Austria's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 268.29 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 57.74% from 170.09 billion in 2015 (4.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 268.29 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 183.64 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 170.09 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 279.3 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | 7.98 billion | 1970 |
| Average since 2016 | 225.93 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 7.98 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Austria's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 2.2% on 2024 (from 262.6 billion to 268.29 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.9% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.9% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 11.95 billion a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Austria had the 94th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Austria in the 2025 ranking
- Nicaragua — 90th of 137: 446.76 billion
- Guinea-Bissau — 91st of 137: 397.38 billion
- Guatemala — 92nd of 137: 293.27 billion
- Peru — 94th of 137: 260.94 billion
- Mauritania — 95th of 137: 251.75 billion
- Comoros — 96th of 137: 250.17 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 56 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 268,292,941,000 |
| 2024 | 262,595,148,000 |
| 2023 | 270,772,041,000 |
| 2022 | 279,301,214,000 |
| 2021 | 223,748,192,000 |
| 2020 | 183,636,960,000 |
| 2019 | 207,000,058,000 |
| 2018 | 201,871,476,000 |
| 2017 | 188,165,315,000 |
| 2016 | 173,956,374,000 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.13 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 6.07 trillion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 47.52 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 163.47 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 497.36 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 30.61 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 60.07 billion (2025)
- Croatia — 49.29 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — 33.54 billion (2025)
- Czechia — 5.23 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Austria
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$53.44 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$14.11 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$579.47 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 512.81 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$424.41 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 416.81 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$62,930 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 55,691 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$46,090 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 45,266 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Austria's imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 268.29 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 3,263% from 7.98 billion in 1970 (6.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 279.3 billion in 2022 and the lowest 7.98 billion in 1970.
- How does Austria rank?
- 94th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Austria?
- In 2025, Austria's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 2.2% on 2024 (from 262.6 billion to 268.29 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in