| 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 | -5 700 579 983.442 | -3 310 947 166.045 | -2 385 947 166.045 |
| Balance of primary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | -5 478 335 268.212 | -2 695 475 033.082 | -4 464 131 468.756 | -4 812 033 429.131 | -4 829 185 196.639 | -5 471 644 325.168 | -6 726 342 161.433 | -3 715 443 003.464 | -2 663 303 603.292 |
| 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 | 2 459 299 999.927 | 2 838 602 388.533 | 2 937 767 476.829 |
| Balance of secondary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | 1 295 537 294.140 | 2 028 273 923.804 | 2 146 206 508.549 | 1 727 802 545.902 | 1 820 231 507.532 | 2 501 693 866.044 | 2 902 791 152.861 | 3 183 709 326.142 | 3 279 270 730.727 |
| Competitors' price of goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.024 | 0.995 | 0.979 | 1.000 | 0.965 | 0.986 | 0.997 | 1.031 | 1.053 |
| Competitors' price of non-commodity goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 0.922 | 0.911 | 0.914 | 1.000 | 0.972 | 0.978 | 0.978 | 1.019 | 1.044 |
| Contribution to world trade growth, goods and services (in USD, OECD reference year prices) | Percentage | | -0.006 | 0.021 | 0.022 | 0.027 | 0.017 | 0.031 | 0.017 | 0.013 | 0.017 |
| 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 | -1 230 360 006.554 | -2 299 484 958.570 | -744 333 180.616 |
| Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.792 | 1.579 | 0.081 | 0.116 | 0.591 | 0.451 | -0.610 | -1.108 | -0.346 |
| Current account balance in USD | US Dollar | | -3 910 949 438.436 | 3 574 910 998.098 | 216 661 889.641 | 239 861 513.551 | 1 212 391 701.895 | 1 020 337 636.051 | -1 437 451 888.020 | -2 581 311 828.138 | -830 858 817.914 |
| Current account balance in USD, residual item | US Dollar | | 1 389 133 972.204 | 1 964 962 391.716 | 2 103 686 693.778 | 2 164 993 995.100 | 1 923 033 752.525 | 2 224 605 352.076 | 2 030 825 584.682 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Current account balance, residual item | Euro | | 1 084 189 000.000 | 1 485 020 000.000 | 1 563 814 000.000 | 1 942 989 000.000 | 1 740 523 000.000 | 1 951 010 000.000 | 1 744 142 976.961 | 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 | 0.892 | 0.896 |
| Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 1.286 | 1.328 | 1.329 | 1.109 | 1.106 | 1.129 | 1.181 | 1.122 | 1.116 |
| Export market for goods and services, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 69 427 351 753.566 | 70 932 059 686.826 | 74 291 049 547.533 | 77 491 656 761.087 | 79 438 340 749.654 | 83 133 980 664.481 | 85 511 691 948.419 | 87 382 422 442.965 | 90 068 021 837.304 |
| Export performance for goods and services, volume | Ratio | | 0.980 | 1.026 | 1.022 | 1.040 | 1.059 | 1.091 | 1.099 | 1.101 | 1.110 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 81 644 514 895.632 | 89 356 237 008.263 | 92 094 458 660.043 | 80 587 781 721.036 | 82 508 747 664.788 | 93 921 223 943.902 | 103 768 013 155.123 | 101 629 949 602.411 | 106 220 603 157.787 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 68 019 821 390.393 | 72 771 508 083.493 | 75 927 881 846.904 | 80 587 781 721.036 | 84 098 328 646.530 | 90 664 645 781.311 | 93 972 925 020.560 | 96 197 682 120.767 | 100 003 049 543.005 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 66 462 391 104.189 | 70 352 058 218.913 | 74 573 397 881.300 | 80 008 232 520.196 | 83 618 462 307.213 | 90 260 191 318.958 | 94 117 020 963.632 | 97 179 681 238.853 | 101 225 330 217.827 |
| Import penetration, goods and services | Ratio | | 0.273 | 0.285 | 0.299 | 0.313 | 0.319 | 0.330 | 0.336 | 0.341 | 0.347 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 82 761 800 332.201 | 87 079 087 292.603 | 91 663 558 503.972 | 79 428 683 319.357 | 80 210 436 026.312 | 92 155 541 200.802 | 103 412 739 619.253 | 103 679 527 753.227 | 107 667 429 103.136 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 64 904 960 817.985 | 67 932 608 354.333 | 73 218 913 915.696 | 79 428 683 319.357 | 83 138 595 967.896 | 89 855 736 856.604 | 94 261 116 906.704 | 98 161 680 356.938 | 102 447 610 892.649 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative consumer prices | Index, 2015=100 | | 102.103 | 101.818 | 101.466 | 100.000 | 100.987 | 101.064 | 101.505 | 100.333 | 99.725 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative unit labour costs in total economy | Index, 2015=100 | | 99.406 | 102.313 | 101.669 | 100.000 | 102.344 | 103.999 | 106.051 | 105.851 | 105.691 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | -1 117 285 436.568 | 2 277 149 715.660 | 430 900 156.071 | 1 159 098 401.679 | 2 298 311 638.477 | 1 765 682 743.100 | 355 273 535.870 | -2 049 578 150.816 | -1 446 825 945.349 |
| Nominal effective exchange rate, chain-linked, overall weights | Index, 2015=100 | | 99.448 | 100.699 | 101.495 | 100.000 | 101.077 | 101.666 | 103.156 | 102.881 | 102.858 |
| Price of commodity exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.349 | 1.215 | 1.152 | 1.000 | 0.959 | 1.035 | 1.058 | 1.062 | 1.073 |
| Price of commodity imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.453 | 1.326 | 1.222 | 1.000 | 0.935 | 1.022 | 1.076 | 1.084 | 1.096 |
