The per capita income was again highest in Vorarlberg, with the greatest job growth in Vienna.
The economy grew in all Austrian federal states in the previous year, most strongly in Styria and the weakest in Carinthia. According to Statistics Austria, Vienna was in first place in terms of employment growth, with the lowest increase in Carinthia. The disposable income per inhabitant was lowest in Vienna, but rose the second highest overall. Vorarlberg households had the highest per capita income.
Strong manufacturing area
Overall, Austria's economy grew by 1.4 percent in the previous year. The range in the increase in the gross regional product (BRP) was between 2.0 percent in Styria and 0.8 percent in Carinthia. Responsible for the good performance of Styria was the manufacturing sector, which grew by 3.8 percent more strongly than in the other federal states, as Statistics Austria announced on Friday.
In Tyrol and Vorarlberg, too, with a BRP increase of 1.8 percent each and Salzburg (plus 1.7 percent), the manufacturing sector was decisive for the above-average growth. The comparatively weaker development in Carinthia has two main reasons: There were no more growth impulses from the production of goods and the service sector showed the weakest growth of all federal states with plus 0.7 percent.
The economy also grew above average in Burgenland (plus 1.6 percent) and Upper Austria (plus 1.5 percent), and below average in Lower Austria (plus 0.9 percent).
Vienna strong in services
In Vienna, real economic output increased by 1.2 percent, slightly below the Austrian average of 1.4 percent. The federal capital achieved the strongest growth of all federal states in the service sector with plus 1.8 percent – with an Austria value of 1.4 percent. In particular, there was dynamism from accommodation and gastronomy as well as health and social services. In contrast, there has been a sharp decline in the production of goods.
The highest disposable income per inhabitant was again in Vorarlberg at 25,200 euros. In second place was Lower Austria with 25,100 euros, followed by Burgenland (24,800 euros) and Salzburg (24,700 euros). The per capita income of Upper Austrians was also above the Austrian average of 24,000 euros (24,500 euros). Styria and Tyrol were only slightly below the Austrian average at EUR 23,900 and EUR 23,800 respectively.
Private households in Carinthia recorded below-average incomes at 23,600 euros. As in previous years, Vienna had the lowest per capita disposable income of 22,500 euros, but in 2019, in contrast to previous years, growth was slightly above average.
More jobs
In terms of employment, Vienna achieved the top value of all federal states in 2019 with an increase of 1.8 percent. Of the additional 20,100 jobs, 17,300 were in the service sector. On average in Austria there were 1.3 percent more jobs than in the previous year. The increase was lowest in Carinthia (plus 0.7 percent).
The gross regional product per inhabitant grew in real terms in all federal states. The increase was between 0.5 percent in Lower Austria and 1.7 percent in Styria. The Austrian average was 1.0 percent. As in the previous year, Salzburg achieved the highest BRP per inhabitant at current prices with around 53,600 euros, followed by Vienna with around 52,700 euros. The value was lowest in Burgenland at 31,600 euros.
