| External sectors, trade and payments | Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) | Euro | | -1 035 960 000.000 | -768 390 000.000 | -434 980 000.000 | -1 361 970 000.000 | -1 445 260 000.000 | -1 594 040 000.000 | -1 466 310 000.000 | -1 744 090 000.000 | -1 852 500 000.000 | -1 852 500 000.000 |
| Balance of primary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | -1 331 155 375.463 | -1 016 436 173.741 | -587 969 721.643 | -1 508 338 787.277 | -1 598 015 394.424 | -1 799 135 539.398 | -1 734 895 069.082 | -1 950 449 984.581 | -2 054 885 691.784 | -2 054 885 691.784 |
| Balance of secondary income (balance of payments basis) | Euro | | 313 490 000.000 | 855 550 000.000 | 1 027 180 000.000 | 815 760 000.000 | 695 790 000.000 | 773 090 000.000 | 702 210 000.000 | 583 100 000.000 | 560 000 000.000 | 500 000 000.000 |
| Balance of secondary income in USD (balance of payments basis) | US Dollar | | 402 337 955.687 | 1 138 819 894.407 | 1 369 191 518.550 | 904 238 607.162 | 769 495 506.889 | 873 971 334.624 | 833 270 244.671 | 654 645 890.409 | 621 180 020.188 | 554 625 018.025 |
| Competitors' price of goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.034 | 1.004 | 0.986 | 1.000 | 0.959 | 0.983 | 0.998 | 1.021 | 1.038 | 1.057 |
| Competitors' price of non-commodity goods and services exports | Index, 2015 | | 0.924 | 0.913 | 0.917 | 1.000 | 0.964 | 0.970 | 0.972 | 1.009 | 1.039 | 1.066 |
| Contribution to world trade growth, goods and services (in USD, OECD reference year prices) | Percentage | | 0.011 | 0.009 | -0.002 | 0.008 | 0.006 | 0.018 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.004 | 0.007 |
| Current account balance | Euro | | -571 540 000.000 | 638 300 000.000 | 1 232 410 000.000 | -923 680 000.000 | -447 110 000.000 | 191 650 000.000 | 122 710 000.000 | 924 444 468.019 | 370 028 344.854 | 108 656 199.814 |
| Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.715 | 1.824 | 3.372 | -2.475 | -1.150 | 0.453 | 0.271 | 1.925 | 0.735 | 0.206 |
| Current account balance in USD | US Dollar | | -738 468 581.845 | 845 860 356.041 | 1 634 590 809.516 | -1 026 422 393.556 | -499 563 052.502 | 228 333 355.740 | 142 013 328.481 | 1 044 324 466.111 | 410 453 954.869 | 120 526 893.560 |
| Current account balance in USD, residual item | US Dollar | | -76 127 136.934 | 61 668 769.832 | -34 597 384.150 | -8 993 089.122 | -1 671 903.317 | -1 884 997.942 | 11 531 100.502 | 144 489 080.293 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Current account balance, residual item | Euro | | -52 904 087.000 | 42 942 476.000 | -25 280 612.000 | -5 120 000.000 | -800 000.000 | 5 050 000.000 | 7 780 000.000 | 126 422 117.726 | 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 | 0.893 | 0.902 | 0.902 |
| Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 1.285 | 1.328 | 1.330 | 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 | | 29 392 393 348.924 | 30 124 525 352.149 | 30 564 884 250.378 | 29 802 494 805.984 | 30 465 904 031.448 | 32 780 262 823.244 | 34 011 158 859.787 | 34 731 644 512.054 | 35 247 764 138.762 | 36 004 461 725.621 |
| Export performance for goods and services, volume | Ratio | | 0.899 | 0.941 | 0.910 | 0.956 | 0.981 | 1.036 | 1.061 | 1.122 | 1.131 | 1.148 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 33 573 085 348.913 | 36 595 930 436.732 | 35 161 005 929.121 | 28 496 936 345.926 | 29 065 759 896.979 | 35 180 897 288.388 | 40 388 900 355.858 | 42 290 328 237.575 | 43 512 877 503.107 | 45 849 584 732.374 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 26 419 341 428.258 | 28 339 962 998.664 | 27 823 415 880.855 | 28 496 936 345.926 | 29 900 225 805.835 | 33 954 730 628.758 | 36 095 458 011.410 | 38 963 476 564.850 | 39 857 640 527.780 | 41 320 323 207.000 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 25 914 870 169.609 | 27 613 529 218.830 | 27 130 475 589.975 | 28 703 600 908.085 | 29 976 340 074.089 | 33 727 899 261.956 | 35 806 981 748.336 | 38 294 674 291.648 | 39 333 856 689.333 | 40 937 033 894.280 |
| Import penetration, goods and services | Ratio | | 0.400 | 0.406 | 0.394 | 0.411 | 0.415 | 0.432 | 0.437 | 0.443 | 0.443 | 0.448 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 33 306 609 374.049 | 35 934 122 571.188 | 34 273 039 532.362 | 28 910 265 470.245 | 28 735 131 158.630 | 34 025 514 729.933 | 39 356 793 303.469 | 40 094 688 757.586 | 41 668 717 876.642 | 44 228 797 165.055 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 25 410 398 910.960 | 26 887 095 438.997 | 26 437 535 299.094 | 28 910 265 470.245 | 30 052 454 342.344 | 33 501 067 895.154 | 35 518 505 485.261 | 37 625 872 018.447 | 38 810 072 850.886 | 40 553 744 581.560 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative consumer prices | Index, 2015=100 | | 96.754 | 97.363 | 99.666 | 100.000 | 102.261 | 102.567 | 105.476 | 105.507 | 105.233 | 105.139 |
| Indicator of competitiveness based on relative unit labour costs in total economy | Index, 2015=100 | | 89.384 | 90.129 | 93.759 | 100.000 | 105.831 | 106.999 | 111.718 | 113.345 | 114.756 | 116.357 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar | | 266 475 974.864 | 661 807 865.544 | 887 966 396.760 | -413 329 124.319 | 330 628 738.349 | 1 155 382 558.455 | 1 032 107 052.389 | 2 195 639 479.989 | 1 844 159 626.465 | 1 620 787 567.319 |
| Nominal effective exchange rate, chain-linked, overall weights | Index, 2015=100 | | 89.538 | 91.524 | 95.825 | 100.000 | 103.009 | 101.861 | 104.301 | 104.364 | 104.173 | 104.173 |
