| External sectors, trade and payments | Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) | Euro | | -1 011 790 000.000 | -952 750 000.000 | -502 290 000.000 | -1 585 810 000.000 | -1 586 990 000.000 | -1 715 720 000.000 | -1 503 020 000.000 | -1 475 000 000.000 | -1 480 000 000.000 |
| Balance of primary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | -1 299 911 849.864 | -1 263 571 549.473 | -676 302 178.792 | -1 757 242 706.114 | -1 752 998 408.707 | -1 941 146 236.383 | -1 778 294 272.701 | -1 654 063 090.058 | -1 652 043 846.137 |
| Balance of secondary income (balance of payments basis) | Euro | | 273 890 000.000 | 799 070 000.000 | 961 050 000.000 | 953 730 000.000 | 806 270 000.000 | 882 200 000.000 | 816 570 000.000 | 1 025 000 000.000 | 1 100 000 000.000 |
| Balance of secondary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | 351 482 578.362 | 1 063 971 023.197 | 1 280 624 525.428 | 1 057 641 774.737 | 891 920 230.060 | 997 180 634.177 | 967 797 621.287 | 1 149 758 010.769 | 1 227 870 426.183 |
| Competitors' price of goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.035 | 1.005 | 0.987 | 1.000 | 0.960 | 0.984 | 0.999 | 1.034 | 1.058 |
| Competitors' price of non-commodity goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 0.926 | 0.914 | 0.915 | 1.000 | 0.964 | 0.975 | 0.978 | 1.022 | 1.048 |
| Contribution to world trade growth, goods and services (in USD, OECD reference year prices) | Percentage | | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.005 | 0.006 | 0.006 | 0.020 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.006 |
| Current account balance | Euro | | -369 310 000.000 | 397 100 000.000 | 1 051 030 000.000 | -928 580 000.000 | -512 590 000.000 | 494 990 000.000 | 761 640 000.000 | 166 984 345.737 | 31 420 019.807 |
| Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.107 | 1.136 | 2.874 | -2.481 | -1.319 | 1.173 | 1.688 | 0.350 | 0.063 |
| Current account balance in USD | US Dollar | | -473 574 083.682 | 534 291 146.696 | 1 379 533 878.618 | -1 035 452 119.979 | -568 772 112.744 | 543 319 462.668 | 899 274 873.545 | 188 127 605.576 | 35 072 466.465 |
| Current account balance in USD, residual item | US Dollar | | 106 157 238.815 | 162 500 100.563 | -241 145 178.260 | -135 771 332.038 | -254 128 358.374 | 150 681 081.462 | 305 727 107.271 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Current account balance, residual item | Euro | | 81 727 165.000 | 113 531 970.000 | -167 254 677.000 | -117 281 901.000 | -228 955 413.000 | 151 007 849.000 | 262 307 533.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Euro | | 0.778 | 0.753 | 0.753 | 0.901 | 0.904 | 0.887 | 0.847 | 0.892 | 0.896 |
| Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 1.285 | 1.328 | 1.330 | 1.109 | 1.106 | 1.129 | 1.181 | 1.122 | 1.116 |
| Export market for goods and services, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 29 411 457 952.383 | 30 152 174 966.277 | 30 573 378 734.317 | 29 817 721 434.841 | 30 490 601 323.043 | 32 734 248 851.196 | 33 911 583 628.141 | 34 850 145 949.451 | 35 932 210 175.378 |
| Export performance for goods and services, volume | Ratio | | 0.935 | 1.002 | 1.021 | 1.056 | 1.074 | 1.136 | 1.153 | 1.162 | 1.166 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 34 964 903 214.811 | 39 026 700 331.111 | 39 431 427 885.669 | 31 487 229 461.309 | 31 836 099 069.531 | 38 590 049 069.853 | 43 814 135 428.473 | 44 480 962 934.610 | 46 537 203 768.646 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 27 513 458 906.895 | 30 226 227 568.001 | 31 214 249 662.531 | 31 487 229 461.309 | 32 749 280 947.540 | 37 200 349 034.821 | 39 084 356 553.099 | 40 506 446 918.947 | 41 906 087 826.485 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 26 942 440 795.881 | 29 500 408 825.670 | 30 439 908 145.547 | 31 587 269 389.591 | 32 823 159 063.544 | 37 025 779 364.460 | 38 765 060 970.579 | 40 427 199 593.457 | 41 949 855 194.042 |
