Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria
Austria: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria is 1.3, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 376.6% on the previous year and up 465.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria peaked at 5.16 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.31, in 2020.
That places Austria 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.95 | — |
| 2001 | 0.89 | -69.8% |
| 2002 | 0.25 | -71.9% |
| 2003 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9 | +1714.8% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | -93.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +263.6% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | -0.31 | -126.3% |
| 2009 | -3.34 | +977.4% |
| 2010 | 0.89 | -126.6% |
| 2011 | 2.05 | +130.3% |
| 2012 | -0.22 | -110.7% |
| 2013 | -0.75 | +240.9% |
| 2014 | 0.53 | -170.7% |
| 2015 | 0.23 | -56.6% |
| 2016 | 0.59 | +156.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | +91.5% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | -5.31 | -671.0% |
| 2021 | 5.16 | -197.2% |
| 2022 | 2.09 | -59.5% |
| 2023 | -1.39 | -166.5% |
| 2024 | -0.47 | -66.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3 | -376.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52, 86% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.21, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1714.8% | 0.27 | 4.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.832 | -3.34 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.629 | -0.75 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 | -5.31 | 5.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Austria was 1.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2021.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.31 in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Austria ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 465.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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