| Price of non-commodity exports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.982 | 0.989 | 0.988 | 1.000 | 0.989 | 1.014 | 1.034 | 1.042 | 1.052 |
| Price of non-commodity imports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.965 | 0.971 | 0.983 | 1.000 | 0.978 | 1.002 | 1.017 | 1.033 | 1.029 |
| Real effective exchange rate, constant trade weights | Index, 2015 | | 0.980 | 1.001 | 1.005 | 1.000 | 1.019 | 1.023 | 1.032 | 1.025 | 1.022 |
| Relative price of exported goods and services | Ratio | | 0.993 | 1.012 | 1.016 | 0.982 | 1.001 | 1.012 | 1.022 | 0.995 | 0.984 |
| Relative price of imported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.017 | 0.974 | 0.949 | 0.901 | 0.862 | 0.882 | 0.891 | 0.891 | 0.881 |
| Shadow price of goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.035 | 1.015 | 0.998 | 1.000 | 0.973 | 0.997 | 1.012 | 1.036 | 1.056 |
| Shadow price of non-commodity goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 0.934 | 0.936 | 0.937 | 1.000 | 0.980 | 0.992 | 0.999 | 1.029 | 1.050 |
| 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 |
| Share of value exports of goods and services in world exports in USD | Ratio | | 0.323 | 0.343 | 0.347 | 0.341 | 0.356 | 0.368 | 0.373 | 0.361 | 0.360 |
| Share of value imports of goods and services in world imports in USD | Ratio | | 0.335 | 0.344 | 0.354 | 0.344 | 0.354 | 0.370 | 0.380 | 0.374 | 0.369 |
| Government accounts | Capital tax and transfers receipts | Euro | | 2 971 478 000.000 | 1 947 578 000.000 | 1 744 158 000.000 | 1 399 940 000.000 | 1 050 904 000.000 | 798 249 000.000 | 859 988 000.000 | 982 860 544.220 | 982 860 544.220 |
| Capital transfers paid and other capital payments | Euro | | 1 351 844 000.000 | 1 692 839 000.000 | 7 270 612 000.000 | 3 620 421 000.000 | 732 176 000.000 | 5 025 736 000.000 | 2 488 627 000.000 | 1 433 304 822.594 | 1 433 304 822.594 |
| Current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 81 395 714 000.000 | 84 730 368 000.000 | 83 968 517 000.000 | 84 241 886 000.000 | 85 197 398 000.000 | 85 625 979 000.000 | 87 718 047 000.000 | 89 804 022 304.033 | 90 776 182 549.651 |
| Current disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 48.335 | 49.763 | 48.515 | 46.851 | 45.687 | 43.998 | 43.510 | 43.258 | 42.250 |
| Current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 73 181 294 000.000 | 76 472 092 000.000 | 75 485 531 000.000 | 76 031 945 000.000 | 77 396 997 000.000 | 78 189 100 000.000 | 80 762 472 000.000 | 83 302 760 054.499 | 84 652 924 181.851 |
| Current receipts of general government | Euro | | 69 218 029 000.000 | 74 839 568 000.000 | 75 451 438 000.000 | 77 351 188 000.000 | 78 839 219 000.000 | 82 311 261 000.000 | 86 853 738 000.000 | 88 119 318 868.151 | 89 781 272 913.182 |
| Current receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 41.104 | 43.954 | 43.594 | 43.019 | 42.277 | 42.295 | 43.081 | 42.447 | 41.787 |
| Current receipts of general government excluding gross interest receipts | Euro | | 68 212 451 000.000 | 73 721 423 000.000 | 74 537 590 000.000 | 76 797 774 000.000 | 78 348 564 000.000 | 81 993 025 000.000 | 86 568 908 000.000 | 87 825 429 088.085 | 89 477 368 711.982 |
| Direct taxes on business | Euro | | 5 074 151 000.000 | 5 850 038 000.000 | 5 266 085 000.000 | 5 865 108 000.000 | 6 089 179 000.000 | 6 693 561 000.000 | 7 289 715 000.000 | 7 436 238 271.500 | 7 637 016 704.831 |
| General government consumption of fixed capital | Euro | | 5 187 264 000.000 | 5 091 997 000.000 | 5 087 591 000.000 | 5 238 782 000.000 | 5 252 657 000.000 | 5 339 602 000.000 | 5 545 310 000.000 | 5 334 588 220.000 | 5 227 896 455.600 |
| General government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 31 176 788 000.000 | 32 500 643 000.000 | 32 205 786 000.000 | 32 583 695 000.000 | 33 296 979 000.000 | 34 036 590 000.000 | 34 952 831 000.000 | 35 581 981 892.050 | 36 300 737 926.269 |
| General government fixed capital formation, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 4 158 293 000.000 | 3 701 098 000.000 | 3 446 317 000.000 | 4 045 373 000.000 | 2 887 446 000.000 | 3 563 465 000.000 | 3 965 165 000.000 | 4 161 519 769.400 | 4 300 020 325.335 |
| General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 48.386 | 43.226 | 43.548 | 40.667 | 42.659 | 38.843 | 36.344 | 36.344 | 36.344 |
| 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 | 286 956 714 779.918 | 290 110 031 843.852 |
| General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 138.983 | 142.979 | 153.235 | 150.654 | 146.682 | 146.901 | 140.778 | 138.226 | 135.028 |
| 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 | 211 505 769 263.655 | 212 023 247 048.231 |
| General government net financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 90.597 | 99.752 | 109.687 | 109.987 | 104.023 | 108.058 | 104.433 | 101.881 | 98.683 |
| General government net lending | Euro | | -9 529 080 000.000 | -8 245 162 000.000 | -12 402 259 000.000 | -7 917 770 000.000 | -3 674 240 000.000 | -5 766 068 000.000 | -912 803 000.000 | -962 079 263.655 | -517 477 784.576 |
