Internet purchases by individuals in Austria
Austria: Internet purchases by individuals was 54.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Austria, 2002–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2019, internet purchases by individuals in Austria stood at 54.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Austria peaked at 54.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
That places Austria 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.5% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +62.8% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +47.5% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +3.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 54.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 54.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 7.5% | 31.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 31.7% | 54.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Austria?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Austria was 54.4% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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 Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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