Austria (2025)
50.9
% of GDP (current prices)
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Austria Compensation of Employees (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 50.9 -0.1pp
2024 51 +1.9pp
2023 49.1 +0.7pp
2022 48.4 -1.2pp
2021 49.6 -0.9pp
2020 50.5 +1.8pp
2019 48.7 +0.4pp
2018 48.3 +0.4pp
2017 47.9 +0.1pp
2016 47.8 unchanged
2015 47.8 -0.3pp
2014 48.1 unchanged
2013 48.1 +0.6pp
2012 47.5 +0.6pp
2011 46.9 -0.3pp
2010 47.2 -0.4pp
2009 47.6 +1.2pp
2008 46.4 +0.9pp
2007 45.5 -0.5pp
2006 46 -0.2pp

About this Dataset

Austria recorded 50.9 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 45.5 in 2007 to 51 in 2024.

This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Austria from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Austria from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 51 % of GDP (current prices) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 45.5 in 2007. The latest reading of 50.9 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp.