Austria
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
60.5composite, 0–100
23 / 45rank · 22 of 27 in EU-27
−1.0change since 2015, time-varying indicators
AustriaEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 53.2 | 31 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 61.9 | 16 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 47.6 | 29 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 73.4 | 8 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 66.5 | 18 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 60.5 | 23 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 39 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
AustriaEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 None (Circular Economy Strategy 2022 only references social economy enterprises) | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Federal Ministry of Labour/Social Affairs (WISEs, VSE label); Federal Ministry of Economy (social enterprise programmes); AMS · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Bundesvergabegesetz (BVergG); Federal Action Plan for Sustainable Procurement (mainly ecological) · source | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 None (VSE label criteria are administrative only) | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 WISE accreditation types (SÖB, GBP, Integrative Betriebe under federal guidelines since 2004); Verified Social Enterprise label (2022) · source | 1/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Kompetenzzentrum für Soziale Innovation (ESF+, funded to 2028); aws programmes; SENA, Impact Hub Vienna, Social Business Hub Styria · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ OP 'Beschäftigung Österreich & JTF 2021–2027' (social innovation priority €11m; SIplus competence centre) · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 AMS funding for accredited WISEs (SÖB, GBP, IB); aws Preseed 'Innovative Solutions' (2022); FFG higher co-financing for SEs · source | 2/2 |
Policy composite 43.8 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Austria: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/austria/