| Price of commodity exports | Index, 2015 | | 1.425 | 1.298 | 1.210 | 1.000 | 0.935 | 1.028 | 1.092 | 1.068 | 1.047 | 1.047 |
| Price of commodity imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.505 | 1.380 | 1.285 | 1.000 | 0.909 | 1.033 | 1.145 | 1.116 | 1.088 | 1.088 |
| Price of non-commodity exports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.936 | 0.968 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 0.991 | 1.012 | 1.037 | 1.077 | 1.107 | 1.132 |
| Price of non-commodity imports of goods and services | Index, 2015 | | 0.911 | 0.969 | 0.987 | 1.000 | 0.980 | 0.982 | 1.000 | 1.031 | 1.067 | 1.091 |
| Real effective exchange rate, constant trade weights | Index, 2015 | | 0.970 | 0.979 | 0.997 | 1.001 | 1.029 | 1.035 | 1.062 | 1.060 | 1.059 | 1.057 |
| Relative price of exported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.061 | 1.075 | 1.069 | 1.000 | 1.017 | 1.034 | 1.054 | 1.054 | 1.052 | 1.050 |
| Relative price of imported goods and services | Ratio | | 1.144 | 1.104 | 1.064 | 1.000 | 0.953 | 0.952 | 0.956 | 0.953 | 0.952 | 0.947 |
| Shadow price of goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 1.055 | 1.032 | 1.012 | 1.000 | 0.956 | 0.990 | 1.014 | 1.037 | 1.058 | 1.079 |
| Shadow price of non-commodity goods and services imports | Index, 2015 | | 0.930 | 0.932 | 0.935 | 1.000 | 0.958 | 0.974 | 0.988 | 1.027 | 1.065 | 1.096 |
| Share of country's trade in world trade (volume, in USD at OECD reference year prices) | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Terms of trade, goods and services | Ratio, 2015 | | 0.969 | 0.967 | 0.975 | 1.000 | 1.017 | 1.020 | 1.010 | 1.018 | 1.017 | 1.017 |
| Government accounts | Capital tax and transfers receipts | Euro | | 635 710 000.000 | 722 310 000.000 | 992 970 000.000 | 691 300 000.000 | 313 550 000.000 | 255 220 000.000 | 354 100 000.000 | 391 180 000.000 | 391 180 000.000 | 391 180 000.000 |
| Capital transfers paid and other capital payments | Euro | | 18 850 000.000 | 338 900 000.000 | 431 670 000.000 | 278 360 000.000 | 205 010 000.000 | 172 000 000.000 | 103 060 000.000 | 77 207 500.000 | 77 207 500.000 | 77 207 500.000 |
| Current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 11 687 730 000.000 | 11 811 630 000.000 | 12 044 180 000.000 | 12 550 760 000.000 | 13 038 760 000.000 | 13 607 550 000.000 | 15 047 350 000.000 | 16 222 248 864.184 | 17 112 253 089.163 | 17 937 132 335.340 |
| Current disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 35.065 | 33.762 | 32.957 | 33.628 | 33.524 | 32.192 | 33.243 | 33.784 | 33.987 | 34.012 |
| Current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 11 029 080 000.000 | 11 194 800 000.000 | 11 461 400 000.000 | 11 981 970 000.000 | 12 522 920 000.000 | 13 136 910 000.000 | 14 648 560 000.000 | 15 850 402 614.184 | 16 740 406 839.163 | 17 565 286 085.340 |
| Current receipts of general government | Euro | | 10 387 290 000.000 | 10 801 250 000.000 | 11 473 960 000.000 | 12 312 550 000.000 | 13 071 290 000.000 | 13 957 220 000.000 | 15 329 010 000.000 | 16 486 406 870.832 | 17 479 171 063.878 | 18 330 267 482.374 |
| Current receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 31.163 | 30.874 | 31.397 | 32.990 | 33.608 | 33.020 | 33.866 | 34.334 | 34.716 | 34.758 |
| Current receipts of general government excluding gross interest receipts | Euro | | 10 359 140 000.000 | 10 783 720 000.000 | 11 458 170 000.000 | 12 291 850 000.000 | 13 050 350 000.000 | 13 942 820 000.000 | 15 315 410 000.000 | 16 472 937 047.593 | 17 465 069 801.898 | 18 315 492 582.750 |
| Direct taxes on business | Euro | | 429 204 258.000 | 470 274 324.000 | 502 860 363.000 | 575 223 326.000 | 637 140 205.000 | 639 246 235.000 | 698 041 582.000 | 1 240 376 157.260 | 1 354 031 039.051 | 1 438 037 875.984 |
| General government consumption of fixed capital | Euro | | 962 040 000.000 | 1 026 620 000.000 | 1 074 640 000.000 | 1 104 120 000.000 | 1 132 130 000.000 | 1 124 210 000.000 | 1 209 100 000.000 | 1 232 358 234.655 | 1 300 114 063.919 | 1 342 426 175.911 |
| General government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 5 831 660 000.000 | 5 836 360 000.000 | 6 077 530 000.000 | 6 428 190 000.000 | 6 610 850 000.000 | 6 895 790 000.000 | 7 464 120 000.000 | 8 038 536 764.926 | 8 373 755 116.435 | 8 672 620 028.250 |
| General government fixed capital formation, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 1 327 690 000.000 | 1 312 670 000.000 | 1 291 920 000.000 | 1 379 600 000.000 | 1 182 870 000.000 | 1 365 070 000.000 | 1 471 010 000.000 | 1 747 185 203.872 | 1 930 318 091.023 | 2 021 958 771.324 |
| General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 25.016 | 22.310 | 27.862 | 31.665 | 31.346 | 31.101 | 27.885 | 27.885 | 27.885 | 27.885 |
| General government gross financial liabilities | Euro | | 17 111 780 000.000 | 17 102 610 000.000 | 19 237 180 000.000 | 19 980 130 000.000 | 19 876 180 000.000 | 19 975 000 000.000 | 18 623 360 000.000 | 19 327 659 545.113 | 19 927 262 485.747 | 20 565 573 369.395 |
| General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 51.338 | 48.886 | 52.640 | 53.535 | 51.104 | 47.256 | 41.144 | 40.252 | 39.578 | 38.996 |
| General government net financial liabilities | Euro | | 8 773 520 000.000 | 9 297 360 000.000 | 9 055 160 000.000 | 8 162 260 000.000 | 7 684 720 000.000 | 6 828 970 000.000 | 6 001 260 000.000 | 5 937 956 462.568 | 5 887 270 014.958 | 5 859 694 963.337 |
