Austria Current Account Surplus Smallest Since 2024

Austria posted a current account surplus of €0.25 billion in Q2 2026, the smallest since Q3 2024, down from €0.89 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The primary income surplus narrowed to €0.19 billion from €0.66 billion in Q2 2025, while the secondary income deficit rose to €1.11 billion from €0.90 billion. Meanwhile, the goods surplus was little changed at €1.5 billion, while the services shortfall shrank slightly to €0.37 billion from €0.40 billion.

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.

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.