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Euro area

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6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025
10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Euro area: 17,940 1996 Euro area: 18,670 1997 Euro area: 19,090 1998 Euro area: 19,830 1999 Euro area: 20,710 2000 Euro area: 21,750 2001 Euro area: 22,720 2002 Euro area: 23,380 2003 Euro area: 23,950 2004 Euro area: 24,850 2005 Euro area: 25,640 2006 Euro area: 26,910 2007 Euro area: 28,260 2008 Euro area: 28,830 2009 Euro area: 27,740 2010 Euro area: 28,450 2011 Euro area: 29,200 2012 Euro area: 29,230 2013 Euro area: 29,510 2014 Euro area: 30,180 2015 Euro area: 31,180 2016 Euro area: 31,950 2017 Euro area: 33,110 2018 Euro area: 34,160 2019 Euro area: 35,220 2020 Euro area: 33,670 2021 Euro area: 36,590 2022 Euro area: 39,670 2023 Euro area: 42,040 2024 Euro area: 43,570 2025 Euro area: 45,000 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025
-10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Euro area: 1.7 1997 Euro area: 2.7 1998 Euro area: 3 1999 Euro area: 3 2000 Euro area: 3.9 2001 Euro area: 2.2 2002 Euro area: 0.9 2003 Euro area: 0.7 2004 Euro area: 2.3 2005 Euro area: 1.8 2006 Euro area: 3.3 2007 Euro area: 3 2008 Euro area: 0.4 2009 Euro area: -4.5 2010 Euro area: 2.1 2011 Euro area: 1.7 2012 Euro area: -0.9 2013 Euro area: -0.2 2014 Euro area: 1.5 2015 Euro area: 2.1 2016 Euro area: 1.8 2017 Euro area: 2.7 2018 Euro area: 1.8 2019 Euro area: 1.7 2020 Euro area: -6 2021 Euro area: 6.4 2022 Euro area: 3.7 2023 Euro area: 0.4 2024 Euro area: 1.2 2025 Euro area: 1.2 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 2001-2025
0 2 4 6 8 10 2001 Euro area: 2.4 2002 Euro area: 2.3 2003 Euro area: 2.1 2004 Euro area: 2.2 2005 Euro area: 2.2 2006 Euro area: 2.2 2007 Euro area: 2.2 2008 Euro area: 3.4 2009 Euro area: 0.3 2010 Euro area: 1.6 2011 Euro area: 2.7 2012 Euro area: 2.5 2013 Euro area: 1.4 2014 Euro area: 0.4 2015 Euro area: 0.2 2016 Euro area: 0.2 2017 Euro area: 1.5 2018 Euro area: 1.8 2019 Euro area: 1.2 2020 Euro area: 0.3 2021 Euro area: 2.6 2022 Euro area: 8.4 2023 Euro area: 5.4 2024 Euro area: 2.4 2025 Euro area: 2.1 2001 2009 2013 2017 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2006-2025
-5 0 5 10 2006 Euro area: 7.3 2007 Euro area: 4.7 2008 Euro area: 1.4 2009 Euro area: -3.1 2010 Euro area: 0.8 2011 Euro area: 1.1 2012 Euro area: -2 2013 Euro area: -1.9 2014 Euro area: 0.3 2015 Euro area: 1.6 2016 Euro area: 4 2017 Euro area: 4.4 2018 Euro area: 4.8 2019 Euro area: 4.4 2020 Euro area: 5.3 2021 Euro area: 7.9 2022 Euro area: 7.3 2023 Euro area: -1.1 2024 Euro area: 2 2025 Euro area: 5.2 2006 2012 2015 2018 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024
1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 1995 Euro area: 1.72 1996 Euro area: 1.71 1997 Euro area: 1.71 1998 Euro area: 1.71 1999 Euro area: 1.76 2000 Euro area: 1.78 2001 Euro area: 1.79 2002 Euro area: 1.81 2003 Euro area: 1.8 2004 Euro area: 1.78 2005 Euro area: 1.77 2006 Euro area: 1.79 2007 Euro area: 1.8 2008 Euro area: 1.88 2009 Euro area: 1.97 2010 Euro area: 1.98 2011 Euro area: 2.02 2012 Euro area: 2.08 2013 Euro area: 2.1 2014 Euro area: 2.12 2015 Euro area: 2.11 2016 Euro area: 2.12 2017 Euro area: 2.16 2018 Euro area: 2.19 2019 Euro area: 2.23 2020 Euro area: 2.31 2021 Euro area: 2.27 2022 Euro area: 2.25 2023 Euro area: 2.29 2024 Euro area: 2.29 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Taxes and social contributions to GDP

% of GDP · 1995-2024
39.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 1995 Euro area: 40.4 1996 Euro area: 40.9 1997 Euro area: 41.2 1998 Euro area: 41.1 1999 Euro area: 41.5 2000 Euro area: 41 2001 Euro area: 40.1 2002 Euro area: 39.7 2003 Euro area: 39.7 2004 Euro area: 39.4 2005 Euro area: 39.6 2006 Euro area: 40 2007 Euro area: 40.1 2008 Euro area: 39.7 2009 Euro area: 39.4 2010 Euro area: 39.2 2011 Euro area: 39.7 2012 Euro area: 40.8 2013 Euro area: 41.4 2014 Euro area: 41.4 2015 Euro area: 41.2 2016 Euro area: 41.3 2017 Euro area: 41.4 2018 Euro area: 41.5 2019 Euro area: 41.4 2020 Euro area: 41.5 2021 Euro area: 41.7 2022 Euro area: 41.3 2023 Euro area: 40.5 2024 Euro area: 40.8 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Economy

9 indicators
GDP per capita
45,000 €/inh.
+1,430 vs 2024
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
1.2 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
2.1 %
−0.3 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
5.2 %
+3.2 vs 2024
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
2.29 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
40.8 % of GDP
+0.3 vs 2023
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Government debt
87.8 %
+0.8 vs 2024
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
104.7
−0.3 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-2.9 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

5 indicators
Employment
75.6 %
+0.4 vs 2024
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
6.4 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
11.4 %
−0.7 vs 2023
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
2.1 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
11.0 %
−0.1 vs 2024
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking

Population

4 indicators
Infant mortality
3.4 ‰
+0.2 vs 2022
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Population
353.2 mn
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
81.7 years
+0.3 vs 2023
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.35
−0.03 vs 2023
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Society

10 indicators
Health spending
10.2 %
−0.4 vs 2022
EU average 9.9 %
2023 · country ranking
Poverty risk
21.4 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
29.2
−0.1 vs 2024
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
14.0 %
+0.3 vs 2024
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
9.4 %
−0.5 vs 2024
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Housing overburden
7.9 %
−0.6 vs 2024
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
64.7 %
+0.2 vs 2024
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Health expenditure
7.5 % of GDP
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
4.6 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.2 /10
0 vs 2024
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.