| General government net financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 26.322 | 26.575 | 24.778 | 21.870 | 19.758 | 16.156 | 13.258 | 12.366 | 11.693 | 11.111 |
| General government net lending | Euro | | -1 049 230 000.000 | -913 020 000.000 | -226 200 000.000 | -100 750 000.000 | 90 330 000.000 | 192 030 000.000 | 270 790 000.000 | 63 303 537.432 | 50 686 447.610 | 27 575 051.621 |
| General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -3.148 | -2.610 | -0.619 | -0.270 | 0.232 | 0.454 | 0.598 | 0.132 | 0.101 | 0.052 |
| General government primary balance | Euro | | -418 730 000.000 | -313 720 000.000 | 340 790 000.000 | 447 340 000.000 | 585 230 000.000 | 648 270 000.000 | 655 980 000.000 | 421 679 964.193 | 408 431 435.631 | 384 646 401.997 |
| General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.256 | -0.897 | 0.933 | 1.199 | 1.505 | 1.534 | 1.449 | 0.878 | 0.811 | 0.729 |
| Gross general government interest payments | Euro | | 658 650 000.000 | 616 830 000.000 | 582 780 000.000 | 568 790 000.000 | 515 840 000.000 | 470 640 000.000 | 398 790 000.000 | 371 846 250.000 | 371 846 250.000 | 371 846 250.000 |
| Gross general government interest receipts | Euro | | 28 150 000.000 | 17 530 000.000 | 15 790 000.000 | 20 700 000.000 | 20 940 000.000 | 14 400 000.000 | 13 600 000.000 | 13 469 823.239 | 14 101 261.979 | 14 774 899.623 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion | Euro | | 13 264 070 000.000 | 13 550 780 000.000 | 14 827 600 000.000 | 15 941 270 000.000 | 15 524 860 000.000 | 16 630 380 000.000 | 15 425 100 000.000 | 15 934 899 879.068 | 16 369 728 769.517 | 16 839 313 660.554 |
| Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 39.794 | 38.733 | 40.574 | 42.713 | 39.916 | 39.344 | 34.078 | 33.186 | 32.512 | 31.931 |
| Net capital outlays of the government | Euro | | -251 210 000.000 | -97 360 000.000 | -344 020 000.000 | -137 460 000.000 | -57 800 000.000 | 157 640 000.000 | 10 870 000.000 | 200 854 469.217 | 316 231 527.105 | 365 560 095.413 |
| Net general government interest payments | Euro | | 630 500 000.000 | 599 300 000.000 | 566 990 000.000 | 548 090 000.000 | 494 900 000.000 | 456 240 000.000 | 385 190 000.000 | 358 376 426.761 | 357 744 988.021 | 357 071 350.377 |
| Net general government interest payments as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 1.892 | 1.713 | 1.551 | 1.469 | 1.272 | 1.079 | 0.851 | 0.746 | 0.711 | 0.677 |
| Net general government saving | Euro | | -1 300 440 000.000 | -1 010 380 000.000 | -570 220 000.000 | -238 210 000.000 | 32 530 000.000 | 349 670 000.000 | 281 660 000.000 | 264 158 006.649 | 366 917 974.715 | 393 135 147.034 |
| Other current outlays of general government | Euro | | 1 208 990 000.000 | 1 404 080 000.000 | 1 416 160 000.000 | 1 499 730 000.000 | 1 651 890 000.000 | 1 613 440 000.000 | 1 826 900 000.000 | 1 916 411 549.956 | 1 948 527 582.536 | 2 053 963 612.797 |
| Other current receipts of general government | Euro | | 1 112 130 000.000 | 1 198 570 000.000 | 1 242 080 000.000 | 1 324 660 000.000 | 1 302 160 000.000 | 1 325 370 000.000 | 1 421 330 000.000 | 1 504 387 958.438 | 1 579 330 113.652 | 1 652 410 773.424 |
| Property income paid by general government | Euro | | 658 660 000.000 | 616 840 000.000 | 582 790 000.000 | 568 790 000.000 | 515 850 000.000 | 470 640 000.000 | 398 800 000.000 | 404 033 775.731 | 322 588 782.681 | 286 046 661.606 |
| Property income paid by general government, excluding interest payments | Euro | | 10 000.000 | 10 000.000 | 10 000.000 | 0.000 | 10 000.000 | 0.000 | 10 000.000 | 32 187 525.731 | -49 257 467.319 | -85 799 588.394 |
| Property income received by general government | Euro | | 218 060 000.000 | 132 400 000.000 | 141 880 000.000 | 154 960 000.000 | 196 880 000.000 | 153 370 000.000 | 228 900 000.000 | 257 273 502.565 | 273 416 630.514 | 284 005 685.198 |
| Property income received by general government, excluding interest receipts | Euro | | 189 910 000.000 | 114 870 000.000 | 126 090 000.000 | 134 260 000.000 | 175 940 000.000 | 138 970 000.000 | 215 300 000.000 | 243 803 679.326 | 259 315 368.535 | 269 230 785.574 |
| Share of outstanding marketable debt to refinance within coming period | Ratio | | .. | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.109 | 0.138 | 0.053 | 0.122 | 0.122 | 0.122 |
| Social security benefits paid by general government | Euro | | 3 988 420 000.000 | 3 954 350 000.000 | 3 967 700 000.000 | 4 054 050 000.000 | 4 260 170 000.000 | 4 627 680 000.000 | 5 357 530 000.000 | 5 863 266 773.570 | 6 467 381 607.510 | 6 924 502 032.687 |
| Social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 3 725 480 000.000 | 3 892 750 000.000 | 4 173 730 000.000 | 4 456 340 000.000 | 4 844 100 000.000 | 5 300 380 000.000 | 5 891 940 000.000 | 5 088 909 345.636 | 5 282 404 820.327 | 5 552 900 666.500 |
| Taxes and social security contributions received by general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 27.173 | 27.070 | 27.610 | 29.026 | 29.754 | 29.521 | 30.220 | 30.666 | 31.036 | 31.086 |
| Taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 3 724 070 000.000 | 3 841 340 000.000 | 4 079 540 000.000 | 4 344 400 000.000 | 4 534 050 000.000 | 4 894 790 000.000 | 5 220 160 000.000 | 5 537 485 052.176 | 5 949 793 953.804 | 6 237 088 325.708 |
| Total direct taxes received by general government | Euro | | 1 607 550 000.000 | 1 736 190 000.000 | 1 836 730 000.000 | 2 032 190 000.000 | 2 194 100 000.000 | 2 283 310 000.000 | 2 566 680 000.000 | 4 098 351 012.018 | 4 394 225 545.580 | 4 603 862 031.545 |
