Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Austria

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Austria in 2025 — 77.73%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 39.44 pp.

2025 77.73% −1.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 50of 189
Period maximum 94.13%2022
Period minimum 35.39%1967

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Austria, 1960–20252040608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.28%1962: 36.13%1964: 35.91%1966: 36.67%1968: 35.88%1970: 41.83%1972: 41.41%1974: 46.17%1976: 46.81%1978: 45.61%1980: 51.3%1982: 49.5%1984: 52.23%1986: 50.05%1988: 50.63%1990: 54.53%1992: 50.77%1994: 49.44%1996: 53.71%1998: 61.54%2000: 71.42%2002: 73.75%2004: 79.64%2006: 82.05%2008: 85.17%2010: 79.92%2012: 84.85%2014: 82.16%2016: 78.69%2018: 83.64%2020: 78.7%2022: 94.13%2024: 79.63%2025: 77.73%
Change over the period: +39.44 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 77.73%
World 43.89%
Western Europe computed 76.24%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 77.73 −1.9 pp
2024 79.63 −7.53 pp
2023 87.16 −6.98 pp
2022 94.13 +6.23 pp
2021 87.9 +9.2 pp
2020 78.7 −3.34 pp
2019 82.04 −1.6 pp
2018 83.64 +0.79 pp
2017 82.85 +4.16 pp
2016 78.69 −2.66 pp
2015 81.35 −0.8 pp
2014 82.16 −1.87 pp
2013 84.02 −0.82 pp
2012 84.85 −1.14 pp
2011 85.99 +6.06 pp
2010 79.92 +9.79 pp
2009 70.14 −15.03 pp
2008 85.17 +0.71 pp
2007 84.46 +2.41 pp
2006 82.05 +1.62 pp
2005 80.43 +0.79 pp
2004 79.64 +4.22 pp
2003 75.42 +1.67 pp
2002 73.75 −0.24 pp
2001 74 +2.58 pp
2000 71.42 +7.94 pp
1999 63.48 +1.94 pp
1998 61.54 +2.26 pp
1997 59.29 +5.58 pp
1996 53.71 +2.07 pp
1995 51.64 +2.2 pp
1994 49.44 +2.08 pp
1993 47.36 −3.41 pp
1992 50.77 −2.33 pp
1991 53.1 −1.42 pp
1990 54.53 +1.06 pp
1989 53.46 +2.83 pp
1988 50.63 +2.21 pp
1987 48.42 −1.62 pp
1986 50.05 −5.26 pp
1985 55.31 +3.08 pp
1984 52.23 +3.72 pp
1983 48.51 −0.99 pp
1982 49.5 −2.63 pp
1981 52.13 +0.83 pp
1980 51.3 +2.78 pp
1979 48.52 +2.9 pp
1978 45.61 −1.23 pp
1977 46.85 +0.04 pp
1976 46.81 +4.42 pp
1975 42.39 −3.78 pp
1974 46.17 +3.99 pp
1973 42.18 +0.77 pp
1972 41.41 +0.05 pp
1971 41.36 −0.47 pp
1970 41.83 +3.46 pp
1969 38.37 +2.49 pp
1968 35.88 +0.49 pp
1967 35.39 −1.28 pp
1966 36.67 −0.18 pp
1965 36.86 +0.94 pp
1964 35.91 +0.25 pp
1963 35.67 −0.47 pp
1962 36.13 −0.44 pp
1961 36.57 −1.71 pp
1960 38.28

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.