| Import penetration, goods and services | Ratio | | 0.428 | 0.441 | 0.440 | 0.452 | 0.456 | 0.475 | 0.477 | 0.482 | 0.486 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 34 596 205 265.806 | 38 455 308 758.702 | 38 415 071 175.427 | 31 687 309 317.873 | 31 289 664 645.254 | 37 253 445 086.440 | 42 410 091 010.785 | 43 788 530 249.744 | 46 077 957 882.227 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 26 371 422 684.868 | 28 774 590 083.339 | 29 665 566 628.563 | 31 687 309 317.873 | 32 897 037 179.548 | 36 851 209 694.099 | 38 445 765 388.059 | 40 347 952 267.968 | 41 993 622 561.598 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative consumer prices | Index, 2015=100 | | 96.749 | 97.367 | 99.666 | 100.000 | 102.259 | 102.548 | 105.477 | 105.752 | 105.679 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative unit labour costs in total economy | Index, 2015=100 | | 89.312 | 90.094 | 93.780 | 100.000 | 106.278 | 106.891 | 112.099 | 113.711 | 115.591 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 368 697 949.005 | 571 391 572.408 | 1 016 356 710.243 | -200 079 856.564 | 546 434 424.277 | 1 336 603 983.412 | 1 404 044 417.688 | 692 432 684.865 | 459 245 886.419 |
| Nominal effective exchange rate, chain-linked, overall weights | Index, 2015=100 | | 89.500 | 91.495 | 95.810 | 100.000 | 103.021 | 101.861 | 104.311 | 104.214 | 104.133 |
| Price of commodity exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.425 | 1.298 | 1.210 | 1.000 | 0.935 | 1.026 | 1.084 | 1.093 | 1.106 |
| Price of commodity imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.505 | 1.380 | 1.285 | 1.000 | 0.909 | 1.030 | 1.127 | 1.144 | 1.163 |
| Price of non-commodity exports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.938 | 0.971 | 0.990 | 1.000 | 0.991 | 1.014 | 1.042 | 1.083 | 1.102 |
| Price of non-commodity imports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.918 | 0.970 | 0.987 | 1.000 | 0.973 | 0.977 | 1.003 | 1.047 | 1.063 |
| Real effective exchange rate, constant trade weights | Index, 2015 | | 0.966 | 0.975 | 0.995 | 1.001 | 1.027 | 1.032 | 1.059 | 1.057 | 1.054 |
| Relative price of exported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.107 | 1.121 | 1.116 | 1.044 | 1.061 | 1.080 | 1.102 | 1.097 | 1.090 |
| Relative price of imported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.062 | 1.028 | 0.991 | 0.931 | 0.890 | 0.890 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.892 |
| Shadow price of goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.056 | 1.032 | 1.012 | 1.000 | 0.956 | 0.991 | 1.014 | 1.048 | 1.074 |
| Shadow price of non-commodity goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 0.931 | 0.932 | 0.934 | 1.000 | 0.958 | 0.979 | 0.993 | 1.037 | 1.068 |
| Share of country's trade in world trade (volume, in USD at OECD reference year prices) | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Government accounts | Capital tax and transfers receipts | Euro | | 635 712 506.000 | 722 313 073.000 | 992 966 295.000 | 691 302 364.000 | 313 554 941.000 | 255 221 908.000 | 354 098 716.000 | 391 177 519.000 | 391 177 519.000 |
| Capital transfers paid and other capital payments | Euro | | 21 383 771.000 | 342 363 632.000 | 440 039 169.000 | 269 430 724.000 | 195 813 558.000 | 161 025 112.000 | 90 658 165.000 | 64 270 559.875 | 64 270 559.875 |
| Current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 11 683 800 519.000 | 11 791 282 755.000 | 12 028 622 017.000 | 12 521 103 264.000 | 12 998 305 394.000 | 13 591 517 219.000 | 14 977 459 822.000 | 15 531 956 572.974 | 16 421 143 497.225 |
| Current disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 35.035 | 33.728 | 32.894 | 33.449 | 33.458 | 32.214 | 33.199 | 32.566 | 32.831 |
| Current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 11 025 226 966.000 | 11 176 471 277.000 | 11 441 861 331.000 | 11 952 418 893.000 | 12 481 533 411.000 | 13 120 511 238.000 | 14 578 118 387.000 | 15 159 489 342.724 | 16 048 676 266.975 |
| Current receipts of general government | Euro | | 10 385 185 628.000 | 10 782 119 813.000 | 11 458 279 801.000 | 12 274 541 936.000 | 13 035 648 489.000 | 13 910 704 000.000 | 15 284 859 786.000 | 15 942 637 587.986 | 16 750 130 935.563 |
| Current receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 31.141 | 30.842 | 31.334 | 32.790 | 33.554 | 32.971 | 33.881 | 33.427 | 33.489 |
| Current receipts of general government excluding gross interest receipts | Euro | | 10 357 064 695.000 | 10 764 659 834.000 | 11 441 858 752.000 | 12 260 868 659.000 | 13 022 201 442.000 | 13 901 119 354.000 | 15 273 656 055.000 | 15 930 641 445.714 | 16 737 577 427.692 |
| Direct taxes on business | Euro | | 429 255 821.000 | 470 293 559.000 | 502 888 699.000 | 575 221 807.000 | 637 138 000.000 | 639 250 880.000 | 836 925 619.902 | 1 402 010 147.285 | 1 475 376 806.170 |
| General government consumption of fixed capital | Euro | | 961 637 887.000 | 1 026 274 606.000 | 1 073 938 839.000 | 1 102 826 735.000 | 1 119 224 363.000 | 1 139 172 376.000 | 1 175 202 577.000 | 1 180 499 254.083 | 1 245 403 844.043 |
| General government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 5 830 676 700.000 | 5 836 969 303.000 | 6 073 329 005.000 | 6 426 757 794.000 | 6 597 087 760.000 | 6 918 174 427.000 | 7 450 297 653.000 | 7 746 794 315.745 | 8 004 832 319.366 |
| General government fixed capital formation, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 1 326 326 475.000 | 1 309 480 012.000 | 1 282 977 643.000 | 1 376 247 047.000 | 1 180 408 840.000 | 1 347 355 952.000 | 1 448 443 093.000 | 1 708 686 375.785 | 1 780 407 555.162 |
| General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 24.924 | 22.286 | 27.354 | 30.083 | 29.666 | 30.498 | 27.808 | 27.808 | 27.808 |
| General government gross financial liabilities | Euro | | 17 093 340 000.000 | 16 800 110 000.000 | 19 226 480 000.000 | 20 195 830 000.000 | 20 097 600 000.000 | 20 177 580 000.000 | 18 987 530 000.000 | 19 495 452 149.056 | 20 020 723 532.152 |
| General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 51.257 | 48.056 | 52.577 | 53.951 | 51.732 | 47.825 | 42.088 | 40.877 | 40.028 |
| General government net financial liabilities | Euro | | 8 781 610 000.000 | 9 009 140 000.000 | 9 223 700 000.000 | 8 934 630 000.000 | 8 572 660 000.000 | 7 310 220 000.000 | 6 442 160 000.000 | 6 232 759 147.565 | 6 111 868 461.220 |
| General government net financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 26.333 | 25.770 | 25.223 | 23.868 | 22.066 | 17.327 | 14.280 | 13.068 | 12.220 |
| General government net lending | Euro | | -1 048 974 744.000 | -912 418 907.000 | -226 453 894.000 | -98 110 000.000 | 93 900 001.000 | 205 200 001.000 | 297 599 999.000 | 209 400 852.435 | 120 890 686.345 |
| General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -3.145 | -2.610 | -0.619 | -0.262 | 0.242 | 0.486 | 0.660 | 0.439 | 0.242 |
| General government primary balance | Euro | | -418 522 124.000 | -315 067 408.000 | 343 885 743.000 | 456 901 094.000 | 597 224 937.000 | 666 621 336.000 | 685 737 703.000 | 569 871 940.413 | 480 804 408.723 |
| General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.255 | -0.901 | 0.940 | 1.221 | 1.537 | 1.580 | 1.520 | 1.195 | 0.961 |
| Gross general government interest payments | Euro | | 658 573 553.000 | 614 811 478.000 | 586 760 686.000 | 568 684 371.000 | 516 771 983.000 | 471 005 981.000 | 399 341 435.000 | 372 467 230.250 | 372 467 230.250 |
| Gross general government interest receipts | Euro | | 28 120 933.000 | 17 459 979.000 | 16 421 049.000 | 13 673 277.000 | 13 447 047.000 | 9 584 646.000 | 11 203 731.000 | 11 996 142.272 | 12 553 507.871 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion | Euro | | 13 264 100 000.000 | 13 550 600 000.000 | 14 827 100 000.000 | 15 940 200 000.000 | 15 524 500 000.000 | 16 625 100 000.000 | 15 416 600 000.000 | 15 720 342 421.737 | 16 061 689 415.307 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 39.774 | 38.761 | 40.546 | 42.582 | 39.961 | 39.405 | 34.173 | 32.961 | 32.112 |
| Net capital outlays of the government | Euro | | -249 640 147.000 | -96 744 035.000 | -343 888 322.000 | -148 451 328.000 | -56 556 906.000 | 113 986 780.000 | 9 799 965.000 | 201 280 162.577 | 208 096 751.993 |
| Net general government interest payments | Euro | | 630 452 620.000 | 597 351 499.000 | 570 339 637.000 | 555 011 094.000 | 503 324 936.000 | 461 421 335.000 | 388 137 704.000 | 360 471 087.978 | 359 913 722.379 |
| Net general government interest payments as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 1.890 | 1.709 | 1.560 | 1.483 | 1.296 | 1.094 | 0.860 | 0.756 | 0.720 |
| Net general government saving | Euro | | -1 298 614 891.000 | -1 009 162 942.000 | -570 342 216.000 | -246 561 328.000 | 37 343 095.000 | 319 186 781.000 | 307 399 964.000 | 410 681 015.012 | 328 987 438.338 |
