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Real GDP growth rate
Growth rate of GDP volume - percentage change on previous year
 
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the results of economic activity. It is the value of all goods and services produced less the value of any goods or services used in producing them. The calculation of the annual growth rate of GDP volume allows comparisons of economic development both over time and between economies of different sizes, irrespective of changes in prices. Growth of GDP volume is calculated using data at previous year's prices.
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  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
EU (25 countries) 1.8 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.9 2.0 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.6 2.3 (f) 2.2 (f)
EU (15 countries) 1.7 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.9 2.0 1.1 1.1 2.3 1.5 2.2 (f) 2.0 (f)
Euro area 1.4 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.9 1.9 0.9 0.8 2.1 1.3 2.1 (f) 1.8 (f)
Euro area (12 countries) 1.5 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.9 1.9 0.9 0.8 2.1 1.3 2.1 (f) 1.8 (f)
Belgium 1.2 3.3 1.9 3.1 3.9 1.0 1.5 0.9 2.6 1.2 2.3 2.1
Czech Republic 4.0 -0.7 -0.8 1.3 3.6 2.5 1.9 3.6 4.2 3.9 5.3 (f) 4.7 (f)
Denmark 2.8 3.2 2.2 2.6 3.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.9 3.2 3.2 (f) 2.3 (f)
Germany 1.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 3.2 1.2 0.1 -0.2 1.6 1.0 1.7 (f) 1.0 (f)
Estonia 4.4 11.1 4.4 0.3 7.9 6.5 7.2 6.7 7.8 9.8 8.9 (f) 7.9 (f)
Greece 2.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 4.5 5.1 3.8 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.5 (f) 3.4 (f)
Spain 2.4 3.9 4.5 4.7 5.0 3.5 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.1 (f) 2.8 (f)
France 1.1 2.2 3.5 3.2 4.0 1.9 1.0 1.1 2.3 1.2 1.9 (f) 2.0 (f)
Ireland 8.3 14.2 12.7 17.9 13.8 11.7 11.9 9.5 6.9 7.4 4.9 (f) 5.1 (f)
Italy 0.7 1.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 (f) 1.2 (f)
Cyprus 1.8 2.3 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.1 2.1 1.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 (f) 3.8 (f)
Latvia 3.8 8.3 4.7 4.7 6.9 8.0 6.5 7.2 8.6 10.1 8.5 (f) 7.6 (f)
Lithuania 4.7 7.0 7.3 -1.7 3.9 6.4 6.7 10.4 7.0 7.5 6.5 (f) 6.2 (f)
Luxembourg 1.5 5.9 6.5 8.4 8.4 2.5 3.6 2.0 4.2 4.0 4.4 (f) 4.5 (f)
Hungary 1.3 4.6 4.9 4.2 6.0 4.3 3.8 3.4 5.2 4.1 4.6 (f) 4.2 (f)
Malta : 4.9 3.4 4.1 6.4 -0.4 1.7 -2.6 -0.5 2.4 1.7 (f) 1.9 (f)
Netherlands 3.4 4.3 3.9 4.7 3.9 1.9 0.1 -0.1 1.7 1.1 2.6 (f) 2.6 (f)
Austria 2.6 1.8 3.6 3.3 3.4 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.4 2.0 2.5 (f) 2.2 (f)
Poland 6.2 7.1 5.0 4.5 4.2 1.1 1.4 3.8 5.3 3.2 4.5 (f) 4.6 (f)
Portugal 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.9 3.9 2.0 0.8 -1.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 (f) 1.1 (f)
Slovenia 3.7 4.8 3.9 5.4 4.1 2.7 3.5 2.7 4.2 3.9 4.3 (f) 4.1 (f)
Slovakia 6.1 4.6 4.2 1.5 2.8 3.2 4.1 4.2 5.4 6.1 6.1 (f) 6.5 (f)
Finland 3.7 6.1 5.2 3.9 5.0 2.6 1.6 1.8 3.5 2.9 3.6 (f) 2.9 (f)
Sweden 1.3 2.3 3.7 4.5 4.3 1.1 2.0 1.7 3.7 2.7 3.4 (f) 3.0 (f)
United Kingdom 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.8 2.4 2.1 2.7 3.3 1.9 2.4 (f) 2.8 (f)
Bulgaria -9.4 -5.4 3.9 2.3 5.4 4.1 4.9 4.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 (f) 5.7 (f)
Croatia 6.0 6.8 2.5 -0.9 2.9 4.4 5.6 5.3 3.8 4.3 4.4 (f) 4.5 (f)
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of 0.0 1.4 3.4 4.3 4.5 -4.5 0.9 2.8 4.1 4.0 (f) 4.3 (f) 4.7 (f)
Romania : : : -1.2 2.1 5.7 5.1 5.2 8.4 4.1 5.5 (f) 5.1 (f)
Turkey 7.0 7.5 3.1 -4.7 7.4 -7.5 7.9 5.8 8.9 7.4 5.8 (f) 5.5 (f)
Iceland 4.8 4.9 5.8 4.3 4.1 3.8 -1.0 3.0 8.2 5.5 4.6 (f) 2.6 (f)
Norway 5.3 5.2 2.6 2.1 2.8 2.7 1.1 1.1 3.1 2.3 2.5 (f) 2.0 (f)
Switzerland 0.5 1.9 2.8 1.3 3.6 1.0 0.3 -0.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 (f) 2.2 (f)
United States 3.7 4.5 4.2 4.4 3.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 3.9 3.2 3.2 (f) 2.7 (f)
Japan 2.6 1.4 -1.8 -0.2 2.9 0.4 0.1 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 (f) 2.4 (f)
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