| Total disbursements of general government | Euro | | 12 072 230 000.000 | 12 436 580 000.000 | 12 693 130 000.000 | 13 104 600 000.000 | 13 294 510 000.000 | 14 020 410 000.000 | 15 412 320 000.000 | 16 814 283 333.401 | 17 819 664 616.267 | 18 693 872 430.753 |
| Total disbursements of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 36.219 | 35.548 | 34.733 | 35.112 | 34.182 | 33.169 | 34.050 | 35.017 | 35.392 | 35.447 |
| Total receipts of general government | Euro | | 11 023 000 000.000 | 11 523 560 000.000 | 12 466 930 000.000 | 13 003 850 000.000 | 13 384 840 000.000 | 14 212 440 000.000 | 15 683 110 000.000 | 16 877 586 870.832 | 17 870 351 063.878 | 18 721 447 482.374 |
| Total receipts of general government as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 33.071 | 32.939 | 34.114 | 34.842 | 34.414 | 33.623 | 34.648 | 35.149 | 35.493 | 35.500 |
| Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.020 | -0.019 | 0.002 | 0.034 | -0.013 | -0.010 | -0.008 | -0.018 | 0.002 | 0.000 |
| Exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 26 135 644 472.000 | 27 565 106 612.000 | 26 437 469 147.000 | 25 685 490 000.000 | 26 283 920 000.000 | 31 112 700 000.000 | 34 229 330 000.000 | 37 772 622 333.708 | 39 227 294 197.826 | 41 333 859 132.082 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2015 | | 23 812 866 120.000 | 25 544 003 304.000 | 25 078 417 612.000 | 25 685 489 999.000 | 26 950 333 944.000 | 30 604 830 056.000 | 32 534 357 887.000 | 35 119 423 908.732 | 35 925 371 581.440 | 37 243 749 138.689 |
| Final domestic expenditure, nominal value | Euro | | 32 344 684 992.000 | 34 116 673 395.000 | 35 636 882 981.000 | 37 100 283 434.000 | 38 855 114 025.000 | 41 612 092 272.000 | 44 723 277 816.000 | 47 955 549 722.859 | 50 515 933 179.621 | 53 145 343 917.717 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 33 126 364 224.445 | 34 603 395 826.597 | 35 830 150 628.646 | 37 100 283 434.000 | 38 294 265 099.063 | 39 727 688 462.903 | 41 369 951 408.376 | 42 996 796 369.960 | 44 468 783 312.704 | 45 808 007 773.049 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 5 831 660 587.000 | 5 836 358 158.000 | 6 077 533 443.000 | 6 428 192 502.000 | 6 610 847 890.000 | 6 895 789 432.000 | 7 464 117 368.000 | 8 180 542 639.611 | 8 521 682 836.925 | 8 825 827 387.865 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 6 355 814 396.000 | 6 399 997 295.000 | 6 417 963 539.000 | 6 428 192 502.000 | 6 437 779 994.000 | 6 415 370 127.000 | 6 448 132 455.000 | 6 528 972 215.135 | 6 572 202 661.135 | 6 611 635 877.102 |
| Gross capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 6 571 172 133.000 | 6 814 995 916.000 | 7 145 279 260.000 | 7 917 818 890.000 | 7 457 730 361.000 | 8 099 025 007.000 | 8 962 323 250.000 | 8 293 416 303.835 | 8 758 335 743.419 | 9 265 640 290.969 |
| Gross capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 6 245 863 128.000 | 6 095 354 897.000 | 6 482 746 513.000 | 7 917 818 889.000 | 7 684 324 021.000 | 7 935 483 450.000 | 8 302 997 825.000 | 8 129 881 007.323 | 8 685 327 087.627 | 9 101 609 561.839 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 11 421.279 | 11 948.002 | 12 473.929 | 12 847.842 | 13 344.723 | 14 138.040 | 14 769.401 | 15 388.257 | 15 965.354 | 16 580.930 |
| Gross domestic product per capita, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 25 622.569 | 26 804.221 | 27 984.089 | 28 822.928 | 29 937.634 | 31 717.367 | 33 133.765 | 34 522.110 | 35 816.774 | 37 197.760 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 36 979 377 153.680 | 38 813 644 592.586 | 40 544 113 656.138 | 41 406 216 122.842 | 43 149 750 940.094 | 46 895 202 025.214 | 50 217 977 146.030 | 53 271 943 923.066 | 55 859 169 316.401 | 58 508 446 748.774 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Euro | | 33 331 658 497.000 | 34 984 990 180.000 | 36 544 762 364.000 | 37 321 825 344.000 | 38 893 374 450.000 | 42 269 366 857.000 | 45 264 376 890.000 | 48 017 094 364.130 | 50 349 110 744.693 | 52 737 058 228.846 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 76 554 419 224.860 | 79 278 550 538.384 | 82 059 619 195.209 | 83 728 012 970.768 | 85 868 050 380.554 | 89 515 361 645.120 | 92 777 978 673.089 | 96 159 706 906.725 | 98 517 201 390.012 | 101 014 950 363.602 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 37 857 557 905.961 | 39 204 690 573.015 | 40 579 979 795.796 | 41 405 030 976.482 | 42 463 318 544.753 | 44 266 980 551.433 | 45 880 404 235.029 | 47 552 730 584.355 | 48 718 554 645.431 | 49 953 737 112.487 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Euro, 2015 | | 34 124 190 485.000 | 35 338 474 086.000 | 36 578 137 551.000 | 37 321 825 343.000 | 38 275 748 643.000 | 39 901 540 408.000 | 41 355 854 425.000 | 42 863 262 352.348 | 43 914 117 307.942 | 45 027 490 809.060 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, housing, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 703 189 153.000 | 784 222 653.000 | 916 887 767.000 | 1 053 392 434.000 | 1 124 875 135.000 | 1 073 384 938.000 | 1 136 378 179.000 | 1 222 005 166.428 | 1 232 456 635.065 | 1 278 479 697.957 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, nominal value | Euro | | 5 788 032 715.000 | 6 454 876 655.000 | 6 902 890 489.000 | 7 323 926 980.000 | 7 722 629 936.000 | 8 449 300 422.000 | 9 300 254 176.000 | 10 190 884 012.857 | 10 587 686 523.202 | 11 135 082 179.655 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 6 100 940 863.000 | 6 607 286 777.000 | 6 984 746 126.000 | 7 323 926 980.000 | 7 571 054 142.000 | 8 193 096 045.000 | 8 880 189 627.000 | 9 500 159 244.914 | 9 919 790 758.481 | 10 312 571 233.104 |
