| External sectors, trade and payments | Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) | Euro | | -4 255 230 000.000 | -2 032 340 000.000 | -3 376 070 000.000 | -4 337 490 000.000 | -4 356 050 000.000 | -4 858 680 000.000 | -5 700 579 991.885 | -4 553 733 642.895 | -3 828 242 853.614 | -3 602 432 140.210 |
| Balance of primary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | -5 478 505 949.137 | -2 696 277 052.599 | -4 460 395 081.509 | -4 810 344 320.542 | -4 827 324 104.722 | -5 478 622 778.536 | -6 718 631 598.648 | -5 098 518 098.116 | -4 246 478 523.382 | -3 995 997 981.398 |
| Balance of secondary income (balance of payments basis) | Euro | | 1 008 330 000.000 | 1 524 840 000.000 | 1 625 140 000.000 | 1 556 890 000.000 | 1 640 790 000.000 | 2 226 120 000.000 | 2 459 300 000.429 | 3 453 487 217.087 | 3 661 171 412.699 | 3 760 608 620.888 |
| Balance of secondary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | 1 295 523 724.863 | 2 028 207 633.141 | 2 146 386 961.801 | 1 727 766 622.796 | 1 820 383 999.473 | 2 502 206 619.929 | 2 902 092 029.292 | 3 864 707 722.760 | 4 061 154 521.524 | 4 171 455 248.292 |
| Competitors' price of goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.022 | 0.994 | 0.979 | 1.000 | 0.965 | 0.985 | 0.996 | 1.018 | 1.034 | 1.053 |
| Competitors' price of non-commodity goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 0.920 | 0.911 | 0.917 | 1.000 | 0.971 | 0.975 | 0.974 | 1.007 | 1.034 | 1.060 |
| Contribution to world trade growth, goods and services (in USD, OECD reference year prices) | Percentage | | -0.006 | 0.021 | 0.022 | 0.027 | 0.018 | 0.033 | 0.019 | 0.016 | 0.005 | 0.010 |
| Current account balance | Euro | | -3 017 870 000.000 | 2 688 740 000.000 | 139 990 000.000 | 209 350 000.000 | 1 101 250 000.000 | 878 550 000.000 | -1 230 360 009.308 | -2 552 405 889.394 | -2 243 199 085.233 | -2 569 268 436.023 |
| Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.793 | 1.577 | 0.081 | 0.116 | 0.591 | 0.448 | -0.603 | -1.215 | -1.044 | -1.165 |
| Current account balance in USD | US Dollar | | -3 910 891 101.875 | 3 574 860 141.701 | 216 898 253.676 | 240 286 209.924 | 1 213 283 911.885 | 1 011 265 550.557 | -1 427 752 145.917 | -2 862 380 347.293 | -2 488 268 666.163 | -2 849 961 105.282 |
| Current account balance in USD, residual item | US Dollar | | 1 362 366 778.136 | 1 759 431 409.216 | 2 168 562 739.971 | 1 842 268 558.878 | 1 841 136 053.150 | 1 775 936 486.244 | 2 131 749 618.164 | 116 822 313.392 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Current account balance, residual item | Euro | | 1 061 772 000.000 | 1 323 254 000.000 | 1 631 983 000.000 | 1 661 264 000.000 | 1 676 693 000.000 | 1 533 234 000.000 | 1 834 132 982.147 | 108 102 347.099 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Euro | | 0.778 | 0.753 | 0.754 | 0.901 | 0.904 | 0.887 | 0.847 | 0.893 | 0.902 | 0.902 |
| Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 1.286 | 1.328 | 1.329 | 1.109 | 1.106 | 1.129 | 1.181 | 1.120 | 1.109 | 1.109 |
| Export market for goods and services, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 69 024 578 669.180 | 70 549 866 910.912 | 73 928 383 354.717 | 77 081 347 866.769 | 79 044 368 333.127 | 83 197 044 932.898 | 85 445 215 712.172 | 86 855 705 392.979 | 88 190 520 004.251 | 90 146 343 406.282 |
| Export performance for goods and services, volume | Ratio | | 0.987 | 1.036 | 1.031 | 1.051 | 1.070 | 1.102 | 1.114 | 1.126 | 1.120 | 1.120 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 81 745 630 949.588 | 89 674 075 205.952 | 92 423 071 841.621 | 80 976 414 931.094 | 82 923 279 749.878 | 94 613 822 694.000 | 104 802 286 321.277 | 102 525 372 979.050 | 103 452 814 570.710 | 106 663 160 013.435 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 68 152 111 913.030 | 73 060 636 480.194 | 76 204 823 099.404 | 80 976 414 931.094 | 84 564 195 140.106 | 91 672 345 832.792 | 95 179 180 693.513 | 97 766 703 888.547 | 98 810 626 599.546 | 100 947 004 198.341 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 66 638 633 514.930 | 70 617 018 705.675 | 74 889 038 593.677 | 80 236 117 256.698 | 84 022 256 703.949 | 90 958 207 397.132 | 95 340 575 237.277 | 98 961 851 650.027 | 100 186 288 436.885 | 102 584 088 188.995 |
| Import penetration, goods and services | Ratio | | 0.241 | 0.251 | 0.264 | 0.275 | 0.281 | 0.290 | 0.296 | 0.302 | 0.302 | 0.303 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 82 835 906 605.326 | 87 190 577 054.009 | 92 060 728 208.208 | 79 495 819 582.302 | 80 544 191 785.894 | 92 402 077 471.079 | 104 545 248 516.001 | 104 270 765 264.380 | 105 755 759 235.016 | 109 688 578 385.612 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 65 125 155 116.830 | 68 173 400 931.157 | 73 573 254 087.950 | 79 495 819 582.302 | 83 480 318 267.792 | 90 244 068 961.472 | 95 501 969 781.042 | 100 156 999 411.506 | 101 561 950 274.224 | 104 221 172 179.649 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative consumer prices | Index, 2015=100 | | 102.096 | 101.799 | 101.453 | 100.000 | 100.996 | 101.078 | 101.501 | 100.229 | 99.566 | 98.717 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative unit labour costs in total economy | Index, 2015=100 | | 99.683 | 102.267 | 101.562 | 100.000 | 101.710 | 103.177 | 105.246 | 103.967 | 102.360 | 100.875 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | -1 090 275 655.738 | 2 483 498 151.943 | 362 343 633.413 | 1 480 595 348.792 | 2 379 087 963.984 | 2 211 745 222.921 | 257 037 805.276 | -1 745 392 285.329 | -2 302 944 664.306 | -3 025 418 372.176 |
| Nominal effective exchange rate, chain-linked, overall weights | Index, 2015=100 | | 99.454 | 100.694 | 101.487 | 100.000 | 101.075 | 101.667 | 103.156 | 103.094 | 103.115 | 103.115 |
