Total general government expenditure

% of GDP

Total general government expenditure - % of GDP Short Description: Total general government expenditure is defined in ESA-95 §8.99 by reference to a list of categories: intermediate consumption, gross capital formation, compensation of employees, other taxes on production, subsidies, payable property income, current taxes on income, wealth, etc., social benefits, some social transfers, other current transfers, some adjustments, capital transfers and transactions on non-produced assets.

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General government
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
EU (27 countries)	46.2	46.6	47.2	46.8	46.8	46.3	45.6	47.1	51.1	50.6	49.1	49.4
Euro area (changing composition)	47.3	47.6	48.0	47.5	47.4	46.8	46.1	47.2	51.2	51.0	49.5	49.9
Euro area (17 countries)	47.2	47.5	48.0	47.4	47.3	46.7	46.0	47.1	51.2	51.0	49.5	49.9
Euro area (16 countries)	47.2	47.5	48.0	47.5	47.4	46.7	46.0	47.2	51.2	51.0	49.5	50.0
Belgium	49.1	49.8	51.0	49.2	51.9	48.5	48.2	49.8	53.7	52.6	53.4	54.8
Bulgaria	40.6	39.6	39.1	38.6	37.3	34.4	39.2	38.4	41.4	37.4	35.6	35.7
Czech Republic	43.9	45.6	50.0	43.3	43.0	42.0	41.0	41.1	44.7	43.7	43.0	44.5
Denmark	54.2	54.6	55.1	54.6	52.8	51.6	50.8	51.5	58.1	57.7	57.6	59.6
Germany	47.6	47.9	48.5	47.1	46.9	45.3	43.5	44.1	48.2	47.7	45.3	45.0
Estonia	34.8	35.8	34.8	34.0	33.6	33.6	34.0	39.7	45.5	40.7	38.3	40.5
Ireland	33.2	33.5	33.2	33.6	33.8	34.4	36.8	43.1	48.6	66.1	48.1	42.1
Greece	45.4	45.1	44.7	45.5	44.6	45.3	47.5	50.6	54.0	51.4	52.0	54.8
Spain	38.7	38.9	38.4	38.9	38.4	38.4	39.2	41.5	46.3	46.3	45.2	47.0
France	51.7	52.9	53.4	53.3	53.6	53.0	52.6	53.3	56.8	56.6	55.9	56.6
Italy	47.7	47.1	48.1	47.5	47.9	48.5	47.6	48.6	51.9	50.4	49.9	50.6
Cyprus	38.0	40.0	44.6	42.4	43.1	42.6	41.3	42.1	46.2	46.2	46.0	46.3
Latvia	35.0	36.0	34.9	35.9	35.8	38.3	36.0	39.1	43.7	43.4	38.4	36.5
Lithuania	36.6	34.6	33.0	33.2	33.2	33.5	34.6	37.2	44.9	42.4	38.9	36.2
Luxembourg	38.1	41.5	41.8	42.6	41.5	38.6	36.3	39.1	44.6	42.9	41.8	43.0
Hungary	47.8	51.5	49.7	49.1	50.1	52.2	50.7	49.2	51.4	49.8	49.6	48.5
Malta	41.2	41.7	45.6	43.6	43.6	43.2	41.8	43.2	42.4	42.0	42.1	43.9
Netherlands	45.4	46.2	47.1	46.1	44.8	45.5	45.3	46.2	51.4	51.2	49.8	50.4
Austria	51.3	50.7	51.3	53.8	50.0	49.1	48.6	49.3	52.6	52.6	50.5	51.2
Poland	43.8	44.3	44.7	42.6	43.4	43.9	42.2	43.2	44.6	45.4	43.4	42.3
Portugal	43.2	43.1	44.7	45.4	46.6	45.2	44.4	44.8	49.8	51.5	49.4	47.4
Romania	36.2	35.0	33.5	33.6	33.6	35.5	38.2	39.3	41.1	40.1	39.4	36.4
Slovenia	47.3	46.2	46.2	45.7	45.3	44.6	42.4	44.3	49.3	50.4	50.8	49.0
Slovakia	44.5	45.1	40.1	37.7	38.0	36.5	34.2	34.9	41.6	40.0	38.3	37.4
Finland	48.0	49.0	50.3	50.2	50.3	49.2	47.4	49.2	56.1	55.8	55.0	56.0
Sweden	54.5	55.6	55.7	54.2	53.9	52.7	51.0	51.7	54.9	52.3	51.2	52.0
United Kingdom	40.2	41.4	42.2	43.1	43.8	44.0	43.7	47.7	51.3	50.4	48.6	48.5
Iceland	42.6	44.3	45.6	44.0	42.2	41.6	42.3	57.7	51.0	51.6	47.3	46.5
Norway	44.1	47.1	48.2	45.1	41.8	40.0	40.3	39.8	46.2	45.2	43.9	43.2
Switzerland	34.8	36.9	36.3	35.9	35.2	33.2	32.1	32.1	34.1	33.8	33.8	..
