Regional GDP and main aggregates by industry and Länder (NUTS 2)

Gross regional product per inhabitant

Gross regional product per inhabitant enables economic power to be compared across the Länder. With €43 300 per inhabitant, Vienna was once again clearly above the average in 2007, followed by Salzburg (€37 300) and Tyrol (€34 200). The figure for Vorarlberg (€34 000) was also above the Austrian average of €32 600. Upper Austria (€31 800) was below the national average as were Styria, Carinthia and Lower Austria, which, with figures between €26 600 and €28 200, were all relatively far behind. Burgenland continued to be bottom of the table with €21 600.

However, it should be borne in mind that GRP relates to the place of performance (place of work), whereas the inhabitant figures seen in relation to GRP relate to the place of residence, i.e. transregional commuter movements are not taken into account. Burgenland and parts of Lower Austria, for example, are traditional commuter regions.

Total hours worked

Total hours worked (aggregate number of hours actually worked) were increasing continually since 1995, with an average growth rate of 0.8% per year from 1995 to 2007. All Länder developed positively, but to slightly different extents. Tyrol with an average growth rate of 1.2% per year ranked first, followed by Salzburg and Upper Austria (both 1.0%). The lowest growth took place in Burgenland and in Lower Austria (both 0.5%).

In absolute terms, Vienna was the Land (federal province) with most hours worked (nearly 1.5 bn) in 2007, followed by Upper and Lower Austria (roundly 1.2 and 1.1 bn hours respectively) plus Styria (roundly 1.0 bn). These four Länder covered more than 70% of total hours worked in Austria. The industry “Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and household goods, hotels and restaurants; transport and communication” (ÖNACE 2003-sections G to I) had the highest share in total hours worked in almost every Land. The only exception was Vienna with the industry “Other service activities” (ÖNACE-sections L to P) on top. In addition to this the low share of the primary and secondary sector is unsurprisingly characteristic of Vienna. On the contrary Burgenland, Styria, Lower Austria and Carinthia had higher-than-average shares in agriculture. The high shares of Vorarlberg and Upper Austria in the secondary sector are also quite remarkable.