| Imports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 25 931 810 385.000 | 27 056 909 088.000 | 25 771 978 535.000 | 26 057 840 000.000 | 25 980 760 000.000 | 30 105 150 000.000 | 33 350 300 000.000 | 35 813 609 983.416 | 37 564 765 852.972 | 39 872 702 932.269 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Euro, 2015 | | 22 903 287 063.000 | 24 234 285 628.000 | 23 829 081 248.000 | 26 057 839 999.000 | 27 087 335 038.000 | 30 195 691 835.000 | 32 014 079 355.000 | 33 913 522 997.173 | 34 980 884 894.979 | 36 552 517 608.468 |
| Net exports of goods and services, nominal value (national accounts basis) | Euro | | 203 834 087.000 | 508 197 524.000 | 665 490 612.000 | -372 350 000.000 | 303 160 000.000 | 1 007 550 000.000 | 879 030 000.000 | 1 959 012 350.293 | 1 662 528 344.854 | 1 461 156 199.814 |
| Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.040 | 0.012 | -0.001 | -0.048 | 0.006 | 0.015 | 0.004 | 0.016 | -0.005 | -0.005 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, GDP expenditure approach | Euro | | 20 724 991 690.000 | 21 825 438 582.000 | 22 656 459 049.000 | 23 348 163 952.000 | 24 521 636 199.000 | 26 267 002 418.000 | 27 958 906 272.000 | 29 584 123 070.391 | 31 406 563 819.495 | 33 184 434 350.198 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 20 705 250 935.000 | 21 615 273 606.000 | 22 435 077 953.000 | 23 348 163 952.000 | 24 290 645 720.000 | 25 131 181 825.000 | 26 070 430 980.000 | 27 022 157 801.687 | 28 062 492 153.731 | 29 002 864 200.061 |
| Private non-residential and government fixed capital formation, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 5 397 751 710.000 | 5 823 064 124.000 | 6 067 858 359.000 | 6 270 534 546.000 | 6 446 179 007.000 | 7 119 711 107.000 | 7 743 811 448.000 | 8 278 154 078.485 | 8 687 334 123.416 | 9 034 091 535.146 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 33 475 990 363.337 | 34 089 368 706.482 | 35 300 903 916.523 | 37 694 175 344.000 | 38 349 174 804.415 | 39 406 224 634.338 | 40 750 128 988.687 | 41 567 637 901.720 | 43 153 980 361.153 | 44 502 451 254.825 |
| Total expenditure, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 57 288 478 755.554 | 59 709 578 382.467 | 60 409 565 221.429 | 63 379 665 344.000 | 65 292 319 604.937 | 69 961 862 710.104 | 73 215 144 411.655 | 76 566 367 968.878 | 78 962 220 300.870 | 81 621 446 284.332 |
| Total expenditure, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 63 557 961 349.353 | 66 244 018 997.470 | 67 020 610 336.989 | 70 315 749 480.054 | 72 437 718 996.997 | 77 618 283 163.550 | 81 227 594 444.584 | 84 945 566 049.867 | 87 603 613 413.374 | 90 553 857 266.021 |
| Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Export performance for goods and services, volume, growth | Percentage | | 6.248 | 4.663 | -3.237 | 5.041 | 2.640 | 5.543 | 2.457 | 5.706 | 0.797 | 1.491 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 10.848 | 7.270 | -1.823 | 2.421 | 4.924 | 13.560 | 6.305 | 7.946 | 2.295 | 3.670 |
| Final domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.876 | 4.459 | 3.545 | 3.545 | 3.218 | 3.743 | 4.134 | 3.932 | 3.423 | 3.012 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 7.989 | 6.555 | -1.749 | 5.798 | 4.434 | 12.515 | 6.164 | 6.948 | 2.714 | 4.076 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.304 | 0.695 | 0.281 | 0.159 | 0.149 | -0.348 | 0.511 | 1.254 | 0.662 | 0.600 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.777 | 1.354 | 0.918 | 0.091 | 1.614 | 4.252 | 3.320 | 2.351 | 2.347 | 2.153 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 6.717 | 4.960 | 4.458 | 2.126 | 4.211 | 8.680 | 7.086 | 6.081 | 4.857 | 4.743 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.833 | 3.558 | 3.508 | 2.033 | 2.556 | 4.248 | 3.645 | 3.645 | 2.452 | 2.535 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -1.778 | 8.299 | 5.713 | 4.856 | 3.374 | 8.216 | 8.386 | 6.981 | 4.417 | 3.960 |
| Harmonised core inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.009 | 1.416 | 0.705 | 1.883 | 1.728 | 2.639 | 1.880 | 2.210 | 2.160 | 2.234 |
| Harmonised headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.164 | 1.164 | 0.242 | -0.677 | 0.678 | 3.718 | 2.531 | 2.289 | 2.233 | 2.235 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 5.170 | 5.811 | -1.672 | 9.353 | 3.951 | 11.475 | 6.022 | 5.933 | 3.147 | 4.493 |
| Potential output, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.898 | 1.980 | 1.837 | 1.826 | 2.186 | 2.502 | 3.267 | 3.219 | 3.228 | 3.249 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.145 | 0.876 | 0.014 | -0.977 | 0.951 | 3.535 | 2.606 | 2.086 | 2.225 | 2.235 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.096 | 4.395 | 3.793 | 4.070 | 4.037 | 3.460 | 3.737 | 3.651 | 3.850 | 3.351 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.218 | 3.203 | 3.316 | 3.268 | 3.164 | 3.448 | 3.882 | 4.169 | 4.277 | 4.267 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.005 | 3.319 | 3.314 | 3.242 | 3.119 | 3.640 | 4.023 | 4.251 | 4.293 | 4.252 |
| Total domestic expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.312 | 1.832 | 3.554 | 6.780 | 1.738 | 2.756 | 3.410 | 2.006 | 3.816 | 3.125 |
| Total employment, growth | Percentage | | 1.765 | 1.335 | 2.031 | 1.205 | 1.983 | -0.485 | 1.469 | 0.670 | 0.057 | -0.188 |
