Austria: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Name: Austria: Central government deficit (% of GDP)
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Percent of GDP · 1924–2025 · 90 observations · cgovdef_GDP

2025: −3.00%percent of GDP
Change on 2024: +0.4 pointsfrom −3.40%
Average, 2016–2025: −2.65%10 years
Record high and low: 0.40% (2019)low −11.5% (1931)

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Percent of GDP

Year	Value
2025	-3.00
2024	-3.40
2023	-1.80
2022	-3.90
2021	-5.20
2020	-7.40
2019	0.40
2018	-0.10
2017	-0.90
2016	-1.20

Sources

Mitchell1924–1993
World Development Indicators1972–2024
IMF Government Finance Statistics1995–2024
Eurostat1995–2025

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