Material import dependency in Austria
Austria: Material import dependency was 40.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
44.6%
in 2018
All-time low
25.7%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
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 10th of 35 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.
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
More trade data for Austria
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 74,179 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 282,785 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 13,158 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 2,457 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data -2.5 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 486,769 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 13,053 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 78.4 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 310 Thousand tonnes (2025)
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 10th out of 35 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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