| Price of commodity exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.348 | 1.213 | 1.151 | 1.000 | 0.959 | 1.044 | 1.080 | 1.057 | 1.039 | 1.039 |
| Price of commodity imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.458 | 1.331 | 1.226 | 1.000 | 0.933 | 1.025 | 1.093 | 1.069 | 1.046 | 1.046 |
| Price of non-commodity exports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.982 | 0.989 | 0.988 | 1.000 | 0.988 | 1.008 | 1.027 | 1.036 | 1.048 | 1.060 |
| Price of non-commodity imports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.959 | 0.966 | 0.981 | 1.000 | 0.979 | 0.999 | 1.009 | 1.020 | 1.039 | 1.054 |
| Real effective exchange rate, constant trade weights | Index, 2015 | | 0.982 | 1.002 | 1.005 | 1.000 | 1.019 | 1.022 | 1.033 | 1.025 | 1.013 | 1.006 |
| Relative price of exported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.029 | 1.049 | 1.052 | 1.016 | 1.036 | 1.046 | 1.056 | 1.037 | 1.029 | 1.021 |
| Relative price of imported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.178 | 1.129 | 1.100 | 1.044 | 1.000 | 1.020 | 1.026 | 1.019 | 1.023 | 1.024 |
| Shadow price of goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.036 | 1.016 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.973 | 0.996 | 1.011 | 1.025 | 1.038 | 1.054 |
| Shadow price of non-commodity goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 0.932 | 0.936 | 0.941 | 1.000 | 0.980 | 0.989 | 0.993 | 1.017 | 1.037 | 1.058 |
| Share of country's trade in world trade (volume, in USD at OECD reference year prices) | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
| Share of value exports of goods and services in world exports in USD | Ratio | | 0.364 | 0.388 | 0.392 | 0.386 | 0.402 | 0.417 | 0.423 | 0.419 | 0.414 | 0.412 |
| Share of value imports of goods and services in world imports in USD | Ratio | | 0.379 | 0.389 | 0.401 | 0.388 | 0.401 | 0.418 | 0.432 | 0.438 | 0.434 | 0.431 |
| Terms of trade, goods and services | Ratio, 2016 | | 0.928 | 0.944 | 0.954 | 0.984 | 1.000 | 0.992 | 0.989 | 0.991 | 0.989 | 0.988 |
| Government accounts | Capital tax and transfers receipts | Euro | | 2 678 180 000.000 | 1 475 820 000.000 | 1 224 270 000.000 | 1 385 680 000.000 | 1 036 840 000.000 | 717 800 000.000 | 828 590 000.000 | 949 403 916.166 | 949 403 916.166 | 949 403 916.166 |
| Capital transfers paid and other capital payments | Euro | | 1 919 060 000.000 | 1 730 180 000.000 | 7 150 140 000.000 | 3 665 410 000.000 | 801 270 000.000 | 5 036 070 000.000 | 2 514 050 000.000 | 1 507 554 286.624 | 1 507 554 286.624 | 1 507 554 286.624 |
| Current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 81 341 350 000.000 | 84 662 050 000.000 | 83 927 990 000.000 | 84 122 210 000.000 | 84 981 460 000.000 | 85 608 080 000.000 | 87 637 130 000.000 | 90 238 440 971.679 | 91 698 479 757.570 | 93 552 962 021.326 |
| Current disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 48.332 | 49.657 | 48.498 | 46.809 | 45.569 | 43.689 | 42.981 | 42.957 | 42.694 | 42.406 |
| Current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 73 138 320 000.000 | 76 426 050 000.000 | 75 483 420 000.000 | 75 882 900 000.000 | 77 242 540 000.000 | 78 209 200 000.000 | 80 739 290 000.000 | 83 807 635 884.217 | 85 785 073 524.307 | 88 102 822 519.365 |
| Current receipts of general government | Euro | | 69 199 320 000.000 | 74 933 640 000.000 | 75 575 510 000.000 | 77 326 660 000.000 | 78 970 440 000.000 | 82 387 340 000.000 | 86 866 540 000.000 | 88 939 280 914.290 | 90 755 186 223.389 | 92 968 599 828.168 |
| Current receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 41.118 | 43.951 | 43.672 | 43.028 | 42.346 | 42.046 | 42.603 | 42.338 | 42.255 | 42.141 |
| Current receipts of general government excluding gross interest receipts | Euro | | 68 194 060 000.000 | 73 815 850 000.000 | 74 662 090 000.000 | 76 773 590 000.000 | 78 474 460 000.000 | 82 058 680 000.000 | 86 578 460 000.000 | 88 644 541 289.749 | 90 454 043 662.684 | 92 659 230 642.398 |
| Direct taxes on business | Euro | | 5 058 477 000.000 | 5 850 036 000.000 | 5 259 299 000.000 | 5 860 095 000.000 | 6 015 887 000.000 | 6 505 471 000.000 | 7 072 220 000.000 | 7 210 243 575.042 | 7 371 887 651.933 | 7 572 107 702.992 |
| General government consumption of fixed capital | Euro | | 5 140 950 000.000 | 4 981 110 000.000 | 4 994 830 000.000 | 5 125 670 000.000 | 5 123 140 000.000 | 5 236 380 000.000 | 5 339 870 000.000 | 5 405 781 055.436 | 5 409 367 814.654 | 5 450 112 214.079 |
| General government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 30 857 820 000.000 | 32 134 550 000.000 | 31 839 220 000.000 | 32 080 030 000.000 | 32 799 600 000.000 | 33 673 020 000.000 | 34 582 610 000.000 | 34 898 243 363.430 | 35 310 393 328.903 | 35 867 068 913.233 |
| General government fixed capital formation, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 4 158 300 000.000 | 3 701 140 000.000 | 3 446 330 000.000 | 4 045 450 000.000 | 2 875 170 000.000 | 3 496 460 000.000 | 3 794 730 000.000 | 3 805 038 372.606 | 3 890 342 275.154 | 3 996 003 750.986 |
| General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 48.416 | 43.170 | 43.554 | 40.689 | 42.657 | 38.579 | 35.936 | 35.936 | 35.936 | 35.936 |
| General government gross financial liabilities | Euro | | 234 044 920 000.000 | 243 449 130 000.000 | 265 217 280 000.000 | 270 890 170 000.000 | 273 533 360 000.000 | 285 890 090 000.000 | 283 816 000 000.000 | 286 290 885 397.921 | 287 965 703 290.741 | 289 750 394 037.601 |
| General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 139.068 | 142.792 | 153.257 | 150.735 | 146.675 | 145.902 | 139.196 | 136.284 | 134.076 | 131.339 |
| General government net financial liabilities | Euro | | 152 563 280 000.000 | 169 847 710 000.000 | 189 845 180 000.000 | 197 766 700 000.000 | 193 982 820 000.000 | 210 296 280 000.000 | 210 543 690 000.000 | 210 800 257 745.018 | 210 782 676 110.157 | 210 471 080 210.681 |
| General government net financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 90.652 | 99.622 | 109.703 | 110.046 | 104.018 | 107.323 | 103.260 | 100.348 | 98.140 | 95.403 |
| General government net lending | Euro | | -10 400 260 000.000 | -8 702 800 000.000 | -12 729 850 000.000 | -7 995 060 000.000 | -3 527 480 000.000 | -5 799 090 000.000 | -910 910 000.000 | -256 567 745.018 | 17 581 634.860 | 311 595 899.476 |
| General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -6.180 | -5.105 | -7.356 | -4.449 | -1.892 | -2.960 | -0.447 | -0.122 | 0.008 | 0.141 |
| General government primary balance | Euro | | -3 202 490 000.000 | -1 584 590 000.000 | -5 198 700 000.000 | -308 820 000.000 | 3 715 460 000.000 | 1 271 130 000.000 | 5 698 850 000.000 | 5 879 497 717.903 | 5 629 845 307.419 | 5 452 366 215.667 |
| General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.903 | -0.929 | -3.004 | -0.172 | 1.992 | 0.649 | 2.795 | 2.799 | 2.621 | 2.471 |
| Gross general government interest payments | Euro | | 8 203 030 000.000 | 8 236 000 000.000 | 8 444 570 000.000 | 8 239 310 000.000 | 7 738 920 000.000 | 7 398 880 000.000 | 6 897 840 000.000 | 6 430 805 087.463 | 5 913 406 233.263 | 5 450 139 501.961 |
| Gross general government interest receipts | Euro | | 1 005 260 000.000 | 1 117 790 000.000 | 913 420 000.000 | 553 070 000.000 | 495 980 000.000 | 328 660 000.000 | 288 080 000.000 | 294 739 624.542 | 301 142 560.705 | 309 369 185.770 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion | Euro | | 217 160 300 000.000 | 224 077 600 000.000 | 230 058 800 000.000 | 235 746 100 000.000 | 245 157 900 000.000 | 246 966 500 000.000 | 249 143 100 000.000 | 250 568 264 075.537 | 251 442 228 281.837 | 252 234 943 516.259 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 129.035 | 131.430 | 132.941 | 131.179 | 131.459 | 126.037 | 122.191 | 119.279 | 117.070 | 114.334 |
| Net capital outlays of the government | Euro | | -1 741 770 000.000 | -1 025 610 000.000 | 4 377 370 000.000 | 1 199 510 000.000 | -2 483 540 000.000 | 2 578 350 000.000 | 140 320 000.000 | -1 042 592 312.371 | -960 875 169.042 | -895 958 092.634 |
| Net general government interest payments | Euro | | 7 197 770 000.000 | 7 118 210 000.000 | 7 531 150 000.000 | 7 686 240 000.000 | 7 242 940 000.000 | 7 070 220 000.000 | 6 609 760 000.000 | 6 136 065 462.921 | 5 612 263 672.558 | 5 140 770 316.191 |
| Net general government interest payments as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 4.277 | 4.175 | 4.352 | 4.277 | 3.884 | 3.608 | 3.242 | 2.921 | 2.613 | 2.330 |
| Net general government saving | Euro | | -12 142 030 000.000 | -9 728 410 000.000 | -8 352 480 000.000 | -6 795 550 000.000 | -6 011 020 000.000 | -3 220 740 000.000 | -770 590 000.000 | -1 299 160 057.389 | -943 293 534.182 | -584 362 193.158 |
| Other current outlays of general government | Euro | | 12 293 720 000.000 | 12 486 190 000.000 | 12 524 810 000.000 | 12 151 140 000.000 | 12 369 220 000.000 | 12 051 870 000.000 | 12 667 880 000.000 | 14 362 835 412.771 | 14 384 967 182.447 | 14 505 332 258.263 |
| Other current receipts of general government | Euro | | 9 582 960 000.000 | 9 457 970 000.000 | 9 667 350 000.000 | 9 538 290 000.000 | 9 596 530 000.000 | 9 809 390 000.000 | 9 867 150 000.000 | 9 737 292 694.302 | 9 691 747 794.811 | 9 662 412 861.422 |
| Property income paid by general government | Euro | | 8 218 880 000.000 | 8 249 190 000.000 | 8 457 830 000.000 | 8 253 520 000.000 | 7 754 340 000.000 | 7 414 780 000.000 | 6 914 160 000.000 | 6 472 162 617.286 | 6 332 802 054.263 | 6 467 735 748.080 |
| Property income paid by general government, excluding interest payments | Euro | | 15 850 000.000 | 13 190 000.000 | 13 260 000.000 | 14 210 000.000 | 15 420 000.000 | 15 900 000.000 | 16 320 000.000 | 41 357 529.823 | 419 395 821.000 | 1 017 596 246.119 |
| Property income received by general government | Euro | | 2 214 610 000.000 | 2 397 370 000.000 | 2 021 780 000.000 | 1 556 750 000.000 | 1 494 190 000.000 | 1 316 300 000.000 | 1 527 420 000.000 | 1 662 515 385.623 | 1 699 582 036.263 | 1 745 790 198.273 |
| Property income received by general government, excluding interest receipts | Euro | | 1 209 350 000.000 | 1 279 580 000.000 | 1 108 360 000.000 | 1 003 680 000.000 | 998 210 000.000 | 987 640 000.000 | 1 239 340 000.000 | 1 367 775 761.082 | 1 398 439 475.559 | 1 436 421 012.503 |
| Share of outstanding marketable debt to refinance within coming period | Ratio | | .. | 0.141 | 0.110 | 0.121 | 0.096 | 0.138 | 0.143 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 |
| Social security benefits paid by general government | Euro | | 29 970 930 000.000 | 31 792 120 000.000 | 31 106 130 000.000 | 31 637 520 000.000 | 32 058 300 000.000 | 32 468 410 000.000 | 33 472 480 000.000 | 34 505 199 578.192 | 35 670 317 191.958 | 36 712 825 101.750 |
| Social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 19 142 640 000.000 | 20 449 680 000.000 | 20 457 660 000.000 | 20 783 800 000.000 | 21 610 270 000.000 | 22 693 360 000.000 | 23 835 410 000.000 | 24 747 991 968.203 | 25 234 307 534.026 | 25 984 586 392.259 |
| Taxes and social security contributions received by general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 34.108 | 36.998 | 36.917 | 36.854 | 36.399 | 36.368 | 37.015 | 36.911 | 36.951 | 36.970 |
| Taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 23 257 980 000.000 | 23 365 330 000.000 | 24 633 070 000.000 | 26 173 340 000.000 | 27 471 960 000.000 | 29 154 670 000.000 | 30 955 850 000.000 | 31 789 454 405.768 | 32 656 684 881.145 | 33 519 744 629.742 |