| Other current outlays of general government | Euro | | 1 206 121 157.000 | 1 385 148 243.000 | 1 400 826 883.000 | 1 471 610 410.000 | 1 624 268 546.000 | 1 574 653 226.000 | 1 770 290 793.000 | 1 532 556 513.902 | 1 604 929 893.981 |
| Other current receipts of general government | Euro | | 1 109 812 393.000 | 1 179 437 675.000 | 1 225 733 675.000 | 1 294 330 617.000 | 1 275 229 890.000 | 1 284 186 362.000 | 1 363 734 393.000 | 1 446 220 027.313 | 1 512 728 407.761 |
| Property income paid by general government | Euro | | 658 582 560.000 | 614 819 645.000 | 586 766 131.000 | 568 688 652.000 | 516 775 883.000 | 471 010 481.000 | 399 345 728.000 | 361 205 978.845 | 381 994 839.081 |
| Property income paid by general government, excluding interest payments | Euro | | 9 007.000 | 8 167.000 | 5 445.000 | 4 281.000 | 3 900.000 | 4 500.000 | 4 293.000 | -11 261 251.405 | 9 527 608.831 |
| Property income received by general government | Euro | | 218 275 463.000 | 132 407 271.000 | 142 548 350.000 | 148 046 712.000 | 189 463 886.000 | 148 863 470.000 | 243 052 249.000 | 250 410 716.660 | 262 612 401.131 |
| Property income received by general government, excluding interest receipts | Euro | | 190 154 530.000 | 114 947 292.000 | 126 127 301.000 | 134 373 435.000 | 176 016 839.000 | 139 278 824.000 | 231 848 518.000 | 238 414 574.387 | 250 058 893.260 |
| Social security benefits paid by general government | Euro | | 3 988 420 102.000 | 3 954 345 564.000 | 3 967 699 998.000 | 4 054 046 408.000 | 4 260 173 205.000 | 4 627 679 085.000 | 5 357 525 648.000 | 5 891 399 764.482 | 6 429 386 444.797 |
| Social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 3 725 476 949.000 | 3 892 745 898.000 | 4 173 728 418.000 | 4 456 342 648.000 | 4 844 096 516.000 | 5 300 384 424.000 | 5 891 939 887.000 | 4 905 082 464.934 | 5 168 803 489.895 |
| Taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 3 724 068 463.000 | 3 841 340 990.000 | 4 079 543 126.000 | 4 343 633 478.000 | 4 532 760 402.000 | 4 914 609 699.000 | 5 219 456 117.000 | 5 593 099 509.944 | 5 868 292 676.254 |
| Total direct taxes received by general government | Euro | | 1 607 552 360.000 | 1 736 187 979.000 | 1 836 726 232.000 | 2 032 188 481.000 | 2 194 097 795.000 | 2 262 660 045.000 | 2 566 677 140.000 | 3 747 824 869.135 | 3 937 693 960.523 |
| Total disbursements of general government | Euro | | 12 069 872 878.000 | 12 416 851 793.000 | 12 677 699 990.000 | 13 063 954 300.000 | 13 255 303 429.000 | 13 960 725 907.000 | 15 341 358 503.000 | 16 124 414 254.551 | 17 020 417 768.219 |
| Total disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 36.193 | 35.518 | 34.669 | 34.899 | 34.120 | 33.089 | 34.006 | 33.809 | 34.029 |
| Total receipts of general government | Euro | | 11 020 898 134.000 | 11 504 432 886.000 | 12 451 246 096.000 | 12 965 844 300.000 | 13 349 203 430.000 | 14 165 925 908.000 | 15 638 958 502.000 | 16 333 815 106.986 | 17 141 308 454.563 |
| Total receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 33.048 | 32.908 | 34.049 | 34.637 | 34.361 | 33.576 | 34.666 | 34.248 | 34.271 |
| Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2010 | | -0.022 | -0.014 | -0.002 | 0.033 | -0.010 | -0.006 | -0.011 | 0.005 | -0.002 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 27 220 070 667.000 | 29 387 867 817.000 | 29 658 024 446.000 | 28 383 701 901.000 | 28 789 125 413.000 | 34 133 832 151.000 | 37 124 642 467.000 | 39 660 305 670.525 | 41 690 819 368.179 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2010 | | 23 753 350 230.000 | 26 095 380 155.000 | 26 948 374 863.000 | 27 184 048 058.000 | 28 273 622 112.000 | 32 116 387 921.000 | 33 742 918 797.000 | 34 970 660 122.909 | 36 179 020 030.891 |
| Final domestic expenditure, nominal value | Euro | | 32 388 788 565.000 | 34 173 552 551.000 | 35 755 636 802.000 | 37 227 700 600.000 | 38 976 644 719.000 | 41 576 773 799.000 | 44 401 413 249.000 | 47 332 878 723.220 | 49 988 486 803.285 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 30 556 708 119.463 | 31 905 869 103.406 | 33 077 328 701.499 | 34 236 980 787.698 | 35 345 712 790.407 | 36 534 682 746.484 | 37 947 300 864.536 | 39 259 624 672.044 | 40 518 235 189.071 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 5 830 676 700.000 | 5 836 969 303.000 | 6 073 329 005.000 | 6 426 757 794.000 | 6 597 087 760.000 | 6 918 174 427.000 | 7 450 297 653.000 | 7 850 993 365.066 | 8 112 502 135.248 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 5 614 827 428.000 | 5 655 408 106.000 | 5 671 658 875.000 | 5 680 984 919.000 | 5 677 753 001.000 | 5 654 114 387.000 | 5 699 574 844.000 | 5 748 125 937.317 | 5 781 572 594.927 |
