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

GDP▲ 8.8%
Current prices2025
462USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.2%
Current prices2025
77,046USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.6 pp
Annual change2025
2.9%
Inflation▲ 0.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.8%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
2.9%
Government debt▼ 3.0 pp
General government, gross2025
27.5% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.3 pp
Balance2025
12.5% of GDP
Population▲ 0.5%
Total2025
5.99million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-5.00.06.51995: 3.0%1996: 2.9%1997: 3.2%1998: 2.3%1999: 3.0%2000: 3.7%2001: 1.0%2002: 0.5%2003: 0.4%2004: 2.8%2005: 2.4%2006: 3.8%2007: 1.0%2008: -0.4%2009: -5.0%2010: 1.6%2011: 1.3%2012: -0.0%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.3%2015: 2.1%2016: 3.1%2017: 3.1%2018: 1.9%2019: 1.7%2020: -1.8%2021: 6.5%2022: 0.4%2023: 0.6%2024: 3.5%2025: 2.9%2026: 2.0% (IMF projection)2027: 1.6% (IMF projection)2028: 1.6% (IMF projection)2029: 1.5% (IMF projection)2030: 1.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.08.61995: 2.0%1996: 2.1%1997: 2.0%1998: 1.3%1999: 2.0%2000: 2.8%2001: 2.3%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.0%2004: 0.9%2005: 1.7%2006: 1.9%2007: 1.7%2008: 3.6%2009: 1.1%2010: 2.2%2011: 2.7%2012: 2.3%2013: 0.5%2014: 0.3%2015: 0.2%2016: 0.0%2017: 1.1%2018: 0.7%2019: 0.7%2020: 0.3%2021: 1.9%2022: 8.6%2023: 3.4%2024: 1.3%2025: 1.8%2026: 2.0% (IMF projection)2027: 2.2% (IMF projection)2028: 2.2% (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 %6.50.40.63.52.92.01.61.61.51.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.98.63.41.31.82.02.22.22.02.0
Unemployment rate %3.62.52.82.92.92.92.92.92.92.9
GDP, current prices USD bn406400405425462504525546567589
GDP per capita, current prices USD69,53968,12368,20871,21477,04683,44586,32588,99391,89194,770
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD70,15275,04677,51381,80686,09489,66792,33694,42997,05099,669
General government gross debt % of GDP39.633.333.030.527.527.427.828.228.829.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP4.13.43.44.52.90.2-0.4-0.3-0.5-0.5
Current account balance % of GDP8.511.211.012.212.512.311.511.311.211.2
Population million5.845.875.935.965.996.046.086.146.176.22

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.053.62000: 54%2001: 50%2002: 50%2003: 48%2004: 46%2005: 39%2006: 33%2007: 29%2008: 36%2009: 43%2010: 46%2011: 50%2012: 49%2013: 48%2014: 49%2015: 45%2016: 42%2017: 40%2018: 39%2019: 38%2020: 45%2021: 40%2022: 33%2023: 33%2024: 31%2025: 28%2026: 27% (IMF projection)2027: 28% (IMF projection)2028: 28% (IMF projection)2029: 29% (IMF projection)2030: 29% (IMF projection)2031: 30% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.012.52000: 2.0%2001: 3.6%2002: 3.0%2003: 3.9%2004: 4.0%2005: 4.1%2006: 3.2%2007: 1.3%2008: 2.9%2009: 3.6%2010: 6.4%2011: 6.3%2012: 6.1%2013: 7.4%2014: 8.4%2015: 8.0%2016: 7.1%2017: 7.3%2018: 6.3%2019: 7.4%2020: 7.2%2021: 8.5%2022: 11.2%2023: 11.0%2024: 12.2%2025: 12.5%2026: 12.3% (IMF projection)2027: 11.5% (IMF projection)2028: 11.3% (IMF projection)2029: 11.2% (IMF projection)2030: 11.2% (IMF projection)2031: 11.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.822.114.761.7
20051.122.112.061.8
20150.919.612.566.3
20251.224.818.762.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method77,190USD2025+27.9%
GNI, Atlas method464USD bn2025+35.2%
Exports of goods and services70.1% of GDP2025+14.3 pp
Imports of goods and services59.1% of GDP2025+9.8 pp
Life expectancy at birth82.3years2024+1.9%
Urban population88.8% 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)