Austria’s trade balance posted a deficit of EUR 1,015.6 billion in June 2025, shifting from a surplus of EUR 596.7 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marked the largest deficit since February 2023 as imports rose while exports declined. Imports increased by 1.8% year-on-year to EUR 15.87 billion, driven primarily by a 6.8% rise in chemical products and a 0.9% growth in machinery and vehicles. Imports advanced for non-EU countries (+6.3), but declined for EU countries (-0.5%). Meanwhile, exports tumbled by 8.2% to EUR 14.86 billion, attributed to lower shipments of chemical products (-20.6%), followed by machinery and vehicles (-7.6%). Exports declined to both EU countries (-5.1%) and non-EU countries (-14.8%). source: Statistics Austria

Austria recorded a trade deficit of 1015.60 EUR Million in June of 2025. Balance of Trade in Austria averaged -311.56 EUR Million from 1953 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1936.00 EUR Million in November of 2023 and a record low of -2684.00 EUR Million in August of 2022. This page provides - Austria Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Austria Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Austria recorded a trade deficit of 1015.60 EUR Million in June of 2025. Balance of Trade in Austria is expected to be -100.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Austria Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -1300.00 EUR Million in 2026 and -500.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-07 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
May €-763.8M €-447.5M €-610.0M
2025-09-05 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jun €-1,015.6M €-763.8M €-705.0M
2025-10-08 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jul €-1,015.6M

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Exports 14859.00 15169.00 EUR Million Jun 2025
Imports 15874.00 15933.00 EUR Million Jun 2025

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1015.60 -763.80 EUR Million Jun 2025
Tourist Arrivals 3951.30 3084.40 Thousand Jul 2025

Austria Balance of Trade
Austria's economy is dependent on foreign trade and closely linked to the economies of other EU countries, particularly Germany. The major export commodity in Austria is the automobile and its components, machinery and paper products. Austria imports mainly machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal goods, oil and oil products and foodstuffs.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1015.60 -763.80 1936.00 -2684.00 1953 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly
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Austria Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in June
Austria’s trade balance posted a deficit of EUR 1,015.6 billion in June 2025, shifting from a surplus of EUR 596.7 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marked the largest deficit since February 2023 as imports rose while exports declined. Imports increased by 1.8% year-on-year to EUR 15.87 billion, driven primarily by a 6.8% rise in chemical products and a 0.9% growth in machinery and vehicles. Imports advanced for non-EU countries (+6.3), but declined for EU countries (-0.5%). Meanwhile, exports tumbled by 8.2% to EUR 14.86 billion, attributed to lower shipments of chemical products (-20.6%), followed by machinery and vehicles (-7.6%). Exports declined to both EU countries (-5.1%) and non-EU countries (-14.8%).
2025-09-05
Austria Trade Deficit Widens in May
Austria’s trade deficit widened to EUR 0.76 billion in May 2025, from EUR 0.40 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year, as imports rose while exports declined. Imports increased by 0.9% year-on-year to EUR 15.93 billion, driven primarily by a 6.8% increase in chemical products and a 0.9% rise in processed goods, which more than offset an 18.1% slump in fuels and energy. Imports grew for non-EU countries (+3.0%), but declined for EU countries (-0.2%). Meanwhile, exports fell by 1.6% to EUR 15.17 billion, mainly due to lower shipments of fuels and energy (-19.5%), followed by chemical products (-9.2%). Exports decreased to non-EU countries (-9.9%), while shipments increased to EU countries (+2.5%).
2025-08-07
Austria Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in April
Austria posted a trade deficit of EUR 0.45 billion in April 2025, compared to a surplus of EUR 0.13 billion in the same month a year ago, as imports rose while exports fell. Imports rose 1.9% year-on-year to EUR 16.45 billion, driven primarily by a 15.1% increase in chemical products, which more than offset a 16.5% slump in fuels and energy. Imports grew for non-EU countries (+8.0%), but declined for EU countries (-1.0%). Meanwhile, exports fell by 1.4% to EUR 16.00 billion, mainly due to lower shipments of chemical products (-12.1%), followed by processed goods (-3.1%). Exports to both non-EU countries (-1.6%) and EU countries (-1.4%) decreased.
2025-07-08