| Supply block | Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government | Euro | | 11 638 560 676.952 | 11 778 919 262.911 | 12 029 302 201.645 | 12 537 656 742.235 | 13 029 606 790.840 | 13 620 178 398.455 | 15 066 757 676.631 | 16 249 706 171.743 | 17 128 607 997.772 | 17 942 114 093.035 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 33.394 | 32.698 | 32.492 | 33.228 | 33.256 | 32.532 | 33.729 | 34.433 | 34.354 | 34.119 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments | Euro | | 10 979 984 679.585 | 11 162 102 206.898 | 11 446 536 262.127 | 11 968 866 686.689 | 12 513 745 670.517 | 13 149 470 184.560 | 14 667 917 244.416 | 15 877 890 666.367 | 16 756 780 883.564 | 17 570 274 331.339 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current disbursements of general government excluding gross interest payments, as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 31.504 | 30.986 | 30.918 | 31.720 | 31.940 | 31.407 | 32.836 | 33.645 | 33.608 | 33.411 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current receipts of general government | Euro | | 10 801 850 939.243 | 11 083 188 687.738 | 11 606 371 448.192 | 12 432 451 464.527 | 13 156 381 434.591 | 13 838 251 486.689 | 15 149 768 062.873 | 16 220 632 718.006 | 17 316 512 864.171 | 18 281 300 454.025 |
| Cyclically-adjusted current receipts of general government as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 30.993 | 30.767 | 31.350 | 32.949 | 33.580 | 33.053 | 33.914 | 34.371 | 34.731 | 34.764 |
| Cyclically-adjusted direct taxes on business | Euro | | 464 678 374.106 | 495 408 433.805 | 514 611 098.811 | 586 536 464.252 | 645 506 220.432 | 628 464 344.565 | 681 824 645.909 | 1 202 703 985.706 | 1 330 672 107.939 | 1 430 788 105.394 |
| Cyclically-adjusted direct taxes on households | Euro | | 1 249 822 772.105 | 1 315 749 828.582 | 1 356 915 044.469 | 1 478 162 683.585 | 1 572 094 764.240 | 1 623 455 020.522 | 1 836 347 432.323 | 2 793 349 550.412 | 3 001 213 439.949 | 3 153 980 709.880 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government net lending | Euro | | -585 499 737.709 | -598 370 575.173 | -78 910 753.454 | 32 254 722.292 | 184 574 643.752 | 60 433 088.235 | 72 140 386.242 | -229 927 922.954 | -128 326 660.706 | -26 373 734.423 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government net lending as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -1.680 | -1.661 | -0.213 | 0.085 | 0.471 | 0.144 | 0.161 | -0.487 | -0.257 | -0.050 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balance | Euro | | 45 000 262.291 | 929 424.827 | 488 079 246.546 | 580 344 722.292 | 679 474 643.752 | 516 673 088.235 | 457 330 386.242 | 128 448 503.807 | 229 418 327.315 | 330 697 615.953 |
| Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balance as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 0.129 | 0.003 | 1.318 | 1.538 | 1.734 | 1.234 | 1.024 | 0.272 | 0.460 | 0.629 |
| Cyclically-adjusted social security contributions received by general government | Euro | | 3 848 809 106.608 | 3 976 765 903.173 | 4 213 456 292.363 | 4 492 077 756.165 | 4 870 085 200.124 | 5 263 532 234.872 | 5 835 413 599.567 | 5 024 946 000.003 | 5 244 839 821.158 | 5 541 402 629.023 |
| Cyclically-adjusted taxes on production and imports | Euro | | 3 907 899 672.697 | 3 964 628 208.436 | 4 137 117 654.852 | 4 396 043 139.104 | 4 570 079 461.872 | 4 844 530 999.267 | 5 146 237 598.069 | 5 434 823 820.459 | 5 887 303 655.058 | 6 217 991 072.940 |
| Employment coefficient | Ratio | | 1.003 | 1.002 | 1.003 | 1.005 | 1.009 | 1.005 | 1.004 | 1.008 | 1.008 | 1.008 |
| Equilibrium unemployment rate, as a percentage of labour force | Percentage | | 12.317 | 11.658 | 11.113 | 10.649 | 10.183 | 9.928 | 9.600 | 9.300 | 9.000 | 8.790 |
| Labour force participation gap | Percentage | | -0.090 | -0.463 | 0.213 | -0.462 | 0.461 | -0.091 | 0.342 | 0.281 | 0.342 | 0.371 |
| Output gap as a percentage of potential GDP | Percentage | | -4.363 | -2.883 | -1.289 | -1.088 | -0.730 | 0.960 | 1.329 | 1.748 | 0.982 | 0.284 |
| Potential employment of total economy | Persons | | 1 304 046.142 | 1 308 744.852 | 1 313 836.110 | 1 318 987.126 | 1 324 748.683 | 1 327 773.585 | 1 332 504.960 | 1 337 110.227 | 1 341 231.562 | 1 343 212.864 |
| Potential output volume | Euro, 2015 | | 35 681 071 297.161 | 36 387 417 634.873 | 37 055 902 923.767 | 37 732 437 221.331 | 38 557 291 124.696 | 39 522 040 714.881 | 40 813 311 156.633 | 42 126 961 216.983 | 43 486 888 408.674 | 44 899 819 798.939 |
| Potential output, nominal value | Euro | | 34 852 380 858.877 | 36 023 441 349.889 | 37 022 091 806.736 | 37 732 437 222.342 | 39 179 459 962.430 | 41 867 346 995.447 | 44 670 558 111.016 | 47 192 261 181.657 | 49 859 277 486.479 | 52 587 527 500.529 |
| Productive capital stock scrapping rate | Ratio | | 4.975 | 5.038 | 5.114 | 5.189 | 5.276 | 5.351 | 5.413 | 5.446 | 5.468 | 5.481 |
| Productive capital stock, volume | Euro, 2015 | | 69 680 533 122.102 | 71 993 046 599.524 | 74 379 066 556.360 | 76 790 129 820.132 | 79 184 986 268.862 | 82 067 124 706.308 | 85 368 453 784.584 | 88 997 443 324.329 | 92 818 338 119.916 | 96 764 644 551.246 |
| Productive capital stock, volume, annual average | Euro, 2015 | | 68 918 349 156.860 | 71 125 854 045.491 | 73 484 309 072.546 | 75 885 981 096.217 | 78 286 915 100.588 | 80 986 322 792.266 | 84 130 455 380.231 | 87 637 680 581.635 | 91 385 640 922.353 | 95 284 760 711.858 |
| Ratio of potential to actual real GDP of the total economy | Ratio | | 1.046 | 1.030 | 1.013 | 1.011 | 1.007 | 0.990 | 0.987 | 0.983 | 0.990 | 0.997 |