| Total direct taxes received by general government | Euro | | 15 001 130 000.000 | 19 263 290 000.000 | 18 795 650 000.000 | 19 274 480 000.000 | 18 797 490 000.000 | 19 413 620 000.000 | 20 680 710 000.000 | 21 002 026 460.395 | 21 472 863 977.144 | 22 056 065 746.473 |
| Total disbursements of general government | Euro | | 82 277 760 000.000 | 85 112 260 000.000 | 89 529 630 000.000 | 86 707 400 000.000 | 83 534 760 000.000 | 88 904 230 000.000 | 88 606 040 000.000 | 90 145 252 575.473 | 91 687 008 504.694 | 93 606 407 844.857 |
| Total disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 48.889 | 49.921 | 51.735 | 48.248 | 44.793 | 45.372 | 43.456 | 42.912 | 42.689 | 42.430 |
| Total receipts of general government | Euro | | 71 877 500 000.000 | 76 409 460 000.000 | 76 799 780 000.000 | 78 712 340 000.000 | 80 007 280 000.000 | 83 105 140 000.000 | 87 695 130 000.000 | 89 888 684 830.456 | 91 704 590 139.554 | 93 918 003 744.333 |
| Total receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 42.709 | 44.817 | 44.379 | 43.799 | 42.902 | 42.412 | 43.010 | 42.790 | 42.697 | 42.572 |
| Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2016 | | -0.002 | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.000 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 63 578 725 000.000 | 67 526 029 000.000 | 69 595 217 000.000 | 72 990 707 000.000 | 74 989 089 000.000 | 83 717 008 000.000 | 88 739 145 000.000 | 91 567 661 246.917 | 93 263 746 863.641 | 96 157 905 383.712 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2016 | | 60 435 327 000.000 | 64 788 065 000.000 | 67 576 239 000.000 | 71 807 549 000.000 | 74 989 089 000.000 | 81 292 392 000.000 | 84 402 152 000.000 | 86 696 692 932.371 | 87 622 413 480.583 | 89 516 891 511.483 |
| Final domestic expenditure, nominal value | Euro | | 169 334 090 000.000 | 168 822 961 000.000 | 172 301 512 000.000 | 177 776 858 000.000 | 183 717 311 000.000 | 193 101 780 000.000 | 202 585 001 000.000 | 210 193 878 030.707 | 215 248 934 221.530 | 221 713 902 335.937 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 175 602 051 999.752 | 172 371 369 125.014 | 175 477 279 111.821 | 179 689 681 758.336 | 183 717 311 000.000 | 189 663 651 036.975 | 195 672 562 240.179 | 200 978 684 779.890 | 204 475 787 463.288 | 208 484 661 751.065 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 30 857 822 000.000 | 32 134 547 000.000 | 31 839 222 000.000 | 32 080 026 000.000 | 32 799 599 000.000 | 33 673 016 000.000 | 34 582 612 000.000 | 35 179 394 702.103 | 35 594 865 078.673 | 36 156 025 418.414 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 33 160 330 000.000 | 32 466 509 000.000 | 32 267 759 000.000 | 32 536 841 000.000 | 32 799 599 000.000 | 32 863 588 000.000 | 33 148 205 000.000 | 33 326 129 412.096 | 33 523 714 917.370 | 33 723 398 034.400 |
| Gross capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 26 425 682 000.000 | 24 946 632 000.000 | 26 505 973 000.000 | 28 494 100 000.000 | 29 526 045 000.000 | 33 755 287 000.000 | 36 975 395 000.000 | 40 433 029 155.618 | 41 532 291 811.433 | 43 763 065 117.475 |
| Gross capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 27 519 154 000.000 | 26 127 852 000.000 | 27 190 153 000.000 | 28 797 124 000.000 | 29 526 045 000.000 | 33 036 548 000.000 | 35 093 396 000.000 | 37 772 789 113.502 | 38 576 804 155.742 | 40 155 338 215.339 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 17 102.351 | 17 037.728 | 17 265.488 | 17 647.853 | 18 061.093 | 18 740.113 | 19 228.411 | 19 628.005 | 20 005.672 | 20 389.423 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 28 751.321 | 28 642.681 | 29 025.576 | 29 668.382 | 30 363.092 | 31 504.616 | 32 325.510 | 32 997.279 | 33 632.188 | 34 277.324 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 186 713 341 008.946 | 189 150 441 395.079 | 191 992 177 884.016 | 199 380 438 472.280 | 206 898 707 332.793 | 217 391 096 259.234 | 226 209 974 824.836 | 233 058 477 081.920 | 238 283 338 350.113 | 244 755 100 322.589 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Euro | | 168 295 569 000.000 | 170 492 269 000.000 | 173 053 691 000.000 | 179 713 159 000.000 | 186 489 811 000.000 | 195 947 210 000.000 | 203 896 177 000.000 | 210 069 129 494.586 | 214 778 600 147.969 | 220 611 974 762.256 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 302 314 389 948.170 | 299 525 103 448.873 | 301 897 914 557.204 | 307 308 064 964.850 | 313 514 105 585.699 | 324 506 993 157.452 | 332 429 075 122.715 | 338 862 461 054.506 | 344 886 664 466.198 | 350 891 856 653.808 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 196 137 766 391.370 | 194 328 112 461.593 | 195 867 562 406.191 | 199 377 599 811.221 | 203 404 000 756.661 | 210 536 047 679.352 | 215 675 794 623.262 | 219 849 694 341.404 | 223 758 121 597.081 | 227 654 214 610.155 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Euro, 2016 | | 179 827 805 000.000 | 178 168 634 000.000 | 179 580 070 000.000 | 182 798 228 000.000 | 186 489 811 000.000 | 193 028 788 000.000 | 197 741 136 000.000 | 201 567 952 417.935 | 205 151 371 905.786 | 208 723 482 812.866 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, housing, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 5 312 531 000.000 | 4 557 314 000.000 | 4 519 622 000.000 | 4 564 260 000.000 | 4 852 530 000.000 | 5 274 621 000.000 | 5 598 715 000.000 | 5 867 864 950.636 | 5 936 440 333.668 | 6 045 472 121.830 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 26 631 461 000.000 | 25 150 310 000.000 | 26 012 731 000.000 | 27 886 485 000.000 | 28 893 362 000.000 | 32 887 733 000.000 | 35 841 006 000.000 | 38 997 515 881.055 | 39 926 498 240.676 | 42 137 547 774.455 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 27 318 762 000.000 | 26 005 957 