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Central government
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
EU (27 countries)	25.3	25.4	25.5	25.4	25.5	25.2	25.1	25.6	27.8	28.3	26.5	27.0
Euro area (changing composition)	22.0	21.7	21.8	21.7	21.6	21.2	21.0	21.5	23.9	24.5	22.5	22.8
Euro area (17 countries)	22.1	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.7	21.2	21.1	21.5	23.9	24.5	22.6	22.8
Euro area (16 countries)	22.0	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.7	21.2	21.1	21.5	23.9	24.5	22.5	22.8
Belgium	29.7	27.8	28.5	27.4	30.3	27.3	27.7	28.7	29.9	29.6	30.3	31.4
Bulgaria	26.0	25.2	27.1	26.7	23.9	24.5	29.8	28.6	30.7	27.8	26.6	27.5
Czech Republic	32.6	33.2	37.1	31.0	30.3	29.3	29.0	28.6	30.7	30.0	29.4	31.1
Denmark	34.1	33.9	34.4	34.0	32.2	31.6	35.4	36.1	41.5	41.7	42.3	44.2
Germany	13.7	14.0	14.4	13.9	14.3	13.8	13.5	13.6	15.0	16.2	14.4	13.9
Estonia	26.0	27.1	26.4	25.3	25.1	25.3	25.2	29.2	32.9	30.4	28.7	30.4
Ireland	26.8	26.7	26.6	26.7	27.7	28.0	29.5	34.8	39.7	58.7	40.9	35.6
Greece	33.9	34.0	33.8	34.9	32.5	32.9	34.6	37.5	41.3	39.9	39.4	41.3
Spain	19.9	16.2	15.2	15.7	14.7	14.8	15.1	15.8	20.1	19.2	17.1	20.4
France	23.3	23.9	23.5	23.6	23.3	22.0	21.8	22.0	23.1	24.5	22.2	22.3
Italy	27.8	27.0	26.8	26.3	26.7	27.2	26.7	26.9	30.1	29.0	28.1	28.6
Cyprus	33.6	35.0	39.0	36.7	36.8	36.2	35.6	36.8	39.2	38.6	38.3	36.8
Latvia	18.2	19.3	20.1	20.9	21.6	23.4	22.2	23.6	24.4	25.5	21.9	20.5
Lithuania	18.2	21.5	20.8	21.0	20.6	20.8	20.9	21.9	25.4	25.2	23.4	21.6
Luxembourg	26.5	29.2	29.2	30.2	29.4	27.9	25.9	28.3	31.7	30.8	30.0	31.0
Hungary	31.1	33.4	31.3	31.7	32.6	36.1	33.1	32.7	34.1	33.3	33.7	33.2
Malta	41.1	41.5	45.5	43.4	43.4	43.0	41.6	43.1	42.2	41.9	41.9	43.7
Netherlands	26.5	27.0	27.8	26.9	26.4	26.4	26.7	27.2	30.7	31.3	28.9	29.0
Austria	28.1	27.9	28.1	31.0	27.6	26.7	26.3	26.4	27.0	27.2	26.1	26.6
Poland	25.0	25.5	26.7	24.6	24.5	24.9	24.4	25.0	25.0	26.7	24.9	23.7
Portugal	32.2	32.2	33.4	34.3	35.2	33.9	32.8	32.8	36.7	38.8	36.3	35.2
Romania	26.1	25.3	24.9	24.8	24.8	26.7	29.0	29.0	29.6	29.6	27.4	24.9
Slovenia	30.2	29.3	29.6	29.3	29.7	28.3	26.2	27.3	31.1	31.6	32.7	30.6
Slovakia	30.9	30.9	25.5	24.6	21.1	21.1	18.7	18.6	23.7	23.2	22.4	21.3
Finland	24.4	25.2	25.9	25.8	25.7	25.0	23.6	24.5	28.1	28.4	27.4	27.7
Sweden	31.5	32.5	32.7	31.6	32.2	31.5	29.6	29.1	30.9	30.1	29.1	29.2
United Kingdom	36.8	37.9	38.9	39.5	40.1	40.4	40.0	43.6	47.0	46.6	44.9	45.4
Iceland	31.7	32.2	33.7	32.0	31.0	30.0	30.8	45.2	38.1	40.0	36.1	35.0
Norway	33.2	38.5	37.8	35.8	33.4	32.1	31.9	31.2	36.8	35.8	35.2	34.9
Switzerland	11.4	13.0	11.4	11.2	10.8	10.3	11.2	10.4	10.6	10.4	10.9	..
