Industrial sectors
The most important industrial sectors in Austria are:
- Food and Drink industry
- Mechanical and Steel Engineering
- Chemical and Automotive industry
- Electrics and Electronics industry and
- Wood, Pulp and Paper industry.
The majority of Austrian goods exports come from these industrial sectors.
Key regional sectors
The key economic sectors for each region:
| Upper Austria: | Iron, steel, chemical and mechanical engineering. |
| Salzburg: | Electrics, wood and paper, national services in wholesale and transport. |
| Vorarlberg: | Textilies, clothing. |
| Carinthia: | Wood, pulp and paper industry. |
| Styria: | Automobiles, iron and steel, manufacturing. |
| Tyrol: | Glass, Wood. |
| Vienna: | Financial Services. |
Tourism
Tourism plays an extremely important economic role in Austria. In 2025 around 33.5 million foreign visitors came to Austria, with almost 116.8 million overnight stays (3/4 of the total overnight stays), in total there were almost 157.3 million overnight stays.
The majority of visitors come from:
- Germany
- The Netherlands
- Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- Czech Republic
- Italy
- United States
- United Kingdom