Austria recorded a current account surplus of €7.33 billion in Q1 2026, the largest in two years, up from €6.62 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus rose to €5.82 billion from €5.41 billion, and the goods surplus climbed to €1.81 billion from €1.12 billion, with exports rising more than imports. Notably, goods surpluses with the US and UK increased significantly, while the deficit with Germany narrowed, amid rising exports of machinery, vehicles, and chemicals. However, the primary income surplus fell to €0.65 billion from €0.93 billion, and the secondary income deficit grew to €0.94 billion from €0.84 billion. source: Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Austria recorded a Current Account surplus of 7334 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Austria averaged 1140.83 EUR Million from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7479.00 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of -3876.00 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Austria Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Austria Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-31 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 €2.67B €1B €1.5B
2026-06-30 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 €7.33B €2.67B €2.5B
2026-09-30 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €7.33B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -563.30 342.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Capital Flows 6821.00 4096.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Current Account 7334.00 2668.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Exports 18734.00 16165.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
External Debt 813776.00 770567.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 13700.00 -10441.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Imports 18171.00 15823.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Remittances 74.00 95.00 EUR Million Mar 2026


Austria Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7334.00 2668.00 7479.00 -3876.00 1995 - 2026 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Austria Logs Widest Current Account Surplus in 2 Years
Austria recorded a current account surplus of €7.33 billion in Q1 2026, the largest in two years, up from €6.62 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus rose to €5.82 billion from €5.41 billion, and the goods surplus climbed to €1.81 billion from €1.12 billion, with exports rising more than imports. Notably, goods surpluses with the US and UK increased significantly, while the deficit with Germany narrowed, amid rising exports of machinery, vehicles, and chemicals. However, the primary income surplus fell to €0.65 billion from €0.93 billion, and the secondary income deficit grew to €0.94 billion from €0.84 billion.
2026-06-30
Austria Current Account Surplus Widens in Q4
The current account surplus in Austria widened to EUR 2.67 billion in Q4 2025, from EUR 1.15 billion in the same period last year, as all components improved. The primary income surplus rose to EUR 716 million from EUR 435 million a year earlier, while the secondary income deficit narrowed slightly to EUR 1,212 million from a EUR 1,321 million deficit. The services surplus increased to EUR 2,095 million from EUR 1,924 million, and the goods surplus rose to EUR 1,070 million from EUR 112 million.
2026-03-31
Austria Current Account Balance Swings to Deficit
The current account balance in Austria shifted to a EUR 0.1 billion deficit in the third quarter of 2025, compared to a EUR 0.2 billion surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. The primary income deficit widened to EUR 0.7 billion from EUR 0.1 billion a year ago, while the secondary income shortfall also rose to EUR 0.8 billion from EUR 0.3 billion. On the other hand, the goods surplus increased to EUR 1.2 billion from EUR 1.0 billion in Q3 2024, while the services account posted a surplus of EUR 0.2 billion, swinging from a EUR 0.4 billion deficit in the same quarter last year.
2025-12-23