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
State government
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
EU (27 countries)	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.5	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
Euro area (changing composition)	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	6.1	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.5
Euro area (17 countries)	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.5
Euro area (16 countries)	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.5
Belgium	13.2	13.8	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.0	13.8	14.5	15.2	14.9	15.2	15.3
Bulgaria	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Czech Republic	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Denmark	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Germany	13.6	13.4	13.6	13.2	12.9	12.5	12.2	12.4	13.4	13.0	12.9	12.9
Estonia	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Ireland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Greece	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Spain	11.8	13.3	13.8	14.0	14.5	14.6	14.9	16.0	17.5	17.4	17.7	17.8
France	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Italy	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Cyprus	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Latvia	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Lithuania	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Luxembourg	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Hungary	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Malta	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Netherlands	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Austria	8.9	9.0	9.1	8.9	8.9	9.0	8.7	9.0	9.9	9.7	9.3	9.1
Poland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Portugal	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Romania	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Slovenia	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Slovakia	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Finland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Sweden	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
United Kingdom	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Iceland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Norway	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Switzerland	13.3	13.5	13.8	13.8	13.5	12.9	12.7	12.7	13.2	13.3	13.4	..
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Local government
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
EU (27 countries)	10.9	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.6	12.4	12.2	11.9	11.9
Euro area (changing composition)	9.7	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.2	11.0	10.7	10.4	10.3
Euro area (17 countries)	9.7	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	10.2	11.0	10.7	10.4	10.3
Euro area (16 countries)	9.7	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	10.2	11.0	10.7	10.4	10.3
Belgium	6.5	6.8	7.0	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.7	7.1	7.0	7.1	7.2
Bulgaria	6.4	7.4	6.4	6.4	7.1	6.4	6.6	7.3	8.6	7.0	6.7	6.8
Czech Republic	10.1	10.9	12.7	12.0	11.3	11.5	10.8	10.9	12.0	11.8	11.4	10.2
Denmark	32.1	32.9	33.8	33.6	33.6	34.0	32.4	33.3	37.3	37.2	37.2	37.7
Germany	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.4	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.7
Estonia	10.0	10.3	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.3	9.5	10.9	11.5	10.0	9.7	10.2
Ireland	13.8	14.3	14.0	14.3	6.4	6.7	7.4	7.9	7.1	6.4	5.8	5.3
Greece	2.5	2.6	2.4	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.9	3.3	2.9	3.1	3.1
Spain	5.9	6.0	6.1	5.9	6.0	6.2	6.6	6.6	7.3	7.3	6.9	6.1
France	9.7	10.0	10.3	10.7	10.9	11.0	11.3	11.5	12.2	11.8	11.8	11.9
Italy	14.6	14.8	14.9	15.4	15.4	15.4	14.9	15.4	16.7	15.9	15.2	15.1
Cyprus	1.7	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.1
Latvia	9.7	10.3	9.4	10.0	9.5	10.7	11.1	12.6	12.8	11.8	10.8	10.3
Lithuania	10.0	9.5	8.9	8.8	8.1	8.4	8.3	9.3	10.8	11.3	10.1	9.4
Luxembourg	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.3	4.8	4.7	5.1	5.8	5.3	5.1	5.3
Hungary	12.0	12.9	13.3	12.8	13.0	13.0	11.9	11.6	12.3	12.7	11.5	9.0
Malta	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7
Netherlands	15.8	16.3	16.8	16.2	15.8	15.3	15.4	15.8	17.5	17.2	16.5	16.3
Austria	7.9	7.8	7.9	7.7	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.6	8.2	8.2	7.8	7.8
Poland	14.1	13.5	13.0	12.9	13.2	13.7	13.3	14.1	14.8	15.1	14.1	13.4
Portugal	6.3	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.7	7.0	7.5	7.2	7.0	6.0
Romania	6.4	6.5	6.7	7.0	7.1	8.7	9.8	9.9	10.1	9.6	10.1	9.6
Slovenia	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.4	9.1	10.1	10.1	9.7	9.6
Slovakia	3.0	3.6	7.3	6.4	6.7	6.5	6.0	6.0	7.2	7.3	6.7	6.3
Finland	18.0	18.6	19.3	19.4	19.7	19.6	19.2	20.4	22.8	22.7	22.6	23.0
Sweden	24.4	24.9	24.9	24.2	24.2	24.1	24.0	24.8	26.3	25.1	25.2	25.7
United Kingdom	11.6	12.0	12.3	12.6	12.8	12.9	12.8	13.4	14.4	14.0	13.2	13.7
Iceland	12.4	13.1	12.9	12.9	12.6	13.5	13.5	13.9	13.6	13.4	13.4	13.6
Norway	17.1	14.8	15.3	14.1	13.0	12.5	13.1	13.2	15.2	15.1	14.8	14.7
Switzerland	7.8	7.8	8.0	7.7	7.7	7.4	6.9	7.2	7.7	7.5	7.4	..
