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

GDP▲ 10.6%
Current prices2025
669USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.7%
Current prices2025
62,662USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
1.5%
Inflation▲ 0.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.6%
Unemployment▲ 0.5 pp
Rate2025
8.9%
Government debt▲ 1.0 pp
General government, gross2025
34.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.8 pp
Balance2025
6.1% of GDP
Population▲ 0.8%
Total2025
10.68million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.30.05.81995: 4.1%1996: 1.7%1997: 3.1%1998: 4.2%1999: 4.2%2000: 4.6%2001: 1.4%2002: 2.3%2003: 1.9%2004: 4.2%2005: 2.8%2006: 4.7%2007: 3.2%2008: -0.9%2009: -4.3%2010: 5.8%2011: 3.2%2012: -0.4%2013: 1.1%2014: 2.3%2015: 4.4%2016: 2.1%2017: 1.9%2018: 1.8%2019: 2.6%2020: -1.9%2021: 5.2%2022: 1.3%2023: -0.2%2024: 1.0%2025: 1.5%2026: 2.0% (IMF projection)2027: 1.9% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 1.9% (IMF projection)2030: 1.8% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.08.11995: 2.5%1996: 1.0%1997: 1.8%1998: 1.0%1999: 0.6%2000: 1.3%2001: 2.7%2002: 1.9%2003: 2.3%2004: 1.0%2005: 0.8%2006: 1.5%2007: 1.7%2008: 3.3%2009: 1.9%2010: 1.9%2011: 1.4%2012: 0.9%2013: 0.4%2014: 0.2%2015: 0.7%2016: 1.1%2017: 1.9%2018: 2.0%2019: 1.7%2020: 0.7%2021: 2.7%2022: 8.1%2023: 5.9%2024: 2.0%2025: 2.6%2026: 1.5% (IMF projection)2027: 1.8% (IMF projection)2028: 2.6% (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 %5.21.3-0.21.01.52.01.92.11.91.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.78.15.92.02.61.51.82.62.02.0
Unemployment rate %8.97.57.78.48.98.68.07.57.57.5
GDP, current prices USD bn632575579605669760795834871910
GDP per capita, current prices USD60,43654,65654,87257,12562,66270,67673,30776,44879,29782,351
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD62,36267,19169,33671,53674,08177,09479,70582,17184,64887,260
General government gross debt % of GDP37.334.232.133.934.936.738.238.337.837.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-0.11.0-0.6-1.5-1.4-2.4-1.9-1.2-0.5-0.5
Current account balance % of GDP6.24.06.26.96.15.34.74.64.74.7
Population million10.4510.5210.5510.5910.6810.7610.8410.9110.9811.05

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.052.02000: 50%2001: 52%2002: 50%2003: 49%2004: 49%2005: 49%2006: 44%2007: 39%2008: 38%2009: 41%2010: 39%2011: 38%2012: 38%2013: 41%2014: 46%2015: 44%2016: 43%2017: 42%2018: 40%2019: 36%2020: 40%2021: 37%2022: 34%2023: 32%2024: 34%2025: 35%2026: 37% (IMF projection)2027: 38% (IMF projection)2028: 38% (IMF projection)2029: 38% (IMF projection)2030: 37% (IMF projection)2031: 37% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.08.12000: 3.8%2001: 4.6%2002: 4.4%2003: 5.8%2004: 5.9%2005: 6.0%2006: 8.1%2007: 8.1%2008: 7.8%2009: 5.9%2010: 5.9%2011: 5.5%2012: 5.5%2013: 4.7%2014: 3.5%2015: 2.7%2016: 2.0%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.1%2019: 5.2%2020: 5.7%2021: 6.2%2022: 4.0%2023: 6.2%2024: 6.9%2025: 6.1%2026: 5.3% (IMF projection)2027: 4.7% (IMF projection)2028: 4.6% (IMF projection)2029: 4.7% (IMF projection)2030: 4.7% (IMF projection)2031: 4.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.726.619.558.6
20051.224.616.962.8
20151.322.313.865.2
20251.521.012.567.0

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method63,010USD2025+8.8%
GNI, Atlas method668USD bn2025+17.7%
Exports of goods and services53.2% of GDP2025+9.5 pp
Imports of goods and services51.1% of GDP2025+10.6 pp
Life expectancy at birth84.1years2024+2.2%
Urban population89.1% of total2025+2.5 pp

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