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

GDP▲ 9.7%
Current prices2025
1,332USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.1%
Current prices2025
73,833USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.8 pp
Annual change2025
1.9%
Inflation▼ 0.2 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.0%
Unemployment▲ 0.2 pp
Rate2025
3.9%
Government debt▼ 0.4 pp
General government, gross2025
43.3% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
8.8% of GDP
Population▲ 0.6%
Total2025
18.04million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.90.06.31995: 3.1%1996: 3.4%1997: 4.2%1998: 4.7%1999: 5.0%2000: 4.2%2001: 2.3%2002: 0.2%2003: 0.1%2004: 2.0%2005: 2.0%2006: 3.5%2007: 3.9%2008: 2.1%2009: -3.7%2010: 1.3%2011: 1.8%2012: -1.0%2013: -0.0%2014: 1.6%2015: 2.1%2016: 2.4%2017: 2.8%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: -3.9%2021: 6.3%2022: 5.0%2023: -0.6%2024: 1.1%2025: 1.9%2026: 1.2% (IMF projection)2027: 1.4% (IMF projection)2028: 1.4% (IMF projection)2029: 1.3% (IMF projection)2030: 1.2% (IMF projection)2031: 1.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.011.61995: 1.3%1996: 1.4%1997: 1.9%1998: 1.8%1999: 2.0%2000: 2.3%2001: 5.1%2002: 3.8%2003: 2.2%2004: 1.4%2005: 1.5%2006: 1.6%2007: 1.6%2008: 2.2%2009: 1.0%2010: 0.9%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.6%2014: 0.3%2015: 0.2%2016: 0.1%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.6%2019: 2.7%2020: 1.1%2021: 2.8%2022: 11.6%2023: 4.1%2024: 3.2%2025: 3.0%2026: 2.7% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.3% (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 %6.35.0-0.61.11.91.21.41.41.31.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.811.64.13.23.02.72.42.32.02.0
Unemployment rate %4.23.53.63.73.94.14.24.34.44.5
GDP, current prices USD bn1,0551,0471,1361,2151,3321,4501,5001,5511,6031,655
GDP per capita, current prices USD60,38059,54163,76967,69073,83379,91882,32884,75087,24389,684
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD69,55277,71779,11681,35484,73887,77390,55292,89895,37697,889
General government gross debt % of GDP50.548.445.843.743.344.144.544.945.946.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.30.0-0.4-0.9-1.8-2.7-2.1-2.1-2.4-2.5
Current account balance % of GDP10.26.89.49.18.88.88.78.78.78.6
Population million17.4817.5917.8117.9418.0418.1418.2318.3118.3818.45

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.067.22000: 52%2001: 49%2002: 49%2003: 50%2004: 50%2005: 50%2006: 45%2007: 43%2008: 54%2009: 56%2010: 59%2011: 61%2012: 66%2013: 67%2014: 67%2015: 64%2016: 61%2017: 56%2018: 52%2019: 48%2020: 53%2021: 51%2022: 48%2023: 46%2024: 44%2025: 43%2026: 44% (IMF projection)2027: 45% (IMF projection)2028: 45% (IMF projection)2029: 46% (IMF projection)2030: 47% (IMF projection)2031: 48% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.010.22000: 1.7%2001: 2.3%2002: 2.3%2003: 5.1%2004: 7.6%2005: 6.6%2006: 8.1%2007: 5.3%2008: 3.9%2009: 3.3%2010: 6.4%2011: 7.1%2012: 7.5%2013: 7.9%2014: 8.6%2015: 4.8%2016: 7.2%2017: 8.1%2018: 8.8%2019: 6.8%2020: 5.7%2021: 10.2%2022: 6.8%2023: 9.4%2024: 9.1%2025: 8.8%2026: 8.8% (IMF projection)2027: 8.7% (IMF projection)2028: 8.7% (IMF projection)2029: 8.7% (IMF projection)2030: 8.6% (IMF projection)2031: 8.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19953.123.314.664.4
20051.920.311.666.8
20151.817.410.170.5
20251.717.710.170.4

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method68,530USD2025+38.0%
GNI, Atlas method1,240USD bn2025+47.3%
Exports of goods and services80.7% of GDP2025-3.3 pp
Imports of goods and services69.5% of GDP2025-6.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth82.0years2024+0.3%
Urban population95.9% of total2025+5.7 pp

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