Austria — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1913–2025 · 91 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Austria's central government deficit reading was −3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −3.4% of GDP in 2024 was +0.4 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −2.65% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2007–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -1.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -5.2 % of GDP |
14 earlier values, back to 2007
| 2020 | -7.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -0.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.7 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -2.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -3.3 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -4.3 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -1.4 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -1.1 % of GDP |