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EU-Mercosur - a boost for jobs and exports in Austria

Country or region
  • Mercosur
Trade topics
  • Negotiations and agreements
  • Trade in your town
EU exporter
  • Austria

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Austria already export a wide range of goods and services to Mercosur.

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details

Companies and jobs

1,110
The number of Austrian companies that export to Mercosur.
67%
The share of Austrian companies exporting to Mercosur that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
32,000
The number of jobs in Austria that EU exports to Mercosur help support.
855,000
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Mercosur help support.

Exports and Imports

13th
Mercosur is Austria's 13th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€1 bn
The value of Austrian exports to Mercosur.
€512 m
The value of Austrian imports from Mercosur.

EU trade agreements benefit companies and communities

 

Other EU countries export to Mercosur too!

Go to EU-Mercosur in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Mercosur

 

Sources
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2016 (latest available year). Statistics on firms exporting to Argentina and Brazil, which account for 95% of exports to MERCOSUR countries
  • Jobs: WIOD database, 2011. The jobs figures are underestimates as they refer only to EU exports to Brazil. Estimates for all Mercosur countries are not available.
  • Exports and Imports: Eurostat. Goods and services figures based on latest available data (2017).
    Trade partner ranking is based on goods only.