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National Accounts
| Specification | Unit | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Change on the previous year in %. 2 Average population based on the 2011 Census (on 9th of May: 80,219,695 inhabitants). 3 Results of the labour force survey (microcensus) according to the definition of the ILO. 4 Economically active population as % of total population. 5 Unemployed persons as % of economically active population. 6 Price-adjusted GDP per person in employment resp. per hour worked by persons in employment. 7 Compensation of employees as % of net national income. 8 Saving as % of disposable income of households. 9 Compensation of employees per employee resp. per hour worked by
Last updated: 15 January 2019 | ||||
| Economic growth | ||||
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | ||||
| price-adjusted1 | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| at current prices | Euro billion | 3,159.8 | 3,277.3 | 3,388.2 |
| per capita2 | Euro | 38,370 | 39,650 | 40,883 |
| Population and labour force participation | ||||
| Total population | 1,000 | 82,349 | 82,657 | 82,877 |
| Persons in employment (domestic concept) | 1,000 | 43,642 | 44,269 | 44,831 |
| Unemployed persons3 | 1,000 | 1,774 | 1,621 | 1,491 |
| Activity rate4 | % | 55.0 | 55.4 | 55.7 |
| Unemployment rate5 | % | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Labour productivity | ||||
| per capita1, 6 | % | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| per hour1, 6 | % | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Income | ||||
| Gross national income | Euro billion | 3,222.4 | 3,346.3 | 3,460.4 |
| Net national income (factor costs) | Euro billion | 2,363.7 | 2,456.4 | 2,532.1 |
| Wage ratio7 | % | 67.7 | 67.9 | 69.0 |
| Saving ratio8 | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| Wages and salaries | ||||
| Wages and salaries | ||||
| per employees per month | Euro | 2,776 | 2,845 | 2,937 |
| per hours worked by employees | Euro | 25.67 | 26.27 | 27.02 |
| Net wages and salaries | ||||
| per employees per month | Euro | 1,837 | 1,878 | 1,938 |
| per hours worked by employees | Euro | 16.99 | 17.34 | 17.83 |
| Unit labour costs | ||||
| per capita1, 9 | % | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| per hour1, 9 | % | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Government | ||||
| Total revenue | Euro billion | 1,415.5 | 1,473.8 | 1,543.2 |
| Total expenditure | Euro billion | 1,386.8 | 1,439.8 | 1,484.1 |
| Net lending / net borrowing | Euro billion | 28.746 | 34.008 | 59.161 |
| in % of gross domestic product | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 |