| Gross capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 6 460 857 553.000 | 6 803 722 190.000 | 6 958 608 397.000 | 7 715 320 756.000 | 6 881 490 295.000 | 7 534 045 060.000 | 8 224 188 637.000 | 9 300 144 318.444 | 9 811 129 352.644 |
| Gross capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 5 260 956 824.000 | 5 260 303 312.000 | 5 482 826 459.000 | 6 693 039 754.000 | 6 393 829 525.000 | 6 667 295 701.000 | 6 741 893 024.000 | 7 285 640 695.088 | 7 512 277 971.119 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 10 328.372 | 10 798.449 | 11 277.000 | 11 613.610 | 12 038.909 | 12 741.430 | 13 290.186 | 13 846.419 | 14 360.012 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 25 710.190 | 26 880.341 | 28 071.589 | 28 909.503 | 29 968.191 | 31 716.961 | 33 082.968 | 34 467.585 | 35 746.061 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 36 998 035 378.783 | 38 785 526 948.774 | 40 570 205 694.206 | 41 530 562 910.045 | 43 100 999 812.799 | 46 808 071 255.318 | 50 050 959 450.295 | 52 912 788 512.363 | 55 490 714 196.173 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Euro | | 33 348 476 238.000 | 34 959 646 116.000 | 36 568 280 632.000 | 37 433 906 319.000 | 38 849 432 230.000 | 42 190 830 838.000 | 45 113 834 149.000 | 47 693 366 751.110 | 50 017 000 763.828 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 76 816 212 044.845 | 79 503 689 244.848 | 82 316 200 478.922 | 83 979 504 598.702 | 85 955 694 603.033 | 89 514 216 217.983 | 92 635 742 412.243 | 95 368 414 446.817 | 97 716 956 225.938 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 37 987 019 234.786 | 39 316 025 773.536 | 40 706 863 924.790 | 41 529 398 177.774 | 42 506 660 212.803 | 44 266 414 116.778 | 45 810 065 807.310 | 47 161 422 016.844 | 48 322 818 802.266 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Euro, 2010 | | 30 858 832 228.000 | 31 938 453 389.000 | 33 068 303 586.000 | 33 736 490 957.000 | 34 530 371 756.000 | 35 959 911 414.000 | 37 213 900 000.000 | 38 311 676 961.455 | 39 255 139 998.919 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, housing, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 607 253 002.000 | 677 231 094.000 | 791 796 696.000 | 909 678 021.000 | 971 408 341.000 | 925 583 194.000 | 979 906 865.000 | 958 572 150.715 | 996 351 817.549 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 5 788 032 715.000 | 6 454 876 655.000 | 6 905 489 244.000 | 7 329 896 938.000 | 7 505 788 197.000 | 8 097 490 172.000 | 8 697 550 204.000 | 9 556 640 636.291 | 10 194 035 411.907 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 5 577 513 711.000 | 6 040 417 930.000 | 6 387 863 921.000 | 6 700 255 345.000 | 6 718 414 344.000 | 7 177 793 440.000 | 7 645 237 122.000 | 8 032 569 047.230 | 8 375 807 959.225 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 26 933 207 832.000 | 28 950 619 787.000 | 28 898 499 769.000 | 28 562 920 000.000 | 28 292 040 000.000 | 32 956 330 000.000 | 35 938 860 000.000 | 39 043 321 324.788 | 41 279 399 348.372 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2010 | | 23 107 179 278.000 | 25 212 883 645.000 | 25 993 575 495.000 | 27 765 067 740.000 | 28 825 056 005.000 | 32 289 782 739.000 | 33 686 965 012.000 | 35 353 700 014.490 | 36 795 669 943.902 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 286 862 835.000 | 437 248 030.000 | 759 524 677.000 | -179 218 099.000 | 497 085 413.000 | 1 177 502 151.000 | 1 185 782 467.000 | 616 984 345.737 | 411 420 019.807 |
| Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2010 | | 0.041 | 0.007 | 0.002 | -0.047 | 0.001 | 0.013 | 0.007 | -0.009 | -0.005 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 20 770 079 150.000 | 21 881 706 593.000 | 22 776 818 553.000 | 23 471 045 868.000 | 24 873 768 762.000 | 26 561 109 200.000 | 28 253 565 392.000 | 29 925 244 721.863 | 31 681 949 256.130 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 19 351 675 310.000 | 20 186 398 876.000 | 20 987 104 113.000 | 21 819 204 058.000 | 22 918 245 132.000 | 23 682 364 346.000 | 24 601 994 588.000 | 25 501 750 318.239 | 26 407 975 904.948 |
