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Europe & Central Asia · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 8.5%
Current prices2025
580USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.2%
Current prices2025
63,161USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.3 pp
Annual change2025
0.6%
Inflation▲ 0.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.6%
Unemployment▲ 0.5 pp
Rate2025
5.7%
Government debt▲ 1.3 pp
General government, gross2025
80.5% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.5 pp
Balance2025
1.0% of GDP
Population▲ 0.3%
Total2025
9.18million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-6.30.05.31995: 2.7%1996: 2.4%1997: 2.1%1998: 3.5%1999: 3.8%2000: 3.2%2001: 1.3%2002: 1.5%2003: 1.1%2004: 2.6%2005: 2.3%2006: 3.3%2007: 3.8%2008: 1.5%2009: -3.6%2010: 1.8%2011: 2.9%2012: 0.6%2013: -0.3%2014: 0.8%2015: 1.3%2016: 2.1%2017: 2.3%2018: 2.5%2019: 1.8%2020: -6.3%2021: 4.9%2022: 5.3%2023: -0.8%2024: -0.7%2025: 0.6%2026: 0.7% (IMF projection)2027: 1.0% (IMF projection)2028: 1.3% (IMF projection)2029: 1.1% (IMF projection)2030: 0.8% (IMF projection)2031: 0.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.08.61995: 1.6%1996: 1.7%1997: 1.2%1998: 0.8%1999: 0.5%2000: 2.0%2001: 2.3%2002: 1.7%2003: 1.3%2004: 2.0%2005: 2.1%2006: 1.7%2007: 2.2%2008: 3.2%2009: 0.4%2010: 1.7%2011: 3.5%2012: 2.6%2013: 2.1%2014: 1.5%2015: 0.8%2016: 1.0%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.1%2019: 1.5%2020: 1.4%2021: 2.8%2022: 8.6%2023: 7.7%2024: 2.9%2025: 3.6%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.6% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 2.1% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.95.3-0.8-0.70.60.71.01.31.10.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.88.67.72.93.62.52.62.12.12.1
Unemployment rate %6.24.75.15.25.75.75.65.45.25.2
GDP, current prices USD bn481474517535580624645664686707
GDP per capita, current prices USD53,82752,74956,76458,37363,16167,76169,86571,80573,92975,932
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD63,74671,54972,59073,46675,82578,33480,65682,82984,97487,009
General government gross debt % of GDP82.478.177.879.280.582.182.783.484.285.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.7-3.4-2.6-4.7-4.5-4.2-3.8-3.8-3.7-3.6
Current account balance % of GDP1.7-1.31.61.51.00.40.71.62.12.4
Population million8.938.989.109.169.189.209.239.259.289.31

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.086.42000: 66%2001: 67%2002: 67%2003: 66%2004: 66%2005: 69%2006: 68%2007: 66%2008: 70%2009: 81%2010: 84%2011: 83%2012: 83%2013: 82%2014: 85%2015: 86%2016: 83%2017: 79%2018: 75%2019: 71%2020: 83%2021: 82%2022: 78%2023: 78%2024: 79%2025: 80%2026: 82% (IMF projection)2027: 83% (IMF projection)2028: 83% (IMF projection)2029: 84% (IMF projection)2030: 85% (IMF projection)2031: 86% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-1.30.04.52000: -0.7%2001: -0.8%2002: 2.1%2003: 1.6%2004: 2.1%2005: 2.3%2006: 3.3%2007: 3.8%2008: 4.5%2009: 2.6%2010: 2.9%2011: 1.6%2012: 1.5%2013: 1.7%2014: 2.4%2015: 1.6%2016: 2.6%2017: 1.3%2018: 0.8%2019: 2.4%2020: 3.4%2021: 1.7%2022: -1.3%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.5%2025: 1.0%2026: 0.4% (IMF projection)2027: 0.7% (IMF projection)2028: 1.6% (IMF projection)2029: 2.1% (IMF projection)2030: 2.4% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.229.318.558.5
20051.327.417.960.1
20151.125.517.262.2
20251.324.015.264.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method60,360USD2025+27.9%
GNI, Atlas method556USD bn2025+36.3%
Exports of goods and services54.7% of GDP2025+1.3 pp
Imports of goods and services52.3% of GDP2025+2.6 pp
Life expectancy at birth82.0years2024+0.6%
Urban population69.7% of total2025+2.2 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)