| General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -5.659 | -4.842 | -7.166 | -4.403 | -1.970 | -2.963 | -0.453 | -0.463 | -0.241 |
| General government primary balance | Euro | | -2 320 238 000.000 | -1 105 031 000.000 | -4 833 121 000.000 | -261 243 000.000 | 3 635 506 000.000 | 1 352 575 000.000 | 5 757 942 000.000 | 5 245 293 205.813 | 5 301 876 382.023 |
| General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.378 | -0.649 | -2.792 | -0.145 | 1.950 | 0.695 | 2.856 | 2.527 | 2.468 |
| Gross general government interest payments | Euro | | 8 214 420 000.000 | 8 258 276 000.000 | 8 482 986 000.000 | 8 209 941 000.000 | 7 800 401 000.000 | 7 436 879 000.000 | 6 955 575 000.000 | 6 501 262 249.534 | 6 123 258 367.800 |
| Gross general government interest receipts | Euro | | 1 005 578 000.000 | 1 118 145 000.000 | 913 848 000.000 | 553 414 000.000 | 490 655 000.000 | 318 236 000.000 | 284 830 000.000 | 293 889 780.066 | 303 904 201.200 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion | Euro | | 212 556 000 000.000 | 219 714 800 000.000 | 226 040 500 000.000 | 231 512 600 000.000 | 240 962 600 000.000 | 242 804 800 000.000 | 244 905 700 000.000 | 246 889 478 939.783 | 248 643 068 096.796 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 126.222 | 129.040 | 130.600 | 128.755 | 129.216 | 124.763 | 121.478 | 118.925 | 115.727 |
| Net capital outlays of the government | Euro | | -2 648 605 000.000 | -1 645 638 000.000 | 3 885 180 000.000 | 1 027 072 000.000 | -2 683 939 000.000 | 2 451 350 000.000 | 48 494 000.000 | -722 624 172.227 | -477 431 851.892 |
| Net general government interest payments | Euro | | 7 208 842 000.000 | 7 140 131 000.000 | 7 569 138 000.000 | 7 656 527 000.000 | 7 309 746 000.000 | 7 118 643 000.000 | 6 670 745 000.000 | 6 207 372 469.468 | 5 819 354 166.600 |
| Net general government interest payments as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 4.281 | 4.193 | 4.373 | 4.258 | 3.920 | 3.658 | 3.309 | 2.990 | 2.709 |
| Net general government saving | Euro | | -12 177 685 000.000 | -9 890 800 000.000 | -8 517 079 000.000 | -6 890 698 000.000 | -6 358 179 000.000 | -3 314 718 000.000 | -864 309 000.000 | -1 684 703 435.882 | -994 909 636.468 |
| Other current outlays of general government | Euro | | 12 334 573 000.000 | 12 438 222 000.000 | 12 456 451 000.000 | 12 096 026 000.000 | 12 330 684 000.000 | 11 976 924 000.000 | 12 661 044 000.000 | 13 563 349 113.957 | 14 078 756 380.287 |
| Other current receipts of general government | Euro | | 9 368 328 000.000 | 9 263 702 000.000 | 9 435 257 000.000 | 9 314 713 000.000 | 9 213 773 000.000 | 9 232 395 000.000 | 9 423 879 000.000 | 9 354 013 031.807 | 9 310 260 872.275 |
| Property income paid by general government | Euro | | 8 230 271 000.000 | 8 271 459 000.000 | 8 496 251 000.000 | 8 224 149 000.000 | 7 815 823 000.000 | 7 452 979 000.000 | 6 970 236 000.000 | 6 928 344 450.026 | 6 969 914 516.726 |
| Property income paid by general government, excluding interest payments | Euro | | 15 851 000.000 | 13 183 000.000 | 13 265 000.000 | 14 208 000.000 | 15 422 000.000 | 16 100 000.000 | 14 661 000.000 | 427 082 200.492 | 846 656 148.927 |
| Property income received by general government | Euro | | 2 226 780 000.000 | 2 395 866 000.000 | 1 994 787 000.000 | 1 655 602 000.000 | 1 602 700 000.000 | 1 633 257 000.000 | 1 765 537 000.000 | 1 811 440 962.000 | 1 873 265 636.222 |
| Property income received by general government, excluding interest receipts | Euro | | 1 221 202 000.000 | 1 277 721 000.000 | 1 080 939 000.000 | 1 102 188 000.000 | 1 112 045 000.000 | 1 315 021 000.000 | 1 480 707 000.000 | 1 517 551 181.934 | 1 569 361 435.022 |
| Share of outstanding marketable debt to refinance within coming period | Ratio | | .. | 0.141 | 0.110 | 0.121 | 0.096 | 0.137 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 |
| Social security benefits paid by general government | Euro | | 29 654 082 000.000 | 31 520 044 000.000 | 30 810 029 000.000 | 31 338 016 000.000 | 31 753 912 000.000 | 32 159 486 000.000 | 33 133 936 000.000 | 33 730 346 848.000 | 33 426 773 726.368 |
| Social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 19 142 309 000.000 | 20 449 199 000.000 | 20 457 121 000.000 | 20 783 180 000.000 | 21 625 739 000.000 | 22 685 031 000.000 | 23 800 623 000.000 | 24 009 366 804.238 | 24 273 469 839.085 |
| Taxes and social security contributions received by general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 34.218 | 37.106 | 36.990 | 36.917 | 36.477 | 36.712 | 37.531 | 37.068 | 36.582 |
| Taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 23 339 733 000.000 | 23 319 705 000.000 | 24 560 816 000.000 | 26 068 519 000.000 | 27 337 477 000.000 | 29 041 688 000.000 | 30 873 136 000.000 | 31 615 308 491.284 | 32 374 075 895.075 |
| Total direct taxes received by general government | Euro | | 15 140 879 000.000 | 19 411 096 000.000 | 19 003 457 000.000 | 19 529 174 000.000 | 19 059 530 000.000 | 19 718 890 000.000 | 20 990 563 000.000 | 21 329 189 578.822 | 21 950 200 670.526 |
| Total disbursements of general government | Euro | | 81 718 587 000.000 | 85 032 308 000.000 | 89 597 855 000.000 | 86 668 898 000.000 | 83 564 363 000.000 | 88 875 578 000.000 | 88 626 529 000.000 | 90 064 258 676.026 | 91 281 611 241.979 |
