
Gross debt in Austria
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Austria in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 130.5 billion and 395.1 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 395 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021. The budget deficit in the same year was 28.2 billion USD.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 44,119 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Austria total | Austria per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 137.40 bn USD | 17,225 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 141.78 bn USD | 17,740 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 130.45 bn USD | 16,283 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 131.79 bn USD | 16,387 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 143.07 bn USD | 17,702 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 172.72 bn USD | 21,267 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 196.52 bn USD | 24,048 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 216.98 bn USD | 26,371 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 226.35 bn USD | 27,374 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 253.10 bn USD | 30,510 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 296.82 bn USD | 35,669 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 320.82 bn USD | 38,453 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 324.39 bn USD | 38,787 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 355.91 bn USD | 42,413 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 335.39 bn USD | 39,785 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 349.60 bn USD | 41,227 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 371.98 bn USD | 43,525 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 324.27 bn USD | 37,519 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 327.91 bn USD | 37,533 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 327.56 bn USD | 37,233 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 337.08 bn USD | 38,129 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 314.09 bn USD | 35,370 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 360.93 bn USD | 40,478 USD | 30,783 USD |
2021 | 395.12 bn USD | 44,119 USD | 33,695 USD |
Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars
Budget deficit in Austria

The budget balance in Austria in the period between 1998 and 2021 varied between -34.86 billion euros and +2.72 billion euros. In 2021, Austria reached a balance of -28.23 billion euros.
In ratio to population, this equals a new indebtedness of 3,152 euros per capita in Austria in 2021. For comparison, the average debt per capita in the European Union in the same year was 1,787 euros.
Budget deficit and surplus in the last 23 years
Year | Austria total | Austria per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | -4.95 bn USD | -621 USD | -398 USD |
1999 | -4.78 bn USD | -598 USD | -204 USD |
2000 | -3.23 bn USD | -403 USD | 112 USD |
2001 | -0.09 bn USD | -12 USD | -299 USD |
2002 | -1.48 bn USD | -183 USD | -565 USD |
2003 | -3.83 bn USD | -472 USD | -840 USD |
2004 | -14.35 bn USD | -1,756 USD | -920 USD |
2005 | -8.03 bn USD | -976 USD | -822 USD |
2006 | -8.53 bn USD | -1,031 USD | -568 USD |
2007 | -5.27 bn USD | -636 USD | -360 USD |
2008 | -6.46 bn USD | -776 USD | -1,085 USD |
2009 | -21.41 bn USD | -2,566 USD | -2,021 USD |
2010 | -17.42 bn USD | -2,083 USD | -1,970 USD |
2011 | -11.02 bn USD | -1,314 USD | -1,462 USD |
2012 | -8.96 bn USD | -1,063 USD | -1,220 USD |
2013 | -8.39 bn USD | -989 USD | -1,027 USD |
2014 | -12.08 bn USD | -1,413 USD | -852 USD |
2015 | -3.86 bn USD | -446 USD | -577 USD |
2016 | -6.07 bn USD | -695 USD | -423 USD |
2017 | -3.41 bn USD | -387 USD | -263 USD |
2018 | 0.77 bn USD | 88 USD | -139 USD |
2019 | 2.72 bn USD | 306 USD | -197 USD |
2020 | -34.86 bn USD | -3,909 USD | -2,312 USD |
2021 | -28.23 bn USD | -3,152 USD | -1,787 USD |
(negative numbers = deficit)