External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 0.995 | 0.704 | 0.422 | 0.033 | 0.184 | -0.176 | -0.697 | -0.550 | -0.630 | -0.860 | -0.965 | -0.509 | -0.955 | -0.368 | -0.487 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Euro | | 1.061 | 0.885 | 0.805 | 0.805 | 0.797 | 0.730 | 0.684 | 0.720 | 0.755 | 0.719 | 0.778 | 0.753 | 0.754 | 0.901 | 0.904 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 496 793 070 338.241 | 501 359 913 414.242 | 528 106 166 766.198 | 563 040 625 769.973 | 597 495 681 632.540 | 630 997 673 216.418 | 637 859 042 648.947 | 579 090 392 899.434 | 627 809 127 713.849 | 665 953 800 158.779 | 668 112 468 540.371 | 686 060 563 769.321 | 719 888 007 790.755 | 760 731 313 646.834 | 781 753 439 322.927 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 517 819 544 242.887 | 517 545 966 126.948 | 543 372 384 889.242 | 572 508 248 625.046 | 608 516 081 799.433 | 633 578 402 527.350 | 637 770 826 401.173 | 574 170 343 509.337 | 621 726 448 655.523 | 661 149 244 314.727 | 672 442 546 408.100 | 688 992 452 451.176 | 717 465 413 852.385 | 753 919 196 915.059 | 770 405 275 296.687 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 538 846 018 147.533 | 533 732 018 839.653 | 558 638 603 012.287 | 581 975 871 480.120 | 619 536 481 966.326 | 636 159 131 838.281 | 637 682 610 153.400 | 569 250 294 119.240 | 615 643 769 597.197 | 656 344 688 470.676 | 676 772 624 275.828 | 691 924 341 133.031 | 715 042 819 914.016 | 747 107 080 183.285 | 759 057 111 270.446 |
Government accounts | Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 60.188 | 64.325 | 66.048 | 67.443 | 64.538 | 64.487 | 68.805 | 82.999 | 85.333 | 87.881 | 90.615 | 93.310 | 94.778 | 95.528 | 98.008 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 75.076 | 78.984 | 80.736 | 82.216 | 77.225 | 75.983 | 82.603 | 97.561 | 101.088 | 103.865 | 111.954 | 112.346 | 120.015 | 120.796 | 124.170 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -3.157 | -4.010 | -3.596 | -3.359 | -2.441 | -2.634 | -3.265 | -7.171 | -6.893 | -5.158 | -4.982 | -4.080 | -3.900 | -3.623 | -3.639 |
Expenditure and GDP | Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2014 | | 430 530 200 000.000 | 438 826 500 000.000 | 448 035 300 000.000 | 453 809 100 000.000 | 460 288 400 000.000 | 468 593 300 000.000 | 473 619 700 000.000 | 485 241 000 000.000 | 491 180 900 000.000 | 496 488 900 000.000 | 504 492 200 000.000 | 512 263 700 000.000 | 518 964 400 000.000 | 523 996 200 000.000 | 531 134 900 000.000 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2014 | | 1 007 933 500 000.000 | 1 023 525 400 000.000 | 1 041 739 700 000.000 | 1 066 795 400 000.000 | 1 091 217 500 000.000 | 1 120 170 100 000.000 | 1 124 771 000 000.000 | 1 129 377 000 000.000 | 1 149 795 500 000.000 | 1 156 210 800 000.000 | 1 152 255 800 000.000 | 1 158 563 100 000.000 | 1 168 641 600 000.000 | 1 185 454 200 000.000 | 1 204 425 200 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Euro | | 1 589 685 200 000.000 | 1 632 898 900 000.000 | 1 701 215 600 000.000 | 1 764 322 000 000.000 | 1 850 236 900 000.000 | 1 942 807 200 000.000 | 1 991 609 500 000.000 | 1 937 359 200 000.000 | 1 993 511 500 000.000 | 2 057 269 300 000.000 | 2 088 548 700 000.000 | 2 119 520 700 000.000 | 2 152 274 200 000.000 | 2 199 612 800 000.000 | 2 232 960 900 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Euro, 2014 | | 1 883 018 100 000.000 | 1 898 874 100 000.000 | 1 946 909 300 000.000 | 1 980 936 000 000.000 | 2 033 522 900 000.000 | 2 081 933 300 000.000 | 2 084 932 600 000.000 | 2 026 891 400 000.000 | 2 063 373 900 000.000 | 2 109 402 100 000.000 | 2 117 056 200 000.000 | 2 131 828 200 000.000 | 2 152 361 900 000.000 | 2 174 921 100 000.000 | 2 196 307 200 000.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2014 | | 416 639 900 000.000 | 424 663 100 000.000 | 437 178 200 000.000 | 450 754 000 000.000 | 468 698 200 000.000 | 494 173 800 000.000 | 497 659 200 000.000 | 453 163 000 000.000 | 461 286 200 000.000 | 471 422 000 000.000 | 472 496 200 000.000 | 469 924 700 000.000 | 470 288 500 000.000 | 474 286 900 000.000 | 486 100 300 000.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2014 | | 1.789 | 1.927 | 2.099 | 1.289 | 1.428 | 1.804 | 1.073 | 2.454 | 1.224 | 1.081 | 1.612 | 1.540 | 1.308 | 0.970 | 1.362 |