| Private non-residential and government fixed capital formation, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 4 970 260 709.000 | 5 363 186 836.000 | 5 596 067 225.000 | 5 790 577 324.000 | 5 747 006 003.000 | 6 252 210 246.000 | 6 665 330 257.000 | 7 073 996 896.515 | 7 379 456 141.677 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 30 129 797 013.077 | 30 897 351 504.427 | 31 921 195 483.511 | 34 052 561 223.863 | 34 771 036 781.132 | 35 779 472 650.920 | 36 833 808 849.928 | 38 308 412 199.056 | 39 446 492 274.546 |
| Total expenditure, volume | Euro, 2010 | | 53 969 386 359.792 | 57 137 923 612.464 | 59 015 897 899.190 | 61 397 538 750.230 | 63 199 256 154.995 | 67 960 688 955.570 | 70 613 775 259.226 | 73 320 992 976.182 | 75 661 693 170.666 |
| Total expenditure, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 64 360 919 223.400 | 68 139 542 326.803 | 70 379 111 080.944 | 73 219 324 853.452 | 75 367 953 848.016 | 81 046 176 494.879 | 84 210 101 171.434 | 87 438 579 991.623 | 90 229 970 190.857 |
| Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Export performance for goods and services, volume, growth | Percentage | | 7.724 | 7.161 | 1.846 | 3.431 | 1.713 | 5.806 | 1.417 | 0.847 | 0.340 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2010 | | 12.389 | 9.860 | 3.269 | 0.875 | 4.008 | 13.591 | 5.064 | 3.639 | 3.455 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 1.881 | 4.415 | 3.672 | 3.506 | 3.238 | 3.364 | 3.867 | 3.458 | 3.206 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 9.502 | 9.494 | 3.185 | 3.769 | 3.913 | 12.804 | 4.697 | 4.288 | 3.766 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 1.285 | 0.723 | 0.287 | 0.164 | -0.057 | -0.416 | 0.804 | 0.852 | 0.582 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 2.699 | 1.288 | 1.027 | 0.340 | 1.395 | 4.284 | 3.325 | 2.689 | 2.352 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 6.629 | 4.831 | 4.601 | 2.367 | 3.781 | 8.601 | 6.928 | 5.718 | 4.872 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 3.827 | 3.499 | 3.538 | 2.021 | 2.353 | 4.140 | 3.487 | 2.950 | 2.463 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | -1.778 | 8.299 | 5.752 | 4.890 | 0.271 | 6.838 | 6.512 | 5.066 | 4.273 |
| Harmonised core inflation | Percentage, 2010 | | 2.009 | 1.416 | 0.705 | 1.883 | 1.728 | 2.639 | 1.880 | 2.107 | 2.175 |
| Harmonised headline inflation | Percentage, 2010 | | 3.164 | 1.164 | 0.242 | -0.677 | 0.678 | 3.718 | 2.531 | 2.155 | 2.238 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2010 | | 6.645 | 9.113 | 3.096 | 6.815 | 3.818 | 12.020 | 4.327 | 4.948 | 4.079 |
| Potential output, volume, growth | Percentage | | 2.131 | 2.699 | 2.734 | 2.705 | 2.722 | 2.749 | 2.947 | 3.016 | 3.061 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 3.084 | 0.996 | 0.119 | -0.882 | 0.894 | 3.338 | 2.396 | 2.180 | 2.237 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 3.095 | 4.313 | 3.967 | 3.965 | 5.037 | 3.334 | 3.883 | 3.657 | 3.554 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | 3.225 | 3.208 | 3.323 | 3.290 | 3.029 | 3.148 | 3.450 | 3.659 | 3.772 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, growth | Percentage | | 3.012 | 3.322 | 3.324 | 3.270 | 2.889 | 3.299 | 3.537 | 3.736 | 3.774 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 | | -0.427 | 2.547 | 3.314 | 6.677 | 2.110 | 2.900 | 2.947 | 4.003 | 2.971 |
| Total employment, growth | Percentage | | 1.763 | 1.336 | 2.031 | 1.205 | 1.983 | -0.485 | 1.004 | 0.398 | -0.246 |
| Supply block | Net one-offs of general government | Euro | | -11 000 000.000 | -185 092 000.000 | 99 248 000.000 | 88 063 000.000 | 33 357 000.000 | 8 450 000.000 | -5 000 000.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Net one-offs of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -0.033 | -0.529 | 0.273 | 0.235 | 0.086 | 0.020 | -0.011 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average | Euro, 2010 | | 63 312 325 761.562 | 65 343 572 962.498 | 67 515 239 776.373 | 69 736 508 967.176 | 71 848 872 440.469 | 74 110 813 280.894 | 76 667 606 885.001 | 79 473 243 711.394 | 82 471 047 669.358 |