000.000 | 26 601 101 000.000 | 28 175 660 000.000 | 28 893 362 000.000 | 32 212 918 000.000 | 34 088 224 000.000 | 36 448 012 571.448 | 36 869 479 701.953 | 38 438 830 383.624 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 64 411 467 000.000 | 65 653 043 000.000 | 69 336 280 000.000 | 71 662 021 000.000 | 72 849 272 000.000 | 81 739 132 000.000 | 88 562 358 000.000 | 93 127 923 057.601 | 95 339 874 507.959 | 98 885 350 300.413 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2016 | | 56 831 601 000.000 | 59 491 659 000.000 | 64 203 852 000.000 | 69 372 191 000.000 | 72 849 272 000.000 | 78 751 673 000.000 | 83 339 991 000.000 | 87 402 212 212.788 | 88 628 245 482.289 | 90 948 820 965.425 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | -832 742 000.000 | 1 872 986 000.000 | 258 937 000.000 | 1 328 686 000.000 | 2 139 817 000.000 | 1 977 876 000.000 | 176 787 000.000 | -1 560 261 810.684 | -2 076 127 644.318 | -2 727 444 916.701 |
| Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2016 | | 0.035 | 0.009 | -0.013 | -0.007 | -0.002 | 0.002 | -0.008 | -0.009 | -0.002 | -0.002 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 111 844 807 000.000 | 111 538 104 000.000 | 114 449 559 000.000 | 117 810 347 000.000 | 122 024 350 000.000 | 126 541 031 000.000 | 132 161 383 000.000 | 136 016 967 447.549 | 139 727 570 902.181 | 143 420 329 143.068 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 115 091 066 000.000 | 113 890 995 000.000 | 116 602 438 000.000 | 118 978 915 000.000 | 122 024 350 000.000 | 124 587 933 000.000 | 128 437 374 000.000 | 131 179 698 272.723 | 134 068 790 333.013 | 136 283 024 243.567 |
| Private non-residential and government fixed capital formation, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 22 006 231 000.000 | 21 448 643 000.000 | 22 081 479 000.000 | 23 611 400 000.000 | 24 040 832 000.000 | 26 938 297 000.000 | 28 489 509 000.000 | 30 580 147 620.812 | 30 933 039 368.285 | 32 393 358 261.794 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 175 777 499 451.395 | 172 463 957 357.382 | 176 039 511 390.673 | 180 316 146 832.487 | 184 349 994 000.000 | 190 529 445 170.399 | 196 746 632 418.865 | 202 383 573 914.572 | 206 273 044 384.617 | 210 287 185 387.185 |
| Total expenditure, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 235 741 589 484.409 | 237 118 596 688.651 | 243 535 922 464.885 | 252 130 407 182.709 | 259 339 083 000.000 | 271 832 331 570.292 | 281 158 196 623.656 | 289 085 382 989.488 | 293 896 012 091.311 | 299 806 194 654.514 |
| Total expenditure, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 260 757 041 690.830 | 262 280 168 457.518 | 269 378 461 502.190 | 278 884 940 247.745 | 286 858 556 548.272 | 300 677 512 064.023 | 310 992 980 742.424 | 319 761 351 525.905 | 325 082 455 095.312 | 331 619 789 998.348 |
| Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Export performance for goods and services, volume, growth | Percentage | | 3.000 | 4.885 | -0.463 | 1.915 | 1.837 | 2.995 | 1.094 | 1.050 | -0.462 | -0.054 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2016 | | 3.081 | 7.202 | 4.304 | 6.262 | 4.431 | 8.406 | 3.825 | 2.719 | 1.068 | 2.162 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -7.012 | -1.840 | 1.802 | 2.401 | 2.241 | 3.237 | 3.168 | 2.712 | 1.740 | 1.961 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -1.714 | 5.970 | 6.050 | 7.140 | 4.719 | 8.255 | 4.818 | 3.798 | 1.237 | 2.393 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -3.557 | -2.092 | -0.612 | 0.834 | 0.808 | 0.195 | 0.866 | 0.537 | 0.593 | 0.596 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -0.388 | 2.249 | 0.705 | 2.020 | 1.717 | 1.512 | 1.577 | 1.071 | 0.456 | 0.958 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | -4.430 | 1.305 | 1.502 | 3.848 | 3.771 | 5.071 | 4.057 | 3.027 | 2.242 | 2.716 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -4.057 | -0.923 | 0.792 | 1.792 | 2.019 | 3.506 | 2.441 | 1.935 | 1.778 | 1.741 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -16.713 | -4.806 | 2.288 | 5.919 | 2.547 | 11.489 | 5.822 | 6.923 | 1.156 | 4.257 |
| Harmonised core inflation | Percentage, 2016 | | 1.185 | 0.121 | 0.176 | 0.595 | 0.878 | 1.248 | 0.809 | 0.498 | 0.610 | 0.975 |
| Harmonised headline inflation | Percentage, 2016 | | 2.776 | 0.440 | -0.160 | 0.508 | 0.636 | 1.556 | 1.168 | 0.305 | 0.531 | 0.975 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2016 | | -6.276 | 4.681 | 7.921 | 8.050 | 5.012 | 8.102 | 5.826 | 4.874 | 1.403 | 2.618 |
| Potential output, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -0.168 | -0.139 | 0.198 | 0.556 | 0.805 | 1.498 | 1.629 | 1.730 | 1.610 | 1.584 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | 1.813 | 0.777 | 0.224 | 0.880 | 0.992 | 1.568 | 1.311 | 0.766 | 0.514 | 0.975 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -5.319 | -1.043 | 2.381 | 2.038 | 2.560 | 2.101 | 3.090 | 2.135 | 2.202 | 1.652 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | 1.218 | 0.567 | 0.566 | 0.740 | 0.725 | 1.103 | 1.388 | 1.658 | 1.744 | 1.833 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | 0.776 | 0.576 | 0.575 | 0.781 | 0.765 | 1.256 | 1.466 | 1.770 | 1.727 | 1.892 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2016 | | -7.143 | -1.885 | 2.073 | 2.429 | 2.237 | 3.352 | 3.263 | 2.865 | 1.922 | 1.946 |
| Total employment, growth | Percentage | | -4.076 | -2.584 | 1.584 | 1.092 | 1.243 | 3.287 | 2.314 | 0.945 | 0.657 | 0.802 |
