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GDP▲ 10.5%
Current prices2025
49USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 11.1%
Current prices2025
26,116USD
Real GDP growth▲ 2.2 pp
Annual change2025
2.1%
Inflation▲ 2.5 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.8%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
6.9%
Government debt▲ 0.7 pp
General government, gross2025
46.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.8 pp
Balance2025
-3.4% of GDP
Population▼ 0.6%
Total2025
1.86million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-16.00.012.81995: -2.1%1996: 2.3%1997: 9.2%1998: 6.6%1999: 2.8%2000: 5.8%2001: 6.5%2002: 7.7%2003: 8.4%2004: 8.7%2005: 11.6%2006: 12.8%2007: 10.4%2008: -3.4%2009: -16.0%2010: -3.7%2011: 3.0%2012: 7.3%2013: 2.1%2014: 2.1%2015: 3.8%2016: 2.6%2017: 3.4%2018: 4.3%2019: 0.7%2020: -3.5%2021: 6.9%2022: 1.9%2023: -0.9%2024: -0.0%2025: 2.1%2026: 2.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.4% (IMF projection)2029: 2.4% (IMF projection)2030: 2.4% (IMF projection)2031: 2.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.20.025.01995: 25.0%1996: 17.6%1997: 8.1%1998: 4.3%1999: 2.1%2000: 2.6%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.0%2003: 2.9%2004: 6.2%2005: 6.9%2006: 6.6%2007: 10.1%2008: 15.3%2009: 3.3%2010: -1.2%2011: 4.2%2012: 2.3%2013: 0.0%2014: 0.7%2015: 0.2%2016: 0.1%2017: 2.9%2018: 2.6%2019: 2.7%2020: 0.1%2021: 3.2%2022: 17.2%2023: 9.1%2024: 1.3%2025: 3.8%2026: 3.0% (IMF projection)2027: 2.7% (IMF projection)2028: 2.9% (IMF projection)2029: 2.2% (IMF projection)2030: 2.2% (IMF projection)2031: 2.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.91.9-0.9-0.02.12.22.42.42.42.4
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.217.29.11.33.83.02.72.92.22.2
Unemployment rate %7.66.96.56.96.96.76.56.56.46.3
GDP, current prices USD bn38384344495457606366
GDP per capita, current prices USD20,18220,27622,72523,49926,11628,91330,61932,33534,01735,761
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD35,43939,04439,95341,17343,50945,84048,05550,10652,31654,649
General government gross debt % of GDP45.944.444.446.246.947.448.549.650.852.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.7-3.9-3.4-1.7-4.0-3.3-3.9-3.7-3.7-3.9
Current account balance % of GDP-4.1-5.5-3.8-1.5-3.4-3.6-3.6-3.8-3.8-3.6
Population million1.891.881.881.871.861.861.851.851.851.84

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.053.52000: 15%2001: 18%2002: 15%2003: 15%2004: 15%2005: 13%2006: 11%2007: 9%2008: 19%2009: 38%2010: 48%2011: 47%2012: 44%2013: 42%2014: 43%2015: 38%2016: 42%2017: 40%2018: 38%2019: 38%2020: 44%2021: 46%2022: 44%2023: 44%2024: 46%2025: 47%2026: 47% (IMF projection)2027: 49% (IMF projection)2028: 50% (IMF projection)2029: 51% (IMF projection)2030: 52% (IMF projection)2031: 53% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-21.90.07.92000: -4.8%2001: -7.7%2002: -6.7%2003: -8.1%2004: -12.8%2005: -12.3%2006: -21.9%2007: -21.8%2008: -12.9%2009: 7.9%2010: 1.7%2011: -3.5%2012: -3.9%2013: -2.9%2014: -1.5%2015: -0.1%2016: 1.8%2017: 1.5%2018: -0.4%2019: -0.2%2020: 3.0%2021: -4.1%2022: -5.5%2023: -3.8%2024: -1.5%2025: -3.4%2026: -3.6% (IMF projection)2027: -3.6% (IMF projection)2028: -3.8% (IMF projection)2029: -3.8% (IMF projection)2030: -3.6% (IMF projection)2031: -3.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19958.127.518.252.9
20053.921.011.963.5
20153.619.810.864.1
20254.018.710.064.2

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method24,980USD2025+71.3%
GNI, Atlas method46USD bn2025+60.1%
Exports of goods and services62.6% of GDP2025-0.0 pp
Imports of goods and services67.2% of GDP2025+3.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.4years2024+3.1%
Urban population68.6% of total2025+0.7 pp

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