Material import dependency in Austria
Austria: Material import dependency was 40.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material import dependency in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 40.5% for material import dependency in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Austria peaked at 44.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 13th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Material import dependency in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.7% | — |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | -1.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 40.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Austria's 40.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.3%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Material import dependency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +25.5% | 27.4% | 34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 34.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 40.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 40.5% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 1,592 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Austria?
- Material import dependency in Austria was 40.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for material import dependency?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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