| Supply block | Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 80 574 441 668.957 | 83 772 342 464.948 | 83 114 490 778.162 | 83 442 572 561.513 | 84 426 686 665.799 | 85 275 600 923.065 | 87 389 711 894.994 | 90 006 839 474.956 | 91 482 644 288.032 | 93 351 697 702.614 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 44.630 | 45.444 | 44.683 | 43.728 | 43.149 | 42.301 | 41.992 | 42.063 | 41.885 | 41.675 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 72 371 893 463.414 | 75 535 826 114.861 | 74 670 339 476.108 | 75 203 160 993.183 | 76 688 312 990.828 | 77 876 588 596.947 | 80 491 924 451.184 | 83 576 077 714.030 | 85 569 254 252.858 | 87 901 569 462.761 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments, as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 40.086 | 40.976 | 40.143 | 39.410 | 39.194 | 38.630 | 38.678 | 39.058 | 39.177 | 39.242 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current receipts of general government | Euro | | 74 524 657 788.503 | 81 727 256 191.102 | 81 890 860 166.824 | 82 669 077 858.226 | 83 255 849 134.710 | 84 984 852 541.450 | 88 839 059 959.797 | 90 758 708 750.751 | 92 447 958 780.786 | 94 545 954 804.098 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current receipts of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 41.279 | 44.334 | 44.025 | 43.322 | 42.551 | 42.156 | 42.688 | 42.415 | 42.327 | 42.208 |
| Cyclically-adjusted direct taxes on business | Euro | | 5 592 876 242.947 | 6 541 362 929.186 | 5 831 326 429.823 | 6 384 975 694.678 | 6 443 381 667.823 | 6 775 232 868.328 | 7 282 156 804.607 | 7 402 957 073.064 | 7 551 061 216.249 | 7 739 006 630.169 |
| Cyclically-adjusted direct taxes on households | Euro | | 11 677 448 781.704 | 16 040 486 099.300 | 15 970 095 237.145 | 15 389 702 265.965 | 14 266 903 431.479 | 13 775 945 605.177 | 14 261 149 392.165 | 14 386 823 144.352 | 14 653 812 250.874 | 14 998 574 978.432 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government net lending | Euro | | -4 308 013 880.455 | -1 019 476 273.845 | -5 601 000 611.338 | -1 973 004 703.287 | 1 312 702 468.911 | -2 869 098 381.615 | 1 309 028 064.803 | 1 794 461 588.166 | 1 926 189 661.797 | 2 090 215 194.119 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government net lending as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -2.386 | -0.553 | -3.011 | -1.034 | 0.671 | -1.423 | 0.629 | 0.839 | 0.882 | 0.933 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balance | Euro | | 2 889 756 119.545 | 6 098 733 726.155 | 1 930 149 388.662 | 5 713 235 296.713 | 8 555 642 468.911 | 4 201 121 618.385 | 7 918 788 064.803 | 7 930 527 051.087 | 7 538 453 334.355 | 7 230 985 510.310 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balance as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 1.601 | 3.308 | 1.038 | 2.994 | 4.373 | 2.084 | 3.805 | 3.706 | 3.451 | 3.228 |
| Cyclically-adjusted social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 20 506 527 585.979 | 22 076 536 054.576 | 21 957 612 596.778 | 22 042 257 596.534 | 22 651 256 253.175 | 23 334 124 477.095 | 24 318 066 712.761 | 25 199 414 382.964 | 25 653 033 747.287 | 26 375 740 827.100 |
| Cyclically-adjusted taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 24 915 080 075.901 | 25 224 137 990.036 | 26 439 163 038.652 | 27 758 133 856.256 | 28 795 309 162.587 | 29 977 874 535.487 | 31 582 692 533.932 | 32 369 318 513.136 | 33 198 574 527.987 | 34 024 328 253.615 |
| Employment coefficient | Ratio | | 1.008 | 1.005 | 1.003 | 1.006 | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.009 | 1.009 | 1.009 |
| Equilibrium unemployment rate, as a percentage of labour force | Percentage | | 10.820 | 10.968 | 10.876 | 10.646 | 10.332 | 9.460 | 8.640 | 7.860 | 7.300 | 6.800 |
| Labour force participation gap | Percentage | | 0.076 | -0.847 | -1.202 | -1.335 | -1.528 | -0.708 | -0.598 | -0.410 | -0.044 | 0.516 |
| Net one-offs of general government | Euro | | 2 665 079 501.140 | 1 519 155 742.201 | -5 271 071 617.891 | -1 400 000 000.000 | 0.000 | -3 940 000 000.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Net one-offs of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 1.476 | 0.824 | -2.834 | -0.734 | 0.000 | -1.954 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Output gap as a percentage of potential GDP | Percentage | | -6.782 | -7.514 | -6.966 | -5.822 | -4.687 | -2.801 | -2.025 | -1.828 | -1.665 | -1.513 |
| Potential employment of total economy | Persons | | 4 804 685.287 | 4 767 415.835 | 4 748 071.769 | 4 744 174.937 | 4 753 615.645 | 4 800 615.701 | 4 850 081.494 | 4 900 465.125 | 4 940 206.658 | 4 976 024.431 |
| Potential output volume | Euro, 2016 | | 192 911 067 320.103 | 192 643 394 493.667 | 193 025 383 611.661 | 194 099 377 963.844 | 195 660 964 803.487 | 198 591 923 090.007 | 201 827 864 758.055 | 205 320 436 964.313 | 208 625 615 312.950 | 211 930 077 486.299 |
| Potential output, nominal value | Euro | | 180 539 810 520.593 | 184 343 386 923.466 | 186 010 369 027.525 | 190 823 580 487.976 | 195 660 964 803.487 | 201 594 454 698.754 | 208 110 112 385.722 | 213 979 875 983.022 | 218 415 880 896.482 | 224 001 210 959.520 |
| Productive capital stock scrapping rate | Ratio | | 3.674 | 3.727 | 3.830 | 3.902 | 3.967 | 4.006 | 4.029 | 4.043 | 4.051 | 4.056 |
| Productive capital stock, volume | Euro, 2016 | | 498 405 015 006.669 | 501 276 718 276.797 | 504 158 799 946.890 | 508 096 364 893.354 | 511 981 000 000.000 | 518 410 265 128.527 | 526 012 461 342.848 | 535 325 491 520.053 | 544 570 174 502.242 | 554 875 079 732.862 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average | Euro, 2016 | | 497 319 967 068.278 | 500 141 299 874.278 | 502 971 595 258.124 | 506 695 929 382.251 | 510 370 483 708.628 | 515 999 290 705.330 | 523 161 637 762.478 | 531 833 111 268.772 | 541 110 562 314.377 | 551 028 437 038.262 |
| Ratio of potential to actual real GDP of the total economy | Ratio | | 1.073 | 1.081 | 1.075 | 1.062 | 1.049 | 1.029 | 1.021 | 1.019 | 1.017 | 1.015 |
