🇦🇹 Austria
Public Sector Debt · 2026
Total Debt
94.7%
of GDP
Global Rank
#35
of 192
S&P Rating
AA+
Credit rating
SOE Debt
+14.8%
4 categories
5yr Change
+4pp
rising
Where the Debt Sits
Central Government
Subnational
Central Government: 60.7%Subnational: 19.2%Dev Banks: 5.6%Energy SOEs: 0.5%Infrastructure: 8.6%Public Corps: 0.1%
Who Holds This Debt
Holder Breakdown
Domestic 34%
Foreign 66%
Domestic: 34%Foreign: 66%
Currency Denomination
Local 100%
Local currency: 100%Foreign currency: 0%
Full Debt Breakdown
Central Government60.7% of GDP
Central GovernmentEurostat — Government Debt (Maastricht)
60.7%Subnational / Regional19.2% of GDP
SubnationalEurostat — Government Debt (Maastricht)
19.2%Energy SOEs0.5% of GDP
Verbund (energy, partial)Verbund Annual ReportMajority state-owned hydro
0.5%Infrastructure SOEs8.6% of GDP
OBB (railways)OBB Annual Report 2024~EUR 30-32B debt
6.5%ASFINAG (motorways)ASFINAG financialsEUR 10.56B
2.1%Public Corporations0.1% of GDP
Austrian PostAustrian Post Annual ReportState postal
0.1%Development Banks5.6% of GDP
OeKB (export credit)OeKB Annual ReportEUR 26B assets
5.3%KommunalkreditKommunalkredit financialsMunicipal lending
0.3%Total Corporate Debt84.4% of GDP
Nonfinancial corporate debtBIS/FRED Q3 2025
84.4%Household Debt42.1% of GDP
Household debtBIS/FRED Q3 2025
42.1%Unfunded Pension Liabilities440.0% of GDP
Public pension unfunded entitlements (est.)Eurostat Table 29 (2021)Bismarckian PAYG system. Confirmed >400% of GDP. Minimal funded component.
440.0%All Layers Total661.2%
Credit Ratings
S&P
AA+
Moody's
Aa1
Fitch
AA+
Data Sources
Eurostat — Government Debt (Maastricht)general_government · Updated semi_annual
Dec 202479.9% GDP
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