Government debt, quarterly in Austria
Government debt in Austria was equal to 83.6% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest since Q3 2021.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Austria, Q2 2026
83.6%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+0.9percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
8th of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Austria over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 83.6%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 82.7%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 80.7% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 82.7% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 81.2% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 82.0% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 79.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 80.6% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 80.8% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 79.2% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 77.4% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 78.0% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 78.3% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 80.0% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 78.1% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 80.9% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 82.4% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 83.2% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 82.4% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 84.0% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 85.9% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 87.0% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 83.2% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 78.6% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 82.3% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 73.3% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 71.0% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 71.7% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 72.4% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 73.4% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 74.6% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 76.4% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 77.3% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 78.0% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 79.1% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 80.7% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 81.9% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 82.7% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 77.4%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Austria has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.