Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Austria
Austria: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Insurance and financial services in Austria, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Austria stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Austria peaked at 8.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
Austria ranks 128th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.6% | — |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +46.9% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -10.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 67% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 98.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 104.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Austria?
- Insurance and financial services in Austria was 4.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for insurance and financial services?
- Austria ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.