Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Austria
Austria: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 29.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Austria, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 29.9% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Austria peaked at 29.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1980.
Austria ranks 14th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.4% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +46.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 29.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 3.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Austria's 29.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 4.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 15.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 20.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More financial sector data for Austria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Austria?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Austria was 29.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.