| Trend labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 64.377 | 65.090 | 65.864 | 66.687 | 67.550 | 68.439 | 69.346 | 70.262 | 71.181 |
| Household sector accounts | Adjustment for the change in net equity of households in pension fund reserves | Euro | | 74 508 233.000 | 140 028 028.000 | 119 799 197.000 | 271 696 124.000 | 335 912 133.000 | 331 350 000.000 | 329 639 200.125 | 329 639 200.125 | 329 639 200.125 |
| Compensation of employees received by households | Euro | | 13 015 803 396.000 | 13 800 235 924.000 | 14 621 927 540.000 | 15 665 929 177.000 | 16 987 849 090.000 | 18 428 300 790.000 | 20 177 362 286.962 | 21 825 396 920.520 | 23 466 118 308.711 |
| Compensation of employees, total economy | Euro | | 12 977 052 237.000 | 13 742 618 917.000 | 14 623 928 814.000 | 15 650 939 177.000 | 17 024 769 090.000 | 18 472 810 790.000 | 20 221 179 863.000 | 21 876 333 511.134 | 23 520 884 050.930 |
| Direct taxes on households | Euro | | 1 178 296 539.000 | 1 265 894 420.000 | 1 333 837 533.000 | 1 456 966 674.000 | 1 556 959 795.000 | 1 623 409 165.000 | 1 729 751 520.098 | 2 345 814 721.850 | 2 462 317 154.353 |
| Employees and self-employed contributions to social security | Euro | | 1 221 048 207.000 | 1 279 400 758.000 | 1 344 011 316.000 | 1 575 976 761.000 | 1 724 426 260.000 | 1 845 622 223.000 | 1 966 810 217.699 | 2 099 284 133.770 | 2 221 272 858.116 |
| Net current receipts of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 25 742 073 303.000 | 27 169 172 672.000 | 27 951 389 509.000 | 29 093 349 503.000 | 30 881 296 845.000 | 32 691 307 367.000 | 35 127 060 418.852 | 37 493 033 104.931 | 39 671 741 173.437 |
| Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 20 295 476 925.000 | 21 476 380 077.000 | 21 855 716 173.000 | 22 421 564 657.000 | 23 674 832 101.000 | 24 907 623 912.000 | 26 925 679 070.231 | 28 585 792 937.750 | 30 312 144 568.791 |
| Net saving of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | -400 093 991.000 | -265 298 488.000 | -801 303 183.000 | -777 785 087.000 | -863 024 527.000 | -1 322 135 289.000 | -1 005 407 844.749 | -1 016 054 980.651 | -1 046 774 331.891 |
| Net saving ratio of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Percentage | | -1.964 | -1.227 | -3.646 | -3.427 | -3.594 | -5.238 | -3.689 | -3.514 | -3.416 |
| Other current income payable by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 3 047 251 632.000 | 3 147 497 417.000 | 3 417 824 487.000 | 3 638 841 411.000 | 3 925 078 689.000 | 4 314 652 067.000 | 4 504 819 610.823 | 4 462 141 311.561 | 4 676 006 592.177 |
| Other current income received by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 6 244 095 180.000 | 6 827 487 970.000 | 6 671 664 993.000 | 6 464 312 146.000 | 6 730 819 005.000 | 6 566 455 316.000 | 6 282 552 395.086 | 6 354 278 794.210 | 6 354 278 794.210 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 20 770 079 149.000 | 21 881 706 593.000 | 22 776 818 553.000 | 23 471 045 868.000 | 24 873 768 761.000 | 26 561 109 201.000 | 28 260 726 115.105 | 29 931 487 118.526 | 31 688 558 100.807 |
| Real net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 18 909 484 016.781 | 19 812 475 448.583 | 20 138 378 400.811 | 20 843 583 081.132 | 21 813 566 361.467 | 22 208 087 020.595 | 23 445 728 054.967 | 24 360 293 822.920 | 25 266 197 383.516 |
| Total employers social contributions | Euro | | 2 719 068 014.000 | 2 909 026 157.000 | 3 107 224 740.000 | 3 327 975 434.000 | 3 649 891 166.000 | 3 994 286 682.000 | 4 431 662 207.000 | 4 794 225 327.217 | 5 154 559 206.216 |
| Wages, total economy | Euro | | 10 257 984 223.000 | 10 833 592 760.000 | 11 516 704 074.000 | 12 322 963 743.000 | 13 374 877 924.000 | 14 478 524 108.000 | 15 789 517 656.000 | 17 082 108 183.917 | 18 366 324 844.714 |
| Prices and deflators | Consumer price index, harmonised | Index, 2010 | | 1.074 | 1.087 | 1.089 | 1.082 | 1.089 | 1.130 | 1.158 | 1.183 | 1.210 |
| Core inflation index, harmonised | Index, 2010 | | 1.023 | 1.038 | 1.045 | 1.065 | 1.083 | 1.112 | 1.132 | 1.156 | 1.181 |
| Exports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2010 | | 1.270 | 1.291 | 1.263 | 1.000 | 0.972 | 1.036 | 1.121 | 1.098 | 1.110 |
| Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2010 | | 1.146 | 1.126 | 1.101 | 1.044 | 1.018 | 1.063 | 1.100 | 1.134 | 1.152 |