| Trend employment coefficient | Ratio | | 1.003 | 1.004 | 1.005 | 1.006 | 1.007 | 1.008 | 1.008 | 1.009 | 1.009 | 1.010 |
| Trend labour efficiency | Euro | | 25 183.847 | 25 257.704 | 25 365.100 | 25 504.199 | 25 668.280 | 25 847.322 | 26 031.050 | 26 218.505 | 26 409.019 | 26 602.121 |
| Trend labour force | Persons | | 5 372 866.928 | 5 334 295.822 | 5 301 623.503 | 5 278 336.768 | 5 265 530.808 | 5 262 129.862 | 5 265 031.151 | 5 271 619.184 | 5 279 559.541 | 5 286 806.475 |
| Trend labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 67.460 | 67.291 | 67.192 | 67.176 | 67.245 | 67.388 | 67.577 | 67.794 | 68.031 | 68.276 |
| Trend working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 7 964 568.125 | 7 927 185.237 | 7 890 303.373 | 7 857 455.575 | 7 830 320.704 | 7 808 661.256 | 7 791 214.567 | 7 775 905.190 | 7 760 513.391 | 7 743 306.820 |
| Underlying general government net lending | Euro | | -6 973 093 381.594 | -2 538 632 016.046 | -329 928 993.448 | -573 004 703.287 | 1 312 702 468.911 | 1 070 901 618.385 | 1 309 028 064.803 | 1 794 461 588.166 | 1 926 189 661.797 | 2 090 215 194.119 |
| Underlying general government net lending as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -3.862 | -1.377 | -0.177 | -0.300 | 0.671 | 0.531 | 0.629 | 0.839 | 0.882 | 0.933 |
| Underlying general government primary balance | Euro | | 224 676 618.406 | 4 579 577 983.954 | 7 201 221 006.552 | 7 113 235 296.713 | 8 555 642 468.911 | 8 141 121 618.385 | 7 918 788 064.803 | 7 930 527 051.087 | 7 538 453 334.355 | 7 230 985 510.310 |
| Underlying general government primary balance as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 0.124 | 2.484 | 3.871 | 3.728 | 4.373 | 4.038 | 3.805 | 3.706 | 3.451 | 3.228 |
| Unemployment gap | Percentage | | -4.710 | -5.214 | -3.016 | -1.798 | -0.735 | 0.591 | 1.646 | 1.375 | 0.925 | 0.549 |
| Household sector accounts | Adjustment for the change in net equity of households in pension fund reserves | Euro | | 160 247 000.000 | 321 667 000.000 | 373 739 000.000 | 19 965 000.000 | -122 335 000.000 | -65 426 000.000 | -83 177 000.000 | -50 725 779.183 | -51 366 235.509 | -51 615 299.353 |
| Compensation of employees, total economy | Euro | | 75 313 417 000.000 | 76 207 142 000.000 | 76 351 129 000.000 | 78 406 281 000.000 | 81 213 456 000.000 | 86 097 312 000.000 | 90 782 881 000.000 | 93 998 431 028.386 | 96 335 561 587.664 | 98 711 366 422.749 |
| Current disbursements of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 43 382 314 000.000 | 46 625 537 000.000 | 46 396 364 000.000 | 45 211 513 000.000 | 44 871 796 000.000 | 46 280 485 000.000 | 47 981 425 000.000 | 49 550 603 797.244 | 50 947 641 284.182 | 52 165 273 667.026 |
| Direct taxes on households | Euro | | 9 942 653 000.000 | 13 413 254 000.000 | 13 536 351 000.000 | 13 414 385 000.000 | 12 781 603 000.000 | 12 908 149 000.000 | 13 608 490 000.000 | 13 791 782 885.353 | 14 100 976 325.211 | 14 483 958 043.480 |
| Employees and self-employed contributions to social security | Euro | | 7 193 788 000.000 | 7 334 313 000.000 | 7 770 050 000.000 | 7 791 531 000.000 | 7 973 297 000.000 | 8 214 641 000.000 | 8 592 651 000.000 | 8 825 468 194.101 | 9 070 337 834.531 | 9 304 469 696.288 |
| Gross current receipts of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 167 204 544 000.000 | 169 358 500 000.000 | 168 791 009 000.000 | 171 797 618 000.000 | 176 243 375 000.000 | 181 778 120 000.000 | 189 388 492 000.000 | 195 779 119 344.259 | 201 328 032 416.415 | 206 595 898 981.498 |
| Gross disposable income of household and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 123 822 230 000.000 | 122 732 963 000.000 | 122 394 645 000.000 | 126 586 105 000.000 | 131 371 579 000.000 | 135 497 635 000.000 | 141 407 067 000.000 | 146 228 515 547.015 | 150 380 391 132.233 | 154 430 625 314.472 |
| Gross saving of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 12 137 670 000.000 | 11 516 526 000.000 | 8 318 825 000.000 | 8 795 723 000.000 | 9 224 894 000.000 | 8 891 178 000.000 | 9 162 507 000.000 | 10 160 822 320.283 | 10 601 453 994.544 | 10 958 680 872.051 |
| Gross saving ratio of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Percentage | | 9.790 | 9.359 | 6.776 | 6.947 | 7.029 | 6.565 | 6.483 | 6.951 | 7.052 | 7.099 |
| Gross self-employment income received by households | Euro | | 31 379 525 000.000 | 31 597 755 000.000 | 31 627 491 000.000 | 31 764 715 000.000 | 32 761 441 000.000 | 33 625 574 000.000 | 35 095 599 000.000 | 36 266 626 009.330 | 37 079 675 557.825 | 38 086 757 445.666 |
| Other current income payable by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 26 245 873 000.000 | 25 877 970 000.000 | 25 089 963 000.000 | 24 005 597 000.000 | 24 116 896 000.000 | 25 157 695 000.000 | 25 780 284 000.000 | 26 933 352 717.789 | 27 776 327 124.441 | 28 376 845 927.258 |
| Other current income received by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 30 550 309 000.000 | 29 775 134 000.000 | 29 621 852 000.000 | 29 844 019 000.000 | 30 001 141 000.000 | 29 343 500 000.000 | 29 817 976 000.000 | 30 781 530 005.533 | 32 009 493 067.622 | 32 846 219 178.740 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 111 844 807 000.000 | 111 538 104 000.000 | 114 449 559 000.000 | 117 810 347 000.000 | 122 024 350 000.000 | 126 541 031 000.000 | 132 161 383 000.000 | 136 016 967 447.549 | 139 727 570 902.181 | 143 420 329 143.068 |
| Real gross disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 127 416 129 791.320 | 125 322 009 018.265 | 124 696 976 815.302 | 127 841 720 277.558 | 131 371 579 000.000 | 133 406 296 263.213 | 137 422 535 526.297 | 141 028 085 747.630 | 144 290 185 528.368 | 146 745 393 623.291 |
