Austria AustriaEurope & Central Asia

Austria: 28th largest economy, 46th in military spending

Head of state Alexander Van der BellenHead of government Christian StockerCapital Vienna
Population9.2M#97 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$579B#28 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$62.9k#15 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output22 TWh#82 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$5.3B#46 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

Attacks reported

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≥ 8 events in or near Austria, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Vienna, Wien, Austria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Assault or killing · Vienna, Wien, Austria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Vienna, Wien, Austria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Vienna, Wien, Austria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

9.2M people, 70% in cities

  • Population9.2M2025
  • Population growth0.3%2025
  • Urban population69.7%2025
  • Land area82.5k km²2023

A $579B economy, $62.9k per person

  • GDP$579B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$707B2025
  • GDP per person$62.9k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$76.8k2025
  • GDP growth0.6%2025

Fuels are 3% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP54.7%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP52.3%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports2.8%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$317B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$303B2025

Fossil fuel output of 22 TWh

Oilmade 9.8 TWhused 132 TWh
Gasmade 13 TWhused 68 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 28 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)22 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption412 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person45.2 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation73 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels16.4%2025

Spends $5.3B on its military, 1.0% of GDP

  • Military spending$5.3B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP1.0%2024
  • Armed forces personnel23k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$13M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$16M2024

What Austria's leaders said lately

4 statements on record, newest first

  • Christian Stocker, Chancellor · 16 Octcommitment
    We have to classify so that we know how we can shape the support and solidarity with Ukraine in the future, source ↗
  • Christian Stocker, Chancellor · 16 Octdemand
    So many numbers are swirling around that you have to put them in order... you have to make it transparent, where this (budget) hole comes from, source ↗
  • Christian Stocker, Chancellor · 16 Oct
    due to these intensified and massive attacks by Russia... but the fact that this is immediately reflected in a budget gap is something you will have to talk about. source ↗

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.