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

GDP▲ 7.8%
Current prices2025
5,048USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 7.8%
Current prices2025
60,439USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.7 pp
Annual change2025
0.2%
Inflation▼ 0.2 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.3%
Unemployment▲ 0.4 pp
Rate2025
3.8%
Government debt▲ 0.7 pp
General government, gross2025
62.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.4 pp
Balance2025
4.4% of GDP
Population■ 0.0%
Total2025
83.52million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-5.60.04.11995: 1.5%1996: 1.0%1997: 1.9%1998: 2.1%1999: 2.1%2000: 2.9%2001: 1.6%2002: -0.2%2003: -0.5%2004: 1.2%2005: 0.9%2006: 3.9%2007: 2.9%2008: 0.9%2009: -5.6%2010: 4.1%2011: 3.8%2012: 0.5%2013: 0.4%2014: 2.2%2015: 1.7%2016: 2.2%2017: 2.8%2018: 1.1%2019: 1.0%2020: -4.1%2021: 3.9%2022: 1.8%2023: -0.9%2024: -0.5%2025: 0.2%2026: 0.8% (IMF projection)2027: 1.2% (IMF projection)2028: 1.2% (IMF projection)2029: 0.9% (IMF projection)2030: 0.7% (IMF projection)2031: 0.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.08.71995: 1.7%1996: 1.3%1997: 1.5%1998: 0.6%1999: 0.6%2000: 1.4%2001: 1.9%2002: 1.4%2003: 1.1%2004: 1.8%2005: 2.0%2006: 1.8%2007: 2.3%2008: 2.8%2009: 0.2%2010: 1.2%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.1%2013: 1.6%2014: 0.8%2015: 0.7%2016: 0.3%2017: 1.7%2018: 1.9%2019: 1.4%2020: 0.4%2021: 3.2%2022: 8.7%2023: 6.0%2024: 2.5%2025: 2.3%2026: 2.7% (IMF projection)2027: 2.3% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.2% (IMF projection)2030: 2.2% (IMF projection)2031: 2.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.91.8-0.9-0.50.20.81.21.20.90.7
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.28.76.02.52.32.72.32.02.22.2
Unemployment rate %3.63.13.13.43.83.93.53.23.02.9
GDP, current prices USD bn4,3584,2044,5644,6845,0485,4535,6425,8196,0036,178
GDP per capita, current prices USD53,15250,94454,79356,08760,43965,30367,61369,80572,08874,264
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD63,97569,31170,60171,79774,00476,74779,41081,76684,09086,280
General government gross debt % of GDP67.964.462.362.262.964.666.568.470.272.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-3.2-1.9-2.5-2.7-2.7-3.8-4.2-4.1-3.9-3.8
Current account balance % of GDP6.93.85.55.84.43.93.83.83.83.8
Population million81.9982.5383.2983.5283.5283.5083.4583.3683.2883.19

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.081.02000: 59%2001: 58%2002: 60%2003: 63%2004: 65%2005: 67%2006: 66%2007: 64%2008: 65%2009: 72%2010: 81%2011: 78%2012: 80%2013: 77%2014: 75%2015: 71%2016: 68%2017: 64%2018: 61%2019: 59%2020: 68%2021: 68%2022: 64%2023: 62%2024: 62%2025: 63%2026: 65% (IMF projection)2027: 67% (IMF projection)2028: 68% (IMF projection)2029: 70% (IMF projection)2030: 72% (IMF projection)2031: 74% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-1.50.08.92000: -1.5%2001: -0.2%2002: 2.0%2003: 1.5%2004: 4.5%2005: 4.7%2006: 5.8%2007: 6.7%2008: 5.6%2009: 5.8%2010: 5.7%2011: 6.3%2012: 7.2%2013: 6.7%2014: 7.2%2015: 8.1%2016: 8.9%2017: 8.1%2018: 8.4%2019: 7.9%2020: 6.3%2021: 6.9%2022: 3.8%2023: 5.5%2024: 5.8%2025: 4.4%2026: 3.9% (IMF projection)2027: 3.8% (IMF projection)2028: 3.8% (IMF projection)2029: 3.8% (IMF projection)2030: 3.8% (IMF projection)2031: 3.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.029.320.260.2
20050.725.719.863.7
20150.725.920.162.6
20250.925.217.664.5

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method60,200USD2025+29.2%
GNI, Atlas method5,026USD bn2025+32.0%
Exports of goods and services40.4% of GDP2025-2.2 pp
Imports of goods and services38.1% of GDP2025+2.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth80.8years2024-0.4%
Urban population82.1% of total2025+1.4 pp

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