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

GDP▲ 6.6%
Current prices2025
3,369USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.2%
Current prices2025
48,930USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
0.9%
Inflation▼ 1.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.9%
Unemployment▲ 0.2 pp
Rate2025
7.6%
Government debt▲ 2.8 pp
General government, gross2025
116.0% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.5 pp
Balance2025
-0.4% of GDP
Population▲ 0.3%
Total2025
68.85million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-7.60.06.81995: 2.5%1996: 1.3%1997: 2.5%1998: 3.5%1999: 3.3%2000: 4.4%2001: 1.8%2002: 1.1%2003: 1.0%2004: 2.5%2005: 2.0%2006: 2.9%2007: 2.5%2008: 0.3%2009: -2.7%2010: 1.8%2011: 2.5%2012: 0.2%2013: 0.9%2014: 1.0%2015: 1.0%2016: 0.7%2017: 2.3%2018: 1.6%2019: 2.1%2020: -7.6%2021: 6.8%2022: 2.8%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.1%2025: 0.9%2026: 0.9% (IMF projection)2027: 0.9% (IMF projection)2028: 1.2% (IMF projection)2029: 1.2% (IMF projection)2030: 1.1% (IMF projection)2031: 1.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.05.91995: 1.8%1996: 2.1%1997: 1.3%1998: 0.7%1999: 0.6%2000: 1.8%2001: 1.8%2002: 1.9%2003: 2.2%2004: 2.3%2005: 1.9%2006: 1.9%2007: 1.6%2008: 3.2%2009: 0.1%2010: 1.7%2011: 2.3%2012: 2.2%2013: 1.0%2014: 0.6%2015: 0.1%2016: 0.3%2017: 1.2%2018: 2.1%2019: 1.3%2020: 0.5%2021: 2.1%2022: 5.9%2023: 5.7%2024: 2.3%2025: 0.9%2026: 1.8% (IMF projection)2027: 1.7% (IMF projection)2028: 1.9% (IMF projection)2029: 1.9% (IMF projection)2030: 1.9% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.82.81.61.10.90.90.91.21.21.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.15.95.72.30.91.81.71.91.91.9
Unemployment rate %7.97.37.37.47.67.97.97.77.57.4
GDP, current prices USD bn2,9682,7973,0613,1613,3693,5963,6723,7763,8894,004
GDP per capita, current prices USD43,84841,09644,75046,05448,93052,08353,03554,37955,84957,347
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD54,01759,16062,02964,05466,27668,56770,48972,31574,24776,234
General government gross debt % of GDP112.8111.4109.6113.2116.0118.4120.5121.1121.3121.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.6-4.7-5.4-5.8-5.1-4.9-4.8-4.3-3.8-3.4
Current account balance % of GDP0.3-1.4-1.00.1-0.4-0.3-0.20.20.40.5
Population million67.7068.0668.4068.6468.8569.0569.2469.4369.6369.82

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01212000: 60%2001: 59%2002: 61%2003: 65%2004: 67%2005: 68%2006: 65%2007: 65%2008: 70%2009: 84%2010: 86%2011: 89%2012: 92%2013: 95%2014: 96%2015: 97%2016: 98%2017: 99%2018: 99%2019: 98%2020: 115%2021: 113%2022: 111%2023: 110%2024: 113%2025: 116%2026: 118% (IMF projection)2027: 120% (IMF projection)2028: 121% (IMF projection)2029: 121% (IMF projection)2030: 121% (IMF projection)2031: 121% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-2.10.01.62000: 1.1%2001: 1.6%2002: 1.2%2003: 0.8%2004: 0.5%2005: 0.1%2006: 0.3%2007: -0.1%2008: -0.7%2009: -0.6%2010: -0.6%2011: -0.9%2012: -2.1%2013: -0.6%2014: -0.9%2015: -0.3%2016: -0.5%2017: -0.5%2018: -0.7%2019: 0.6%2020: -2.1%2021: 0.3%2022: -1.4%2023: -1.0%2024: 0.1%2025: -0.4%2026: -0.3% (IMF projection)2027: -0.2% (IMF projection)2028: 0.2% (IMF projection)2029: 0.4% (IMF projection)2030: 0.5% (IMF projection)2031: 0.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.322.114.765.0
20051.619.412.168.7
20151.517.210.370.3
20251.416.89.570.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method48,630USD2025+18.2%
GNI, Atlas method3,342USD bn2025+22.1%
Exports of goods and services33.4% of GDP2025+1.7 pp
Imports of goods and services33.8% of GDP2025+2.0 pp
Life expectancy at birth83.0years2024+0.3%
Urban population78.8% of total2025+1.1 pp

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