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

GDP▲ 8.3%
Current prices2025
4,003USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.0%
Current prices2025
57,608USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
1.3%
Inflation▲ 0.8 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.4%
Unemployment▲ 0.5 pp
Rate2025
4.9%
Government debt▲ 2.4 pp
General government, gross2025
102.3% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.1 pp
Balance2025
-3.1% of GDP
Population▲ 0.3%
Total2025
69.49million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-10.00.08.51995: 2.4%1996: 2.6%1997: 4.9%1998: 3.2%1999: 2.9%2000: 4.5%2001: 2.4%2002: 1.7%2003: 3.2%2004: 2.3%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.2%2007: 2.9%2008: -0.0%2009: -4.6%2010: 2.3%2011: 0.9%2012: 1.5%2013: 1.7%2014: 3.2%2015: 2.1%2016: 2.2%2017: 3.0%2018: 1.6%2019: 1.3%2020: -10.0%2021: 8.5%2022: 5.1%2023: 0.3%2024: 1.1%2025: 1.3%2026: 0.8% (IMF projection)2027: 1.3% (IMF projection)2028: 1.6% (IMF projection)2029: 1.6% (IMF projection)2030: 1.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.09.11995: 2.6%1996: 2.4%1997: 1.8%1998: 1.6%1999: 1.3%2000: 0.8%2001: 1.2%2002: 1.3%2003: 1.4%2004: 1.3%2005: 2.1%2006: 2.3%2007: 2.3%2008: 3.6%2009: 2.2%2010: 3.3%2011: 4.5%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.6%2014: 1.5%2015: 0.0%2016: 0.7%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.5%2019: 1.8%2020: 0.9%2021: 2.6%2022: 9.1%2023: 7.3%2024: 2.5%2025: 3.4%2026: 3.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %8.55.10.31.11.30.81.31.61.61.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.69.17.32.53.43.22.42.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %4.63.84.14.34.95.65.34.84.54.5
GDP, current prices USD bn3,1953,1933,4223,6954,0034,2654,4664,6754,8985,148
GDP per capita, current prices USD47,70747,20649,93853,33957,60861,05663,70466,41969,28872,501
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD53,77359,97461,55263,07265,52567,58569,70971,72473,85376,029
General government gross debt % of GDP103.497.598.999.9102.3103.6104.1103.9103.5102.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.5-4.6-6.0-6.1-5.4-3.9-3.1-2.6-2.0-1.7
Current account balance % of GDP-0.8-1.9-3.6-3.0-3.1-3.4-3.1-2.9-2.6-2.2
Population million66.9867.6468.5369.2869.4969.8570.1170.3970.7071.01

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01052000: 38%2001: 35%2002: 35%2003: 37%2004: 40%2005: 41%2006: 42%2007: 43%2008: 51%2009: 64%2010: 76%2011: 81%2012: 84%2013: 85%2014: 87%2015: 87%2016: 87%2017: 86%2018: 86%2019: 85%2020: 105%2021: 103%2022: 98%2023: 99%2024: 100%2025: 102%2026: 104% (IMF projection)2027: 104% (IMF projection)2028: 104% (IMF projection)2029: 103% (IMF projection)2030: 103% (IMF projection)2031: 103% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-5.20.02000: -1.9%2001: -1.8%2002: -2.0%2003: -1.8%2004: -2.3%2005: -2.0%2006: -3.1%2007: -3.7%2008: -3.8%2009: -3.1%2010: -2.8%2011: -1.6%2012: -3.1%2013: -4.5%2014: -4.8%2015: -4.8%2016: -5.2%2017: -3.4%2018: -3.7%2019: -2.5%2020: -2.7%2021: -0.8%2022: -1.9%2023: -3.6%2024: -3.0%2025: -3.1%2026: -3.4% (IMF projection)2027: -3.1% (IMF projection)2028: -2.9% (IMF projection)2029: -2.6% (IMF projection)2030: -2.2% (IMF projection)2031: -2.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.224.515.465.0
20050.520.310.669.3
20150.618.19.470.5
20250.616.57.773.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method54,550USD2025+22.2%
GNI, Atlas method3,791USD bn2025+30.5%
Exports of goods and services30.6% of GDP2025+2.7 pp
Imports of goods and services31.9% of GDP2025+2.6 pp
Life expectancy at birth81.4years2024+0.1%
Urban population83.3% of total2025+1.5 pp

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