Harmonised headline inflation | Percentage, 2014 | | 1.938 | 2.172 | 2.336 | 1.889 | 1.892 | 1.602 | 3.160 | 0.102 | 1.739 | 2.291 | 2.218 | 0.990 | 0.611 | 0.087 | 0.305 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2014 | | 2.044 | 1.547 | 1.780 | 2.405 | 2.289 | 2.653 | 0.411 | 0.410 | 1.808 | 0.558 | -0.342 | 0.547 | 0.870 | 1.439 | 1.600 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2014 | | 1.179 | 0.842 | 2.530 | 1.748 | 2.655 | 2.381 | 0.144 | -2.784 | 1.800 | 2.231 | 0.363 | 0.698 | 0.963 | 1.048 | 0.983 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2014 | | -0.802 | 1.926 | 2.947 | 3.105 | 3.981 | 5.435 | 0.705 | -8.941 | 1.793 | 2.197 | 0.228 | -0.544 | 0.077 | 0.850 | 2.491 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2014 | | 2.096 | 0.919 | 5.335 | 6.615 | 6.119 | 5.607 | 1.087 | -9.213 | 8.413 | 6.076 | 0.324 | 2.686 | 4.931 | 5.674 | 2.763 |
Harmonised core inflation | Percentage, 2014 | | 2.005 | 1.749 | 1.820 | 1.464 | 1.448 | 1.611 | 1.769 | 1.430 | 0.974 | 1.095 | 1.484 | 0.733 | 0.974 | 0.622 | 0.627 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2014 | | 2.071 | 1.861 | 1.613 | 1.928 | 2.158 | 2.562 | 2.364 | 0.062 | 1.079 | 0.946 | 1.153 | 0.780 | 0.577 | 1.139 | 0.528 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2014 | | 2.145 | -0.949 | 4.666 | 4.178 | 6.454 | 2.683 | 0.239 | -10.731 | 8.150 | 6.611 | 3.112 | 2.239 | 3.341 | 4.484 | 1.600 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index, harmonised | Index, 2014 | | 0.812 | 0.830 | 0.849 | 0.865 | 0.882 | 0.896 | 0.924 | 0.925 | 0.941 | 0.963 | 0.984 | 0.994 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 1.004 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2014 | | 0.844 | 0.860 | 0.874 | 0.891 | 0.910 | 0.933 | 0.955 | 0.956 | 0.966 | 0.975 | 0.987 | 0.994 | 1.000 | 1.011 | 1.017 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2014 | | 0.888 | 0.873 | 0.886 | 0.914 | 0.947 | 0.954 | 0.990 | 0.930 | 0.964 | 1.016 | 1.034 | 1.019 | 1.000 | 0.977 | 0.955 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2014 | | 0.910 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.915 | 0.934 | 0.952 | 0.982 | 0.946 | 0.967 | 0.995 | 1.009 | 1.007 | 1.000 | 1.008 | 0.995 |
Labour markets | Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 25 223 918.797 | 25 257 653.939 | 25 360 392.779 | 25 540 057.966 | 25 709 500.382 | 26 154 446.456 | 26 503 554.058 | 26 247 473.665 | 26 305 232.316 | 26 332 322.657 | 26 383 692.078 | 26 337 945.181 | 26 376 025.000 | 26 441 775.000 | 26 579 675.000 |
Labour force | Persons | | 27 398 168.797 | 27 620 653.939 | 27 844 892.779 | 28 044 557.966 | 28 224 500.382 | 28 450 446.456 | 28 643 554.058 | 28 899 973.665 | 29 011 732.316 | 29 019 822.657 | 29 260 442.078 | 29 386 695.181 | 29 417 275.000 | 29 513 025.000 | 29 568 675.000 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 7.936 | 8.555 | 8.923 | 8.930 | 8.911 | 8.070 | 7.471 | 9.178 | 9.329 | 9.261 | 9.832 | 10.375 | 10.338 | 10.406 | 10.109 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 4.861 | 4.131 | 4.099 | 3.409 | 3.796 | 4.303 | 4.234 | 3.649 | 3.117 | 3.321 | 2.536 | 2.204 | 1.666 | 0.842 | 0.468 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 3.319 | 2.333 | 2.106 | 2.185 | 3.079 | 4.278 | 4.634 | 1.228 | 0.811 | 1.391 | 0.573 | 0.221 | 0.210 | -0.019 | -0.264 |