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

GDP▲ 7.6%
Current prices2025
1,044USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.8%
Current prices2025
115,620USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.1 pp
Annual change2025
1.3%
Inflation▼ 0.9 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.2%
Unemployment▲ 0.5 pp
Rate2025
2.8%
Government debt▼ 1.1 pp
General government, gross2025
39.4% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.8 pp
Balance2025
7.1% of GDP
Population▲ 0.7%
Total2025
9.03million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.40.06.21995: 0.5%1996: 0.6%1997: 2.1%1998: 2.7%1999: 1.6%2000: 3.7%2001: 1.6%2002: 0.4%2003: -0.3%2004: 2.5%2005: 3.0%2006: 4.2%2007: 4.0%2008: 2.4%2009: -2.0%2010: 3.2%2011: 1.5%2012: 1.2%2013: 1.8%2014: 2.5%2015: 1.4%2016: 2.0%2017: 1.5%2018: 3.4%2019: 1.1%2020: -2.4%2021: 6.2%2022: 3.6%2023: 0.9%2024: 1.4%2025: 1.3%2026: 1.3% (IMF projection)2027: 1.3% (IMF projection)2028: 1.8% (IMF projection)2029: 1.2% (IMF projection)2030: 1.8% (IMF projection)2031: 1.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.10.02.81995: 1.8%1996: 0.8%1997: 0.5%1998: 0.0%1999: 0.8%2000: 1.6%2001: 1.0%2002: 0.6%2003: 0.6%2004: 0.8%2005: 1.2%2006: 1.1%2007: 0.7%2008: 2.4%2009: -0.5%2010: 0.7%2011: 0.2%2012: -0.7%2013: -0.2%2014: -0.0%2015: -1.1%2016: -0.4%2017: 0.5%2018: 0.9%2019: 0.4%2020: -0.7%2021: 0.6%2022: 2.8%2023: 2.1%2024: 1.1%2025: 0.2%2026: 0.5% (IMF projection)2027: 0.5% (IMF projection)2028: 0.6% (IMF projection)2029: 0.7% (IMF projection)2030: 0.7% (IMF projection)2031: 0.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.23.60.91.41.31.31.31.81.21.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %0.62.82.11.10.20.50.50.60.70.7
Unemployment rate %3.02.22.02.42.83.02.92.82.82.8
GDP, current prices USD bn8408589299701,0441,1471,1901,2421,2891,347
GDP per capita, current prices USD96,89598,220105,353108,256115,620126,177130,035134,679138,846144,018
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD84,61593,15096,60198,729102,096105,680108,681111,693114,260117,660
General government gross debt % of GDP39.735.937.340.539.438.537.536.335.434.3
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-0.31.10.10.50.50.20.30.30.20.2
Current account balance % of GDP7.49.05.88.97.16.87.17.47.07.4
Population million8.678.748.828.969.039.099.159.229.289.35

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.057.12000: 52%2001: 50%2002: 57%2003: 56%2004: 57%2005: 54%2006: 48%2007: 44%2008: 44%2009: 42%2010: 41%2011: 41%2012: 42%2013: 41%2014: 41%2015: 41%2016: 40%2017: 41%2018: 39%2019: 39%2020: 42%2021: 40%2022: 36%2023: 37%2024: 40%2025: 39%2026: 39% (IMF projection)2027: 37% (IMF projection)2028: 36% (IMF projection)2029: 35% (IMF projection)2030: 34% (IMF projection)2031: 33% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.013.52000: 11.2%2001: 7.1%2002: 7.2%2003: 11.1%2004: 12.4%2005: 11.2%2006: 12.6%2007: 8.7%2008: 1.6%2009: 6.0%2010: 13.5%2011: 6.8%2012: 9.3%2013: 10.1%2014: 7.4%2015: 9.0%2016: 7.1%2017: 5.2%2018: 6.0%2019: 4.0%2020: 0.6%2021: 7.4%2022: 9.0%2023: 5.8%2024: 8.9%2025: 7.1%2026: 6.8% (IMF projection)2027: 7.1% (IMF projection)2028: 7.4% (IMF projection)2029: 7.0% (IMF projection)2030: 7.4% (IMF projection)2031: 7.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.428.819.066.8
20050.825.919.069.6
20150.624.717.971.5
20250.625.018.971.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method110,330USD2025+25.2%
GNI, Atlas method1,003USD bn2025+37.4%
Exports of goods and services78.1% of GDP2025+14.8 pp
Imports of goods and services69.1% of GDP2025+16.0 pp
Life expectancy at birth84.4years2024+1.5%
Urban population85.7% of total2025+10.1 pp

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