| Final domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.060 | 1.071 | 1.081 | 1.087 | 1.103 | 1.138 | 1.170 | 1.206 | 1.234 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.038 | 1.032 | 1.071 | 1.131 | 1.162 | 1.224 | 1.307 | 1.366 | 1.403 |
| Gross capital formation, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.228 | 1.293 | 1.269 | 1.153 | 1.076 | 1.130 | 1.220 | 1.277 | 1.306 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.081 | 1.095 | 1.106 | 1.110 | 1.125 | 1.173 | 1.212 | 1.245 | 1.274 |
| Gross total fixed capital formation, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.038 | 1.069 | 1.081 | 1.094 | 1.117 | 1.128 | 1.138 | 1.190 | 1.217 |
| Imports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2010 | | 1.310 | 1.336 | 1.296 | 1.000 | 0.951 | 1.010 | 1.103 | 1.085 | 1.097 |
| Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2010 | | 1.166 | 1.148 | 1.112 | 1.029 | 0.982 | 1.021 | 1.067 | 1.104 | 1.122 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.073 | 1.084 | 1.085 | 1.076 | 1.085 | 1.122 | 1.148 | 1.173 | 1.200 |
| Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Euro | | 0.453 | 0.443 | 0.443 | 0.446 | 0.447 | 0.449 | 0.450 | 0.457 | 0.457 |
| Total domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2010 | | 1.097 | 1.117 | 1.122 | 1.105 | 1.103 | 1.146 | 1.193 | 1.229 | 1.258 |
| Labour markets | Compensation rate, total economy | Euro | | 11 424.649 | 12 064.796 | 12 626.280 | 13 365.063 | 14 238.985 | 15 484.401 | 16 739.148 | 17 959.463 | 19 263.907 |
| Dependent employment, total economy | Persons | | 1 135 881.945 | 1 139 067.643 | 1 158 213.531 | 1 171 033.676 | 1 195 644.875 | 1 192 994.830 | 1 208 017.302 | 1 218 095.058 | 1 220 982.043 |
| General government employment | Persons | | 308 600.000 | 307 400.000 | 305 300.000 | 304 900.000 | 303 100.000 | 300 100.000 | 298 638.568 | 297 697.875 | 296 741.449 |
| Hours worked per worker, total economy | Hours | | 1 850.436 | 1 844.184 | 1 834.711 | 1 860.374 | 1 877.027 | 1 841.887 | 1 854.360 | .. | .. |
| Labour force | Persons | | 1 472 550.000 | 1 465 225.000 | 1 477 050.000 | 1 468 875.000 | 1 477 550.000 | 1 457 925.000 | 1 459 375.000 | 1 460 026.835 | 1 455 133.389 |
| Labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 64.295 | 64.764 | 65.983 | 66.365 | 67.838 | 68.353 | 69.355 | 70.525 | 71.342 |
| Labour productivity, total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.956 | 0.978 | 0.993 | 1.000 | 1.002 | 1.050 | 1.076 | 1.104 | 1.134 |
| Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 1 275 725.000 | 1 292 775.000 | 1 319 025.000 | 1 334 925.000 | 1 361 400.000 | 1 354 800.000 | 1 368 400.000 | 1 373 850.247 | 1 370 474.388 |
| Total employment (national accounts basis) | Persons | | 1 276 906.583 | 1 291 499.436 | 1 317 768.859 | 1 334 785.226 | 1 363 257.988 | 1 355 266.577 | 1 368 209.007 | 1 373 455.188 | 1 370 014.999 |
| Total population | Persons | | 2 987 773.000 | 2 957 689.000 | 2 932 367.000 | 2 904 910.000 | 2 868 231.000 | 2 822 282.250 | 2 800 103.750 | 2 766 901.532 | 2 733 642.648 |
| Total self-employed | Persons | | 141 024.638 | 152 431.794 | 159 555.328 | 163 751.550 | 167 613.114 | 162 271.747 | 160 191.705 | 155 360.130 | 149 032.956 |
| Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 13.366 | 11.770 | 10.699 | 9.119 | 7.861 | 7.073 | 6.234 | 5.902 | 5.818 |
| Unemployment, level | Persons | | 196 825.000 | 172 450.000 | 158 025.000 | 133 950.000 | 116 150.000 | 103 125.000 | 90 975.000 | 86 176.588 | 84 659.002 |
| Unit labour cost in total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.906 | 0.928 | 0.953 | 1.000 | 1.063 | 1.107 | 1.171 | 1.231 | 1.292 |
| Wage rate, total economy | Euro | | 9 030.854 | 9 510.930 | 9 943.507 | 10 523.151 | 11 186.330 | 12 136.284 | 13 070.606 | 14 023.625 | 15 042.256 |
| Working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 2 290 301.258 | 2 262 389.924 | 2 238 529.592 | 2 213 318.033 | 2 178 061.674 | 2 132 944.652 | 2 104 215.166 | 2 070 236.526 | 2 039 666.786 |
| Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 4.831 | 3.832 | 2.793 | 1.381 | 0.898 | 0.310 | 0.310 | 0.335 | 0.419 |
| Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 1.082 | 0.510 | 0.327 | -0.019 | -0.264 | -0.329 | -0.322 | -0.310 | -0.258 |