2.5
-2.7
-3.2
-2.8
-2.8
Debt to GDP
77.8
76.4
76.5
90.4
89.7
89.5
Year
2023
2024
2025
2023
2024
2025
Data: Statistics Austria, March 2024 / Austrian Institute of Economic Research, March 2024 / Federal Ministry of Finance, October
2023 / European Commission - Winter Forecast, February 2024
1. Economic & Fiscal Overview
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