Government debt in Austria

Government debt in Austria: 57.7% of GDP in 1988 and 80% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024: 80% of GDP
Since 1988: +22.3 percentage points
Projected, 2031: 84.3% of GDP; IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 84.3% of GDP in 2031.
The highest was 85.6% of GDP in 2015, the lowest 56.2% of GDP in 1990.

% of GDP · IMF

IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031

What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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