Merchandise trade in Austria
Austria: Merchandise trade was 77.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Austria recorded 77.7% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Austria peaked at 94.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1967.
That places Austria 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.3% | — |
| 1961 | 36.6% | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 35.7% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 35.9% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 35.4% | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 38.4% | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 41.8% | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 52.2% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 53.1% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 77.7% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.6% | 35.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 41.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 48.4% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 47.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 70.1% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.7% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 77.7% | 94.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 50 Sint Maarten 80.7% compare
- 51 Poland 80.6% compare
- 52 Syrian Arab Republic 79.2% compare
- 54 Mozambique 77.5% compare
- 55 Honduras 77.4% compare
- 56 Morocco 75.2% compare
More private sector data for Austria
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 24,803 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Austria?
- Merchandise trade in Austria was 77.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1967.
- How does Austria rank for merchandise trade?
- Austria ranks 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.