The current account surplus widened to EUR 1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024, from EUR 1 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. It was the fifth consecutive period of surplus in the current account, as the goods account surplus increased to EUR 2.1 billion from EUR 1.2 billion a year earlier, while the secondary income gap narrowed to EUR 0.5 billion from EUR 0.7 billion. On the other hand, the services account recorded a deficit of EUR 0.4 billion, shifting from a surplus of EUR 0.2 billion. Moreover, the primary income surplus decreased to EUR 0.1 billion from EUR 0.3 billion. source: Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Austria recorded a Current Account surplus of 1483 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2024. Current Account in Austria averaged 1152.02 EUR Million from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 8106.00 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of -3100.00 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2023. 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 January of 2025.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-09-30 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €0.7B €8.1B € -0.26B
2024-12-23 09:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 €1.5B €0.7B € 1B
2025-03-28 08:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 €1.5B € 0.45B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -96.30 608.90 EUR Million Oct 2024
Capital Flows -2576.00 251.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Current Account 1483.00 677.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Exports 17318.00 15986.00 EUR Million Oct 2024
External Debt 678198.00 664366.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 449.00 -753.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Imports 17414.00 15377.00 EUR Million Oct 2024
Remittances 68.00 90.00 EUR Million Sep 2024

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
1483.00 677.00 8106.00 -3100.00 1995 - 2024 EUR Million Quarterly


News Stream
Austria Current Account Surplus Widens in Q3
The current account surplus widened to EUR 1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024, from EUR 1 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. It was the fifth consecutive period of surplus in the current account, as the goods account surplus increased to EUR 2.1 billion from EUR 1.2 billion a year earlier, while the secondary income gap narrowed to EUR 0.5 billion from EUR 0.7 billion. On the other hand, the services account recorded a deficit of EUR 0.4 billion, shifting from a surplus of EUR 0.2 billion. Moreover, the primary income surplus decreased to EUR 0.1 billion from EUR 0.3 billion.
2024-12-23
Austria Current Account Surplus Highest on Record
The current account surplus in Austria widened to EUR 9 billion in the first quarter of 2024, up from EUR 7.3 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year, marking the highest surplus on record since Q1 1995. Surplus increased for goods account (EUR 4.1 billion vs EUR 3 billion in Q1 2023) and services account (EUR 5.8 billion vs EUR 4.9 billion). Meanwhile, primary income surplus was slightly up (EUR 155 million vs EUR 32 million), while secondary income deficit widened (EUR -1.1 billion vs EUR -0.65 billion).
2024-07-01
Austria Current Account Surplus Nearly Triples
The current account surplus in Austria nearly tripled to EUR 4.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 from EUR 1.57 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. It was the largest current account surplus since the first quarter of 2020, as goods account swung to a surplus of EUR 2.87 billion from EUR 1.53 billion deficit in Q3 of 2023. Meanwhile, services account surplus narrowed to EUR 2.23 billion in Q4 of 2023 from EUR 3.04 billion a year earlier. At the same time, primary income surplus decreased to EUR 0.31 billion from EUR 0.73 billion in Q4 of 2022, while secondary income deficit increased to EUR 0.71 billion from EUR 0.66 billion.
2024-03-29