| Total disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 48.527 | 49.940 | 51.767 | 48.201 | 44.811 | 45.668 | 43.960 | 43.384 | 42.486 |
| Total receipts of general government | Euro | | 72 189 507 000.000 | 76 787 146 000.000 | 77 195 596 000.000 | 78 751 128 000.000 | 79 890 123 000.000 | 83 109 510 000.000 | 87 713 726 000.000 | 89 102 179 412.371 | 90 764 133 457.403 |
| Total receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 42.868 | 45.097 | 44.601 | 43.797 | 42.841 | 42.705 | 43.508 | 42.920 | 42.245 |
| Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2011 | | -0.003 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.001 | -0.001 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 63 503 835 000.000 | 67 283 927 000.000 | 69 360 348 000.000 | 72 647 553 000.000 | 74 619 143 000.000 | 83 098 463 000.000 | 87 865 315 000.000 | 90 615 696 991.969 | 95 158 789 544.935 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2011 | | 62 467 170 000.000 | 66 830 963 000.000 | 69 729 673 000.000 | 74 009 172 000.000 | 77 233 143 000.000 | 83 263 433 000.000 | 86 301 648 000.000 | 88 344 791 853.463 | 91 839 516 314.926 |
| Final domestic expenditure, nominal value | Euro | | 169 458 907 000.000 | 168 766 324 000.000 | 172 258 703 000.000 | 178 154 484 000.000 | 183 915 331 000.000 | 192 485 692 000.000 | 200 273 749 000.000 | 208 098 397 281.588 | 214 891 587 206.324 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 170 457 454 370.393 | 167 112 991 879.722 | 170 080 871 176.025 | 174 569 229 970.182 | 178 241 847 246.654 | 183 617 282 703.360 | 188 308 411 077.443 | 193 225 568 372.450 | 197 344 227 175.680 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 31 176 788 000.000 | 32 500 643 000.000 | 32 205 786 000.000 | 32 583 695 000.000 | 33 296 979 000.000 | 34 036 590 000.000 | 34 952 831 000.000 | 35 380 613 694.286 | 35 895 712 325.512 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 33 835 624 000.000 | 33 164 457 000.000 | 33 014 481 000.000 | 33 441 127 000.000 | 33 708 410 000.000 | 33 774 851 000.000 | 34 060 714 000.000 | 34 119 662 627.103 | 34 332 809 491.140 |
| Gross capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 26 466 195 000.000 | 24 913 771 000.000 | 26 486 330 000.000 | 28 451 547 000.000 | 29 318 709 000.000 | 32 857 916 000.000 | 35 448 358 000.000 | 38 434 120 034.051 | 40 924 415 816.182 |
| Gross capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 26 831 687 000.000 | 25 454 405 000.000 | 26 747 651 000.000 | 28 455 930 000.000 | 28 965 453 000.000 | 31 635 749 000.000 | 33 453 842 000.000 | 35 495 880 970.042 | 37 349 414 205.837 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 16 079.254 | 15 984.946 | 16 214.865 | 16 578.850 | 16 951.466 | 17 467.899 | 17 878.649 | 18 263.043 | 18 672.095 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 28 789.633 | 28 620.778 | 29 032.442 | 29 684.152 | 30 351.315 | 31 275.980 | 32 011.420 | 32 699.671 | 33 432.071 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 186 826 947 363.724 | 188 903 101 278.411 | 192 020 317 645.565 | 199 486 835 705.053 | 206 888 323 001.927 | 215 911 391 239.248 | 223 668 835 869.117 | 230 319 272 708.158 | 238 365 355 916.836 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Euro | | 168 397 969 000.000 | 170 269 327 000.000 | 173 079 055 000.000 | 179 809 061 000.000 | 186 480 451 000.000 | 194 613 466 000.000 | 201 605 701 000.000 | 207 600 125 639.808 | 214 852 527 340.236 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 302 717 235 397.027 | 299 296 058 910.611 | 301 969 336 247.272 | 307 471 415 870.910 | 313 392 504 369.228 | 322 151 972 449.073 | 329 029 377 711.195 | 334 972 942 059.224 | 341 339 605 969.761 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 196 399 127 441.959 | 194 179 511 251.702 | 195 913 899 898.725 | 199 483 579 820.587 | 203 325 107 419.937 | 209 008 139 922.136 | 213 470 113 786.207 | 217 326 223 433.605 | 221 456 834 745.200 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Euro, 2011 | | 169 070 136 000.000 | 167 159 380 000.000 | 168 652 428 000.000 | 171 725 386 000.000 | 175 032 364 000.000 | 179 924 601 000.000 | 183 765 690 000.000 | 187 085 220 952.138 | 190 641 056 588.021 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, housing, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 5 307 888 000.000 | 4 546 345 000.000 | 4 496 631 000.000 | 4 544 323 000.000 | 4 775 389 000.000 | 5 078 911 000.000 | 5 378 532 000.000 | 5 789 613 945.117 | 6 069 715 034.313 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 26 671 974 000.000 | 25 121 988 000.000 | 25 993 084 000.000 | 27 843 931 000.000 | 28 829 576 000.000 | 32 290 242 000.000 | 34 383 183 000.000 | 37 105 251 494.774 | 39 667 322 190.870 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 27 057 706 000.000 | 25 689 833 000.000 | 26 287 096 000.000 | 27 821 718 000.000 | 28 471 532 000.000 | 31 086 939 000.000 | 32 467 042 000.000 | 34 406 495 374.696 | 36 309 635 795.819 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 64 358 994 000.000 | 65 572 707 000.000 | 69 033 242 000.000 | 71 600 592 000.000 | 72 543 156 000.000 | 81 538 363 000.000 | 87 598 538 000.000 | 92 442 837 173.026 | 96 454 943 036.335 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2011 | | 63 654 826 000.000 | 66 624 158 000.000 | 71 808 644 000.000 | 77 898 807 000.000 | 81 537 263 000.000 | 88 125 025 000.000 | 92 445 553 000.000 | 96 270 987 675.523 | 100 474 366 878.907 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | -855 159 000.000 | 1 711 220 000.000 | 327 106 000.000 | 1 046 961 000.000 | 2 075 987 000.000 | 1 560 100 000.000 | 266 777 000.000 | -1 827 140 181.057 | -1 296 153 491.400 |
| Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2011 | | 0.036 | 0.009 | -0.013 | -0.009 | -0.001 | 0.000 | -0.005 | -0.008 | -0.002 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 111 610 145 000.000 | 111 143 693 000.000 | 114 059 833 000.000 | 117 726 858 000.000 | 121 788 776 000.000 | 126 158 860 000.000 | 130 937 735 000.000 | 135 612 532 092.529 | 139 328 552 689.943 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 109 590 481 000.000 | 108 278 030 000.000 | 110 767 462 000.000 | 113 304 226 000.000 | 116 035 305 000.000 | 118 730 734 000.000 | 121 736 357 000.000 | 124 623 288 080.106 | 126 609 282 600.289 |
| Private non-residential and government fixed capital formation, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 21 749 818 000.000 | 21 143 488 000.000 | 21 790 465 000.000 | 23 277 395 000.000 | 23 696 143 000.000 | 26 008 028 000.000 | 27 088 510 000.000 | 28 616 881 429.579 | 30 239 920 761.507 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 170 253 096 946.725 | 166 876 496 371.435 | 170 485 585 629.266 | 175 137 277 964.813 | 178 679 279 670.616 | 184 127 594 856.780 | 189 281 017 223.228 | 194 306 277 634.647 | 198 379 065 823.280 |
| Total expenditure, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 232 752 062 866.826 | 233 807 140 103.442 | 240 293 416 900.562 | 249 181 265 755.613 | 255 878 000 099.578 | 267 201 612 584.757 | 275 373 233 722.145 | 282 447 205 268.117 | 289 953 087 499.166 |
| Total expenditure, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 260 533 016 782.408 | 261 714 026 531.616 | 268 974 496 066.558 | 278 923 185 871.458 | 286 419 232 865.558 | 299 094 415 569.853 | 308 241 389 739.292 | 316 159 700 429.237 | 324 561 474 046.975 |
| Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Export performance for goods and services, volume, growth | Percentage | | 3.405 | 4.716 | -0.380 | 1.754 | 1.799 | 3.015 | 0.767 | 0.176 | 0.856 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2011 | | 3.406 | 6.986 | 4.337 | 6.137 | 4.356 | 7.808 | 3.649 | 2.367 | 3.956 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -7.055 | -1.962 | 1.776 | 2.639 | 2.104 | 3.016 | 2.555 | 2.611 | 2.132 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -1.585 | 5.852 | 6.000 | 7.288 | 4.512 | 7.943 | 4.273 | 3.254 | 4.163 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -3.281 | -1.984 | -0.452 | 1.292 | 0.799 | 0.197 | 0.846 | 0.173 | 0.625 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -0.398 | 2.267 | 0.750 | 2.029 | 1.751 | 1.524 | 1.428 | 1.146 | 1.563 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | -4.410 | 1.111 | 1.650 | 3.888 | 3.710 | 4.361 | 3.593 | 2.973 | 3.493 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -4.028 | -1.130 | 0.893 | 1.822 | 1.926 | 2.795 | 2.135 | 1.806 | 1.901 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -16.622 | -5.055 | 2.325 | 5.838 | 2.336 | 9.186 | 4.439 | 5.974 | 5.531 |
| Harmonised core inflation | Percentage, 2011 | | 1.185 | 0.121 | 0.176 | 0.595 | 0.878 | 1.248 | 0.809 | 0.815 | 1.333 |
| Harmonised headline inflation | Percentage, 2011 | | 2.776 | 0.440 | -0.160 | 0.508 | 0.636 | 1.556 | 1.168 | 0.716 | 1.335 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2011 | | -6.324 | 4.665 | 7.782 | 8.481 | 4.671 | 8.079 | 4.903 | 4.138 | 4.366 |
| Potential output, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -0.261 | -0.202 | 0.337 | 0.746 | 0.929 | 1.344 | 1.405 | 1.441 | 1.344 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | 1.843 | 0.789 | 0.317 | 0.904 | 1.015 | 1.237 | 1.225 | 1.171 | 1.129 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -5.494 | -1.198 | 2.299 | 2.290 | 2.410 | 2.323 | 2.531 | 2.371 | 1.594 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | 1.218 | 0.562 | 0.566 | 0.744 | 0.729 | 1.029 | 1.233 | 1.414 | 1.643 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | 0.776 | 0.576 | 0.575 | 0.782 | 0.764 | 1.152 | 1.284 | 1.499 | 1.720 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011 | | -7.324 | -1.983 | 2.163 | 2.728 | 2.022 | 3.049 | 2.799 | 2.655 | 2.096 |
| Total employment, growth | Percentage | | -4.076 | -2.584 | 1.584 | 1.092 | 1.243 | 3.287 | 2.314 | 1.260 | 1.078 |
