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. source: Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Austria recorded a Current Account deficit of 60 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2025. Current Account in Austria averaged 1051.15 EUR Million from 1995 until 2025, 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 March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-30 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €-2.1B €5.6B €-2.8B
2025-12-23 09:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 €-0.1B €-2.0B €-1.7B
2026-03-31 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 €-0.1B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -352.00 -84.60 EUR Million Nov 2025
Capital Flows 1731.00 -1395.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Current Account -60.00 -2016.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Exports 16446.00 17545.00 EUR Million Nov 2025
External Debt 795297.00 778507.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 219.00 -511.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Imports 16799.00 17629.00 EUR Million Nov 2025
Remittances 71.00 95.00 EUR Million Sep 2025


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
-60.00 -2016.00 7479.00 -3876.00 1995 - 2025 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
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
Austria Logs Widest Current Account Gap in 2 Years
Austria posted a current account deficit of €2.1 billion in Q2 2025, the largest since Q2 2023, up from €1.3 billion in the same month of the previous year. The goods surplus shrank to €1.3 billion from €1.7 billion in Q2 2024; and the services deficit narrowed only slightly to €0.8 billion from €1 billion. At the same time, the primary income shortfall rose to €1.6 billion from €1.2 billion; and the secondary income gap went up to €0.9 billion from €0.8 billon.
2025-09-30
Austria Current Account Surplus Hits 4-Month High
The current account surplus widened to EUR 4.4 billion in Q1 2025 from EUR 8.1 billion in the same period last year, marking the highest since then. The upturn was mainly driven by the increase in services accounts, from EUR 5.5 billion in Q1 2024 to EUR 5.1 billion. In contrast, surplus in goods account and primary income surplus narrowed to EUR 0.3 billion and EUR 0.05 billion, from EUR 3.7 billion and EUR 0.6 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, the secondary income deficit widened from EUR 1.3 billion to EUR 1.5 billion.
2025-06-30