| Total employers social contributions | Euro | | 16 541 288 000.000 | 17 193 157 000.000 | 16 894 795 000.000 | 17 226 502 000.000 | 17 723 571 000.000 | 18 897 460 000.000 | 19 861 826 000.000 | 20 759 840 238.392 | 21 221 886 251.512 | 21 745 255 390.956 |
| Wages, total economy | Euro | | 58 772 129 000.000 | 59 013 985 000.000 | 59 456 334 000.000 | 61 179 779 000.000 | 63 489 885 000.000 | 67 199 852 000.000 | 70 921 055 000.000 | 73 238 590 789.994 | 75 113 675 336.152 | 76 966 111 031.793 |
| Prices and deflators | Consumer price index, harmonised | Index, 2016 | | 0.986 | 0.990 | 0.989 | 0.994 | 1.000 | 1.016 | 1.027 | 1.031 | 1.036 | 1.046 |
| Core inflation index, harmonised | Index, 2016 | | 0.983 | 0.984 | 0.985 | 0.991 | 1.000 | 1.012 | 1.021 | 1.026 | 1.032 | 1.042 |
| Exports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2016 | | 1.199 | 1.227 | 1.214 | 1.000 | 0.981 | 1.031 | 1.101 | 1.049 | 1.047 | 1.057 |
| Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2016 | | 1.052 | 1.042 | 1.030 | 1.016 | 1.000 | 1.030 | 1.051 | 1.056 | 1.064 | 1.074 |
| Final domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.964 | 0.979 | 0.982 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.018 | 1.035 | 1.046 | 1.053 | 1.063 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.931 | 0.990 | 0.987 | 0.986 | 1.000 | 1.025 | 1.043 | 1.056 | 1.062 | 1.072 |
| Gross capital formation, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.960 | 0.955 | 0.975 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.022 | 1.054 | 1.070 | 1.077 | 1.090 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.936 | 0.957 | 0.964 | 0.983 | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.031 | 1.042 | 1.047 | 1.057 |
| Gross total fixed capital formation, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.975 | 0.967 | 0.978 | 0.990 | 1.000 | 1.021 | 1.051 | 1.070 | 1.083 | 1.096 |
| Imports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2016 | | 1.271 | 1.279 | 1.253 | 1.000 | 0.965 | 1.023 | 1.095 | 1.041 | 1.041 | 1.052 |
| Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2016 | | 1.133 | 1.104 | 1.080 | 1.033 | 1.000 | 1.038 | 1.063 | 1.066 | 1.076 | 1.087 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.972 | 0.979 | 0.982 | 0.990 | 1.000 | 1.016 | 1.029 | 1.037 | 1.042 | 1.052 |
| Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Euro | | 0.605 | 0.584 | 0.579 | 0.585 | 0.582 | 0.580 | 0.593 | 0.595 | 0.594 | 0.594 |
| Total domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2016 | | 0.962 | 0.978 | 0.982 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.018 | 1.035 | 1.046 | 1.051 | 1.062 |
| Labour markets | Compensation rate, total economy | Euro | | 19 843.341 | 20 534.660 | 20 161.194 | 20 226.597 | 20 469.107 | 20 938.740 | 21 460.786 | 21 877.545 | 22 237.677 | 22 604.717 |
| Dependent employment, total economy | Persons | | 3 795 400.000 | 3 711 147.000 | 3 787 034.000 | 3 876 395.000 | 3 967 611.000 | 4 111 867.000 | 4 230 175.000 | 4 296 571.201 | 4 332 087.397 | 4 366 848.205 |
| General government employment | Persons | | 710 401.000 | 695 096.000 | 684 025.000 | 679 034.000 | 684 980.000 | 688 619.000 | 700 435.000 | 707 794.780 | 712 442.275 | 718 158.935 |
| Hours worked per worker, total economy | Hours | | 1 853.025 | 1 863.174 | 1 870.839 | 1 878.581 | 1 884.955 | 1 873.710 | 1 867.833 | .. | .. | .. |
| Labour force | Persons | | 5 382 600.000 | 5 284 600.000 | 5 225 575.000 | 5 195 175.000 | 5 178 275.000 | 5 219 425.000 | 5 232 600.000 | 5 253 305.012 | 5 281 580.583 | 5 316 899.787 |
| Labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 67.511 | 66.721 | 66.384 | 66.279 | 66.218 | 66.911 | 67.173 | 67.516 | 68.001 | 68.628 |
| Labour productivity, total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.983 | 1.002 | 0.996 | 1.000 | 1.004 | 1.006 | 1.007 | 1.018 | 1.029 | 1.039 |
| Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 4 546 875.000 | 4 429 375.000 | 4 499 550.000 | 4 548 675.000 | 4 605 225.000 | 4 756 600.000 | 4 866 650.000 | 4 912 617.987 | 4 944 875.031 | 4 984 552.867 |
| Total employment (national accounts basis) | Persons | | 4 581 449.000 | 4 450 167.000 | 4 512 987.000 | 4 575 823.000 | 4 649 859.000 | 4 802 603.000 | 4 914 463.000 | 4 955 947.520 | 4 989 336.921 | 5 029 520.399 |
| Total population | Persons | | 10 514 800.000 | 10 457 300.000 | 10 401 100.000 | 10 358 100.000 | 10 325 500.000 | 10 300 300.000 | 10 283 800.000 | 10 269 406.115 | 10 254 660.478 | 10 236 850.994 |
| Total self-employed | Persons | | 786 049.000 | 739 020.000 | 725 953.000 | 699 428.000 | 682 248.000 | 690 736.000 | 684 288.000 | 659 376.319 | 657 249.524 | 662 672.194 |
| Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 15.526 | 16.183 | 13.894 | 12.444 | 11.066 | 8.867 | 6.994 | 6.485 | 6.375 | 6.251 |
| Unemployment, level | Persons | | 835 725.000 | 855 225.000 | 726 025.000 | 646 500.000 | 573 050.000 | 462 825.000 | 365 950.000 | 340 687.025 | 336 705.552 | 332 346.920 |
| Unit labour cost in total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.976 | 0.997 | 0.991 | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.040 | 1.070 | 1.087 | 1.095 | 1.103 |
| Wage rate, total economy | Euro | | 15 485.095 | 15 901.818 | 15 699.974 | 15 782.648 | 16 002.044 | 16 342.905 | 16 765.513 | 17 045.823 | 17 338.910 | 17 625.094 |
| Working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 7 972 927.605 | 7 920 417.165 | 7 871 761.557 | 7 838 291.950 | 7 820 069.070 | 7 800 533.452 | 7 789 771.693 | 7 780 779.012 | 7 766 868.788 | 7 747 427.450 |
| Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 10.547 | 6.293 | 3.754 | 2.423 | 3.172 | 3.053 | 1.839 | 0.759 | 0.367 | 0.492 |
| Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 0.573 | 0.221 | 0.210 | -0.019 | -0.264 | -0.329 | -0.322 | -0.356 | -0.400 | -0.400 |