| Supply block | Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 80 660 107 370.621 | 83 856 701 407.806 | 83 167 137 141.319 | 83 555 183 287.371 | 84 610 956 014.639 | 85 199 881 032.082 | 87 364 148 659.102 | 89 483 822 629.776 | 90 519 968 994.819 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 44.781 | 45.616 | 44.753 | 43.741 | 43.131 | 42.212 | 42.084 | 42.011 | 41.289 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 72 446 228 949.445 | 75 597 966 663.380 | 74 684 538 693.000 | 75 345 183 810.328 | 76 811 096 666.247 | 77 762 863 394.056 | 80 408 600 760.322 | 82 982 457 206.148 | 84 396 754 955.101 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments, as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 40.221 | 41.123 | 40.188 | 39.443 | 39.155 | 38.528 | 38.733 | 38.959 | 38.496 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current receipts of general government | Euro | | 74 338 520 569.283 | 81 523 067 581.101 | 81 697 722 605.133 | 82 771 954 416.657 | 83 392 338 907.498 | 85 679 668 020.359 | 89 706 899 108.353 | 90 657 095 985.507 | 91 815 741 891.762 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current receipts of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 41.271 | 44.346 | 43.962 | 43.331 | 42.510 | 42.450 | 43.212 | 42.562 | 41.880 |
| Cyclically-adjusted direct taxes on business | Euro | | 5 586 764 754.598 | 6 527 655 895.239 | 5 829 830 241.944 | 6 395 037 607.287 | 6 546 665 024.155 | 7 051 622 844.382 | 7 601 364 481.661 | 7 714 424 282.231 | 7 860 889 088.577 |
| Cyclically-adjusted direct taxes on households | Euro | | 11 744 160 765.260 | 16 162 846 541.360 | 16 167 181 083.119 | 15 694 223 574.042 | 14 565 786 403.387 | 14 158 958 714.203 | 14 650 838 759.529 | 14 734 560 274.239 | 14 990 995 986.594 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government net lending | Euro | | -3 672 981 801.337 | -687 995 826.705 | -5 354 594 536.186 | -1 810 300 870.715 | 1 465 321 892.860 | -1 971 563 011.723 | 2 294 256 449.251 | 1 895 897 527.958 | 1 773 204 748.835 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government net lending as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -2.039 | -0.374 | -2.881 | -0.948 | 0.747 | -0.977 | 1.105 | 0.890 | 0.809 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balance | Euro | | 3 535 860 198.663 | 6 452 135 173.295 | 2 214 543 463.814 | 5 846 226 129.285 | 8 775 067 892.860 | 5 147 079 988.277 | 8 965 001 449.251 | 8 103 269 997.426 | 7 592 558 915.434 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balance as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 1.963 | 3.510 | 1.192 | 3.061 | 4.473 | 2.550 | 4.319 | 3.804 | 3.463 |
| Cyclically-adjusted social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 20 447 415 336.571 | 22 044 299 210.917 | 21 933 782 020.896 | 22 052 471 875.348 | 22 726 465 718.230 | 23 509 820 679.151 | 24 493 341 452.281 | 24 621 336 813.618 | 24 758 888 365.804 |
| Cyclically-adjusted taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 24 931 016 132.676 | 25 138 713 478.719 | 26 333 694 971.024 | 27 660 602 568.013 | 28 728 925 002.905 | 30 097 595 066.097 | 31 771 700 335.352 | 32 421 144 846.392 | 33 021 489 566.423 |
| Employment coefficient | Ratio | | 1.008 | 1.005 | 1.003 | 1.006 | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.010 |
| Equilibrium unemployment rate, as a percentage of labour force | Percentage | | 11.072 | 11.295 | 10.990 | 10.440 | 9.840 | 8.960 | 8.140 | 7.360 | 6.800 |
| Labour force participation gap | Percentage | | -0.108 | -1.110 | -1.529 | -1.646 | -1.867 | -1.028 | -0.865 | -0.266 | 0.462 |
| 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 |
| Net one-offs of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 1.480 | 0.826 | -2.836 | -0.733 | 0.000 | -1.952 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Output gap as a percentage of potential GDP | Percentage | | -6.509 | -7.378 | -6.865 | -5.870 | -4.940 | -3.579 | -2.885 | -2.536 | -2.000 |
| Potential employment of total economy | Persons | | 4 799 794.311 | 4 762 912.573 | 4 758 714.084 | 4 773 895.208 | 4 798 312.711 | 4 843 039.471 | 4 887 135.251 | 4 929 472.452 | 4 959 232.660 |
| Potential output volume | Euro, 2011 | | 180 840 446 898.677 | 180 474 755 345.425 | 181 083 692 610.707 | 182 433 753 210.377 | 184 127 782 411.349 | 186 602 310 616.830 | 189 224 959 563.101 | 191 952 372 296.866 | 194 532 071 422.149 |
| Potential output, nominal value | Euro | | 180 121 485 031.452 | 183 832 430 660.817 | 185 836 603 508.440 | 191 021 506 042.582 | 196 170 760 201.229 | 201 836 337 170.757 | 207 594 957 575.680 | 213 000 986 410.805 | 219 237 702 212.810 |
| Productive capital stock scrapping rate | Ratio | | 3.744 | 3.783 | 3.892 | 3.962 | 4.028 | 4.068 | 4.092 | 4.108 | 4.117 |
| Productive capital stock, volume | Euro, 2011 | | 484 987 592 600.365 | 487 781 987 547.662 | 490 586 481 500.912 | 494 425 113 663.787 | 498 204 161 691.537 | 503 945 631 421.785 | 510 414 310 624.958 | 518 065 717 033.709 | 526 977 726 767.056 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average | Euro, 2011 | | 483 971 218 446.955 | 486 688 995 723.339 | 489 445 039 814.532 | 493 087 397 654.861 | 496 683 234 540.134 | 501 792 515 745.017 | 507 981 279 517.036 | 515 165 356 746.580 | 523 631 522 905.979 |
| Ratio of potential to actual real GDP of the total economy | Ratio | | 1.070 | 1.080 | 1.074 | 1.062 | 1.052 | 1.037 | 1.030 | 1.026 | 1.020 |
