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Austria · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Austria

Europe & Central Asia Capital Vienna High income Nation age 1,050 years (since 976) i AUT · AT
NationsTree Index 2025 i70.734th of 196 Tree height 2025 i17 msee ranking Military strength i40percentile
Population i9.2 m97th of 217 Area i83,879 km²117th of 216 GDP i$579.47 bn28th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$706.98 bn intl.43rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$76,778 intl.22nd of 199 Life expectancy i82.0 years36th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i78
Strength · trunk i80
Quality of life · crown i84
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i67
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i8
CSV

In short

Austria is 34th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 70.7 out of 100; its tree is 17 m tall.

It has 9.2 million people and an economy of $706.98 bn at purchasing power parity, 43rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Physicians (7th of 174) and Rule of law (10th of 207).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (184th of 210), CO₂ emissions per person (165th of 203) and General government gross debt (147th of 189).

Over five years it fell from 19th to 34th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 83,879 117th/216
Land area ikm² 82,520 114th/216
Population ipeople 9.2 m 97th/217
Population growth i% 0.33% 153rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 111.2 96th/216
Urban population i% 69.7% 91st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.1% 195th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 21.1% 27th/217

Economy

61
GDP iUSD $579.47 bn 28th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $706.98 bn 43rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $589.05 bn 44th/199
GDP per person iUSD $62,930 21st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $76,778 22nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $60,360 19th/201
GDP growth i% 0.6% 184th/210
Inflation i% 3.5% 103rd/180
Unemployment i% 5.6% 105th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 81.4% 147th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.2% 137th/192

Main industries

55
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.3% 164th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 24.0% 97th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 15.2% 39th/192
Services i% of GDP 64.1% 62nd/200

Trade

62
Exports of goods & services iUSD $316.98 bn 32nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $303.17 bn 30th/182
Exports i% of GDP 54.7% 45th/183
Imports i% of GDP 52.3% 74th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 107.0% 52nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 96th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 77.7% 27th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 8.9% 120th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.6% 78th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 18.5% 36th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.9% 57th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -2.0% 187th/196

Natural resources

55
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 154th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.04% 88th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.02% 74th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.06% 125th/209
Arable land i% of land area 16.0% 70th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 6,083 63rd/183

Tourism

78
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 15.1 m 18th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $15.36 bn 9th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 6.9% 74th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 4.0 m 34th/107

Society & health

80
Life expectancy iyears 82.0 36th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.3 22nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 5.52 7th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 6.7 9th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 85% 132nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 94.7% 30th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 100.6% 61st/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 32.6% 30th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 11.8% 10th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 92.6% 14th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.930 22nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 31.2 31st/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.5% 36th/108

Infrastructure & digital

81
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 98.9% 33rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 98.5% 11th/144
Internet users i% of population 91.9% 46th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 124 78th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 30.1 57th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.90 16th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,962 27th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 46.0 m 25th/161

Environment & energy

64
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 6.32 165th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 36.0% 66th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.0 45th/200
Forest area i% of land area 47.3% 63rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,294 29th/149

Institutions & safety

85
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 83.9 17th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 74.3 24th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 85.8 10th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 74.9 79th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 73.9 28th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 83.8 14th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.9 35th/145

Military

35
Military expenditure iUSD $6.35 bn 42nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.1% 108th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.0% 143rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 23,000 98th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.50% 116th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 29.0 m 81st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 61st/65

Science & innovation

87
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.26% 8th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,676 24th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 13,846 34th/197

Compare Austria with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Margraviate of Austria under the Babenbergs (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Austria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/austria. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Austria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/austria. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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