| Trend employment coefficient | Ratio | | 1.002 | 1.003 | 1.004 | 1.005 | 1.005 | 1.006 | 1.006 | 1.007 | 1.007 | 1.008 |
| Trend labour efficiency | Euro | | 19 784.724 | 19 986.205 | 20 131.055 | 20 277.550 | 20 534.166 | 20 905.201 | 21 448.736 | 21 963.506 | 22 490.630 | 23 075.386 |
| Trend labour force | Persons | | 1 484 020.621 | 1 476 984.480 | 1 472 444.023 | 1 469 451.199 | 1 467 222.592 | 1 465 533.626 | 1 464 608.444 | 1 464 047.388 | 1 463 001.858 | 1 461 103.915 |
| Trend labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 64.353 | 65.066 | 65.843 | 66.673 | 67.549 | 68.458 | 69.391 | 70.338 | 71.294 | 72.252 |
| Trend working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 2 306 072.004 | 2 269 987.331 | 2 236 305.345 | 2 203 954.678 | 2 172 086.388 | 2 140 787.870 | 2 110 672.008 | 2 081 434.538 | 2 052 071.869 | 2 022 231.375 |
| Underlying general government net lending | Euro | | -574 499 737.709 | -413 278 575.173 | -178 158 753.454 | -55 808 277.708 | 151 217 643.752 | 51 983 088.235 | 77 140 386.242 | -229 927 922.954 | -128 326 660.706 | -26 373 734.423 |
| Underlying general government net lending as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | -1.648 | -1.147 | -0.481 | -0.148 | 0.386 | 0.124 | 0.173 | -0.487 | -0.257 | -0.050 |
| Underlying general government primary balance | Euro | | 56 000 262.291 | 186 021 424.827 | 388 831 246.546 | 492 281 722.292 | 646 117 643.752 | 508 223 088.235 | 462 330 386.242 | 128 448 503.807 | 229 418 327.315 | 330 697 615.953 |
| Underlying general government primary balance as a percentage of potential GDP | Ratio | | 0.161 | 0.516 | 1.050 | 1.305 | 1.649 | 1.214 | 1.035 | 0.272 | 0.460 | 0.629 |
| Unemployment gap | Percentage | | -1.048 | -0.111 | 0.414 | 1.530 | 2.322 | 2.856 | 3.451 | 3.267 | 3.074 | 2.924 |
| Household sector accounts | Adjustment for the change in net equity of households in pension fund reserves | Euro | | 133 493 995.000 | 162 639 197.000 | 239 799 483.000 | 271 696 124.000 | 329 957 271.000 | 331 216 000.000 | 346 926 000.000 | 352 817 250.000 | 352 817 250.000 | 352 817 250.000 |
| Compensation of employees received by households | Euro | | 13 002 158 412.000 | 13 793 897 056.000 | 14 606 254 930.000 | 15 659 489 683.000 | 16 975 340 485.000 | 18 517 217 290.000 | 20 296 407 276.000 | 22 358 843 231.818 | 24 017 258 483.751 | 25 748 108 899.984 |
| Compensation of employees, total economy | Euro | | 12 953 800 000.000 | 13 739 500 000.000 | 14 612 300 000.000 | 15 648 000 000.000 | 17 001 300 000.000 | 18 564 400 000.000 | 20 336 800 000.000 | 22 202 404 012.203 | 23 813 252 103.161 | 25 529 400 403.039 |
| Direct taxes on households | Euro | | 1 178 345 742.000 | 1 265 915 676.000 | 1 333 869 637.000 | 1 456 966 674.000 | 1 556 959 795.000 | 1 644 063 765.000 | 1 868 638 418.000 | 2 857 974 854.758 | 3 040 194 506.529 | 3 165 824 155.561 |
| Employees and self-employed contributions to social security | Euro | | 1 294 870 167.000 | 1 286 585 212.000 | 1 460 673 858.000 | 1 560 452 195.000 | 1 752 662 564.000 | 1 840 795 627.000 | 2 039 743 395.000 | 2 140 874 525.874 | 2 296 218 839.168 | 2 413 886 052.552 |
| Net current receipts of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 26 007 945 515.000 | 27 192 543 183.000 | 27 960 685 644.000 | 29 079 160 993.000 | 31 324 623 225.000 | 33 010 372 905.000 | 35 163 209 022.000 | 38 395 371 491.746 | 41 181 383 724.589 | 43 291 678 520.322 |
| Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 20 450 141 056.000 | 21 374 692 804.000 | 21 639 952 892.000 | 22 302 386 467.000 | 23 991 664 573.000 | 25 030 925 114.000 | 26 263 427 938.000 | 27 862 459 119.778 | 29 631 313 029.740 | 31 358 506 081.841 |
| Net saving of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | -141 356 639.000 | -288 106 580.000 | -776 706 674.000 | -774 081 361.000 | -200 014 356.000 | -904 861 304.000 | -1 348 552 334.000 | -1 369 766 279.223 | -1 423 409 766.234 | -1 474 142 507.307 |
| Net saving ratio of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Percentage | | -0.687 | -1.338 | -3.550 | -3.429 | -0.822 | -3.568 | -5.068 | -4.855 | -4.747 | -4.649 |
| Other current income payable by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 3 084 588 550.000 | 3 265 349 491.000 | 3 526 189 257.000 | 3 759 355 657.000 | 4 023 336 293.000 | 4 494 588 399.000 | 4 991 399 271.000 | 5 534 062 991.336 | 6 213 657 349.151 | 6 353 462 230.368 |
| Other current income received by households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 6 456 452 290.000 | 6 787 450 958.000 | 6 617 053 181.000 | 6 382 665 878.000 | 7 145 353 373.000 | 6 722 979 002.000 | 6 455 639 627.000 | 7 152 953 552.607 | 7 582 626 682.540 | 7 349 244 789.324 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account | Euro | | 20 724 991 690.000 | 21 825 438 581.000 | 22 656 459 049.000 | 23 348 163 952.000 | 24 521 636 200.000 | 26 267 002 418.000 | 27 958 906 272.000 | 29 585 042 649.001 | 31 407 540 045.975 | 33 185 465 839.148 |
| Real net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Euro | | 20 430 662 098.887 | 21 168 868 220.761 | 21 428 504 294.571 | 22 302 386 467.000 | 23 765 666 354.661 | 23 948 554 169.882 | 24 489 473 182.345 | 25 449 588 797.555 | 26 476 264 457.995 | 27 407 021 129.561 |
| Total employers social contributions | Euro | | 2 704 200 000.000 | 2 924 500 000.000 | 3 110 600 000.000 | 3 343 500 000.000 | 3 615 700 000.000 | 4 009 600 000.000 | 4 457 800 000.000 | 4 866 873 106.223 | 5 220 006 733.524 | 5 596 282 514.617 |