| Trend employment coefficient | Ratio | | 1.003 | 1.004 | 1.005 | 1.006 | 1.007 | 1.008 | 1.009 | 1.010 | 1.011 |
| Trend labour efficiency | Euro | | 23 200.719 | 23 245.640 | 23 318.468 | 23 417.767 | 23 537.851 | 23 670.174 | 23 806.192 | 23 945.070 | 24 086.220 |
| Trend labour force | Persons | | 5 383 009.161 | 5 348 998.281 | 5 319 982.064 | 5 298 271.334 | 5 284 242.027 | 5 276 608.837 | 5 272 146.119 | 5 268 362.042 | 5 263 830.201 |
| Trend labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 67.570 | 67.453 | 67.393 | 67.389 | 67.434 | 67.522 | 67.628 | 67.742 | 67.858 |
| Trend working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 7 966 513.448 | 7 929 918.586 | 7 894 024.528 | 7 862 268.396 | 7 836 117.245 | 7 814 640.483 | 7 795 803.729 | 7 777 136.313 | 7 757 069.217 |
| Underlying general government net lending | Euro | | -6 338 061 302.477 | -2 207 151 568.906 | -83 522 918.296 | -410 300 870.715 | 1 465 321 892.860 | 1 968 436 988.277 | 2 294 256 449.251 | 1 895 897 527.958 | 1 773 204 748.835 |
| Underlying general government net lending as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -3.519 | -1.201 | -0.045 | -0.215 | 0.747 | 0.975 | 1.105 | 0.890 | 0.809 |
| Underlying general government primary balance | Euro | | 870 780 697.523 | 4 932 979 431.094 | 7 485 615 081.704 | 7 246 226 129.285 | 8 775 067 892.860 | 9 087 079 988.277 | 8 965 001 449.251 | 8 103 269 997.426 | 7 592 558 915.434 |
| Underlying general government primary balance as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 0.483 | 2.683 | 4.028 | 3.793 | 4.473 | 4.502 | 4.319 | 3.804 | 3.463 |
| Unemployment gap | Percentage | | -4.457 | -4.887 | -2.903 | -2.004 | -1.227 | 0.092 | 1.146 | 1.054 | 0.939 |
| Household sector accounts | Adjustment for the change in net equity of households in pension fund reserves | Euro | | 408 761 000.000 | 276 499 000.000 | 239 167 000.000 | 127 220 000.000 | 59 552 000.000 | 50 917 000.000 | 37 584 000.000 | 49 095 938.145 | 49 715 816.334 |
| Compensation of employees, total economy | Euro | | 75 304 728 000.000 | 76 279 908 000.000 | 76 472 495 000.000 | 78 603 631 000.000 | 81 854 147 000.000 | 86 175 845 000.000 | 90 462 815 000.000 | 94 289 825 962.783 | 97 904 410 539.837 |
| Current disbursements of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 44 550 163 000.000 | 47 648 383 000.000 | 47 482 502 000.000 | 46 324 793 000.000 | 46 489 789 000.000 | 47 796 662 000.000 | 50 379 413 000.000 | 51 963 761 460.678 | 53 576 785 018.892 |
| Direct taxes on households | Euro | | 10 066 728 000.000 | 13 561 058 000.000 | 13 737 372 000.000 | 13 664 066 000.000 | 12 970 351 000.000 | 13 025 329 000.000 | 13 700 848 000.000 | 13 892 951 307.322 | 14 313 183 965.696 |
| Employees and self-employed contributions to social security | Euro | | 7 169 870 000.000 | 7 335 385 000.000 | 7 761 313 000.000 | 7 784 447 000.000 | 7 996 462 000.000 | 8 554 579 000.000 | 9 222 251 000.000 | 9 293 797 549.159 | 9 585 910 194.071 |
| Gross current receipts of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 165 041 982 000.000 | 167 916 949 000.000 | 167 548 347 000.000 | 170 479 116 000.000 | 174 604 710 000.000 | 180 137 257 000.000 | 187 605 191 000.000 | 194 363 829 232.629 | 200 211 970 108.597 |
| Gross disposable income of household and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 120 491 819 000.000 | 120 268 566 000.000 | 120 065 845 000.000 | 124 154 323 000.000 | 128 114 921 000.000 | 132 340 595 000.000 | 137 225 778 000.000 | 142 400 067 771.952 | 146 635 185 089.705 |
| Gross saving of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 9 290 435 000.000 | 9 401 372 000.000 | 6 245 179 000.000 | 6 554 685 000.000 | 6 385 697 000.000 | 6 232 652 000.000 | 6 325 627 000.000 | 6 836 631 617.568 | 7 356 348 216.097 |
| Gross saving ratio of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Percentage | | 7.684 | 7.799 | 5.191 | 5.274 | 4.982 | 4.708 | 4.608 | 4.799 | 5.015 |
| Gross self-employment income received by households | Euro | | 31 401 716 000.000 | 31 755 343 000.000 | 31 992 784 000.000 | 32 326 885 000.000 | 33 294 967 000.000 | 34 247 536 000.000 | 35 231 625 000.000 | 36 409 290 233.725 | 37 752 437 249.223 |
| Other current income payable by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 27 313 565 000.000 | 26 751 940 000.000 | 25 983 817 000.000 | 24 876 280 000.000 | 25 522 976 000.000 | 26 216 754 000.000 | 27 456 314 000.000 | 28 777 012 604.197 | 29 677 690 859.125 |
| Other current income received by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 28 711 180 000.000 | 28 395 685 000.000 | 28 212 492 000.000 | 28 090 295 000.000 | 27 657 916 000.000 | 27 489 363 000.000 | 28 662 971 000.000 | 29 815 706 040.889 | 31 005 139 629.204 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 111 610 145 000.000 | 111 143 693 000.000 | 114 059 833 000.000 | 117 726 858 000.000 | 121 788 776 000.000 | 126 158 860 000.000 | 130 937 735 000.000 | 135 612 532 092.529 | 139 328 552 689.943 |
| Real gross disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 118 311 434 867.995 | 117 167 632 691.537 | 116 600 108 677.482 | 119 490 231 125.246 | 122 062 594 120.216 | 124 548 493 719.321 | 127 582 520 808.159 | 130 860 801 688.020 | 133 248 894 284.311 |
