Austria Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jan 31, 2022

Actual

-1,707

Units In

EUR Million

-1,661.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 06, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
581 Nov 2014	-1,775 Jun 2021	-301.15 EUR Million	1953-2022	Statistics Austria

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.

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Austria’s trade balance posted a deficit of EUR 1,886.3 billion in July 2025, shifting from a surplus of EUR 679.7 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marked the largest deficit since January 2023,as imports rose while exports declined. Imports increased by 3.4% year-on-year to EUR 16.95 billion, driven primarily by a rise in machinery and vehicles (+10.5%), other manufactured goods (+3.4%), and processed goods (+1.4%). Imports advanced for EU countries (+5.7%), but declined for non-EU countries (-1.2%). Meanwhile, exports tumbled 11.9% year-on-year to EUR 15.06 billion, attributed to lower shipments of chemical products (-30.2%), followed by machinery and vehicles (-11.4%). Exports dropped to both non-EU countries (-29.1%) and EU countries (-3.4%).