| Wages, total economy | Euro | | 10 249 600 000.000 | 10 815 000 000.000 | 11 501 700 000.000 | 12 304 500 000.000 | 13 385 600 000.000 | 14 554 800 000.000 | 15 879 000 000.000 | 17 335 530 905.979 | 18 593 245 369.638 | 19 933 117 888.422 |
| Prices and deflators | Consumer price index, harmonised | Index, 2015 | | 0.993 | 1.004 | 1.007 | 1.000 | 1.007 | 1.044 | 1.071 | 1.095 | 1.120 | 1.145 |
| Core inflation index, harmonised | Index, 2015 | | 0.961 | 0.975 | 0.982 | 1.000 | 1.017 | 1.044 | 1.064 | 1.087 | 1.111 | 1.136 |
| Exports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.270 | 1.291 | 1.264 | 1.000 | 0.972 | 1.035 | 1.119 | 1.085 | 1.091 | 1.109 |
| Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.098 | 1.079 | 1.054 | 1.000 | 0.975 | 1.017 | 1.052 | 1.076 | 1.092 | 1.110 |
| Final domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.976 | 0.986 | 0.995 | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.047 | 1.081 | 1.115 | 1.136 | 1.160 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.918 | 0.912 | 0.947 | 1.000 | 1.027 | 1.075 | 1.158 | 1.253 | 1.297 | 1.335 |
| Gross capital formation, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 1.052 | 1.118 | 1.102 | 1.000 | 0.971 | 1.021 | 1.079 | 1.020 | 1.008 | 1.018 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.977 | 0.990 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 1.016 | 1.059 | 1.095 | 1.120 | 1.147 | 1.171 |
| Gross total fixed capital formation, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.949 | 0.977 | 0.988 | 1.000 | 1.020 | 1.031 | 1.047 | 1.073 | 1.067 | 1.080 |
| Imports of goods and services in USD, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.309 | 1.336 | 1.297 | 1.000 | 0.956 | 1.015 | 1.108 | 1.065 | 1.073 | 1.090 |
| Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.132 | 1.116 | 1.082 | 1.000 | 0.959 | 0.997 | 1.042 | 1.056 | 1.074 | 1.091 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 1.001 | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.000 | 1.010 | 1.045 | 1.072 | 1.095 | 1.119 | 1.144 |
| Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Euro | | 0.453 | 0.443 | 0.443 | 0.446 | 0.447 | 0.449 | 0.458 | 0.462 | 0.462 | 0.462 |
| Total domestic expenditure, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.990 | 1.011 | 1.016 | 1.000 | 1.006 | 1.047 | 1.089 | 1.108 | 1.128 | 1.152 |
| Labour markets | Compensation rate, total economy | Euro | | 11 373.301 | 12 016.471 | 12 564.416 | 13 289.961 | 14 105.059 | 15 473.615 | 16 668.353 | 18 059.377 | 19 455.092 | 20 940.925 |
| Dependent employment, total economy | Persons | | 1 138 965.691 | 1 143 388.906 | 1 162 990.752 | 1 177 430.061 | 1 205 333.533 | 1 199 745.500 | 1 220 084.566 | 1 229 411.407 | 1 224 011.261 | 1 219 115.215 |
| General government employment | Persons | | 317 800.000 | 316 500.000 | 314 400.000 | 313 500.000 | 311 400.000 | 308 400.000 | 305 800.000 | 304 176.971 | 303 165.557 | 302 248.471 |
| Hours worked per worker, total economy | Hours | | 1 887.556 | 1 879.894 | 1 869.371 | 1 895.762 | 1 912.452 | 1 875.277 | 1 885.402 | .. | .. | .. |
| 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 | 1 464 750.000 | 1 472 749.054 | 1 471 917.983 | 1 468 215.274 |
| Labour force participation rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 | Ratio | | 64.295 | 64.764 | 65.983 | 66.365 | 67.860 | 68.395 | 69.628 | 70.536 | 71.538 | 72.520 |
| Labour productivity, total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.958 | 0.980 | 0.994 | 1.000 | 1.002 | 1.053 | 1.077 | 1.104 | 1.131 | 1.162 |
| Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 1 275 750.000 | 1 292 775.000 | 1 319 025.000 | 1 334 925.000 | 1 361 400.000 | 1 354 800.000 | 1 374 700.000 | 1 383 904.926 | 1 384 691.488 | 1 382 085.386 |
| Total employment (national accounts basis) | Persons | | 1 279 887.418 | 1 295 673.261 | 1 322 619.265 | 1 341 203.644 | 1 373 073.971 | 1 362 130.994 | 1 380 478.036 | 1 395 020.714 | 1 395 290.239 | 1 392 551.578 |
| 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 | 2 785 452.780 | 2 750 588.316 | 2 715 619.180 |
| Total self-employed | Persons | | 140 921.727 | 152 284.355 | 159 628.513 | 163 773.583 | 167 740.438 | 162 385.495 | 160 393.471 | 165 609.307 | 171 278.978 | 173 436.363 |
| Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 13.365 | 11.770 | 10.699 | 9.119 | 7.861 | 7.073 | 6.148 | 6.033 | 5.926 | 5.866 |
| Unemployment, level | Persons | | 196 800.000 | 172 450.000 | 158 025.000 | 133 950.000 | 116 150.000 | 103 125.000 | 90 050.000 | 88 844.128 | 87 226.496 | 86 129.888 |
| Unit labour cost in total economy | Index, 2015 | | 0.905 | 0.927 | 0.953 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.110 | 1.173 | 1.235 | 1.293 | 1.352 |
| Wage rate, total economy | Euro | | 8 999.042 | 9 458.724 | 9 889.761 | 10 450.302 | 11 105.308 | 12 131.573 | 13 014.672 | 14 100.675 | 15 190.420 | 16 350.479 |
| Working-age population, age 15-74 | Persons | | 2 290 301.258 | 2 262 389.924 | 2 238 529.592 | 2 213 318.033 | 2 177 341.298 | 2 131 616.377 | 2 103 678.749 | 2 087 944.183 | 2 057 538.710 | 2 024 565.305 |
| Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 4.831 | 3.832 | 2.793 | 1.381 | 0.898 | 0.310 | 0.310 | 0.321 | 0.404 | 0.529 |
| Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 1.082 | 0.510 | 0.327 | -0.019 | -0.264 | -0.329 | -0.322 | -0.356 | -0.400 | -0.400 |