| Total employers social contributions | Euro | | 16 521 572 000.000 | 17 169 449 000.000 | 16 887 633 000.000 | 17 222 581 000.000 | 18 055 354 000.000 | 18 915 890 000.000 | 19 704 715 000.000 | 20 557 307 167.704 | 21 345 368 071.151 |
| Wages, total economy | Euro | | 58 783 156 000.000 | 59 110 459 000.000 | 59 584 862 000.000 | 61 381 050 000.000 | 63 798 793 000.000 | 67 259 955 000.000 | 70 758 100 000.000 | 73 732 518 795.080 | 76 559 042 468.686 |
| Prices and deflators | Consumer price index, harmonised | Index, 2011 | | 1.028 | 1.032 | 1.031 | 1.036 | 1.042 | 1.059 | 1.071 | 1.079 | 1.093 |
| Core inflation index, harmonised | Index, 2011 | | 1.012 | 1.013 | 1.015 | 1.021 | 1.030 | 1.043 | 1.051 | 1.060 | 1.074 |
| Exports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2011 | | 1.200 | 1.228 | 1.214 | 1.000 | 0.981 | 1.035 | 1.104 | 1.056 | 1.062 |
| Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2011 | | 1.017 | 1.007 | 0.995 | 0.982 | 0.966 | 0.998 | 1.018 | 1.026 | 1.036 |
| Final domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 0.994 | 1.010 | 1.013 | 1.021 | 1.032 | 1.048 | 1.064 | 1.077 | 1.089 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 0.921 | 0.980 | 0.976 | 0.974 | 0.988 | 1.008 | 1.026 | 1.037 | 1.046 |
| Gross capital formation, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 0.986 | 0.979 | 0.990 | 1.000 | 1.012 | 1.039 | 1.060 | 1.083 | 1.096 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 0.996 | 1.019 | 1.026 | 1.047 | 1.065 | 1.082 | 1.097 | 1.110 | 1.127 |
| Gross total fixed capital formation, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 0.986 | 0.978 | 0.989 | 1.001 | 1.013 | 1.039 | 1.059 | 1.078 | 1.092 |
| Imports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2011 | | 1.275 | 1.282 | 1.253 | 1.000 | 0.965 | 1.025 | 1.097 | 1.056 | 1.051 |
| Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2011 | | 1.011 | 0.984 | 0.961 | 0.919 | 0.890 | 0.925 | 0.948 | 0.960 | 0.960 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 1.018 | 1.026 | 1.030 | 1.039 | 1.050 | 1.063 | 1.076 | 1.088 | 1.100 |
| Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Euro | | 0.605 | 0.584 | 0.579 | 0.585 | 0.582 | 0.580 | 0.576 | 0.574 | 0.574 |
| Total domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2011 | | 0.994 | 1.010 | 1.013 | 1.021 | 1.032 | 1.048 | 1.064 | 1.078 | 1.090 |
| Labour markets | Compensation rate, total economy | Euro | | 19 841.439 | 20 554.722 | 20 193.690 | 20 277.963 | 20 628.752 | 20 956.896 | 21 380.221 | 21 964.157 | 22 562.934 |
| Dependent employment, total economy | Persons | | 3 795 326.000 | 3 711 065.000 | 3 786 950.000 | 3 876 308.000 | 3 967 964.000 | 4 112 052.000 | 4 231 145.000 | 4 292 895.295 | 4 339 170.157 |
| General government employment | Persons | | 710 349.000 | 695 041.000 | 683 954.000 | 678 945.000 | 684 003.000 | 690 804.000 | 695 889.706 | 703 806.005 | 712 516.206 |
| Hours worked per worker, total economy | Hours | | 1 848.969 | 1 859.081 | 1 866.906 | 1 874.897 | 1 878.521 | 1 880.708 | 1 875.050 | .. | .. |
| 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 | 5 259 667.178 | 5 291 216.102 |
| Labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 67.498 | 66.705 | 66.362 | 66.279 | 66.175 | 66.828 | 67.043 | 67.561 | 68.172 |
| Labour productivity, total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.983 | 1.001 | 0.996 | 1.000 | 1.003 | 0.998 | 0.996 | 1.001 | 1.009 |
| 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 | 4 927 991.334 | 4 981 112.155 |
| Total employment (national accounts basis) | Persons | | 4 581 449.000 | 4 450 167.000 | 4 512 987.000 | 4 575 823.000 | 4 649 815.000 | 4 802 270.000 | 4 914 274.000 | 4 978 052.156 | 5 032 099.023 |
| 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 | 10 278 500.000 | 10 243 923.927 | 10 209 944.872 |
| Total self-employed | Persons | | 786 123.000 | 739 102.000 | 726 037.000 | 699 515.000 | 681 851.000 | 690 218.000 | 683 129.000 | 685 156.862 | 692 928.866 |
| Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 15.526 | 16.183 | 13.894 | 12.444 | 11.066 | 8.867 | 6.994 | 6.306 | 5.861 |
| Unemployment, level | Persons | | 835 725.000 | 855 225.000 | 726 025.000 | 646 500.000 | 573 050.000 | 462 825.000 | 365 950.000 | 331 675.843 | 310 103.946 |
| Unit labour cost in total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.973 | 0.997 | 0.991 | 1.000 | 1.022 | 1.046 | 1.075 | 1.101 | 1.122 |
| Wage rate, total economy | Euro | | 15 488.302 | 15 928.166 | 15 734.262 | 15 834.926 | 16 078.471 | 16 356.786 | 16 723.156 | 17 175.476 | 17 643.706 |
| Working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 7 974 491.884 | 7 922 388.831 | 7 874 323.828 | 7 838 291.950 | 7 825 079.358 | 7 810 277.591 | 7 804 820.228 | 7 785 034.614 | 7 761 585.886 |
| Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 10.547 | 6.293 | 3.754 | 2.423 | 3.172 | 3.053 | 1.843 | 1.542 | 1.625 |
| Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 0.573 | 0.221 | 0.210 | -0.019 | -0.264 | -0.329 | -0.322 | -0.310 | -0.258 |