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Social security funds
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
EU (27 countries)	15.0	14.7	15.1	14.8	14.7	14.4	14.1	14.8	16.6	16.4	16.2	..
Euro area (changing composition)	18.9	18.8	19.1	18.9	18.8	18.4	18.2	18.6	20.4	20.4	20.1	20.5
Euro area (17 countries)	18.9	18.7	19.0	18.8	18.7	18.4	18.1	18.5	20.4	20.3	20.2	20.5
Euro area (16 countries)	18.9	18.7	19.0	18.8	18.8	18.4	18.1	18.5	20.4	20.4	20.2	20.5
Belgium	18.2	18.3	18.9	19.3	19.3	19.0	18.7	19.6	21.3	21.2	21.4	22.1
Bulgaria	12.9	12.6	13.0	12.8	12.2	12.2	11.7	11.8	14.1	14.4	14.0	14.3
Czech Republic	5.2	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.2	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0
Denmark	4.1	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.0	3.4	3.0	2.8	3.4	3.6	3.4	4.9
Germany	21.4	21.7	22.0	21.3	21.1	20.1	19.2	19.3	21.3	20.6	19.8	19.7
Estonia	4.0	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.1	3.9	4.2	5.1	7.1	6.0	5.3	5.3
Ireland	3.1	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.8	4.7	6.1	6.0	5.7	5.4
Greece	16.1	16.3	16.7	16.3	17.4	18.1	18.9	20.3	21.6	22.0	22.8	22.6
Spain	15.9	12.2	11.5	11.6	11.5	11.3	11.5	12.3	14.3	15.0	14.9	15.3
France	23.3	23.8	24.3	24.5	24.8	24.4	24.5	24.6	26.4	26.6	26.6	27.0
Italy	16.4	16.1	16.9	16.9	17.1	17.1	17.4	18.0	19.6	19.7	19.7	20.3
Cyprus	5.4	5.8	5.9	6.4	7.0	6.8	6.0	6.0	6.8	7.2	7.6	8.9
Latvia	9.8	9.5	8.7	8.1	7.5	7.3	6.4	7.6	11.9	11.4	9.7	9.1
Lithuania	12.8	11.4	10.9	10.8	10.8	11.0	12.0	13.0	17.2	15.4	13.7	13.1
Luxembourg	17.1	17.8	18.0	18.0	17.7	16.5	15.6	17.2	19.4	18.2	17.7	18.0
Hungary	13.8	14.7	15.3	15.2	15.8	15.9	16.0	16.3	16.7	16.4	16.6	15.7
Malta	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Netherlands	15.0	15.8	16.4	16.5	16.0	17.0	16.4	16.5	18.5	18.7	18.7	19.7
Austria	16.8	16.9	17.0	16.9	16.7	16.5	16.4	16.6	17.8	17.7	17.3	17.7
Poland	20.0	20.1	20.1	17.9	16.9	16.8	15.7	16.5	17.7	17.5	16.6	16.5
Portugal	9.8	9.7	10.3	10.6	11.0	11.2	11.0	11.4	12.7	12.9	12.8	13.7
Romania	11.1	11.0	9.9	10.0	9.8	8.7	9.0	10.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	11.9
Slovenia	18.6	18.5	18.3	18.1	17.9	17.5	16.6	17.2	18.9	19.2	19.4	19.5
Slovakia	15.5	15.5	13.5	13.1	13.0	12.8	12.3	12.8	14.6	14.5	13.9	14.2
Finland	15.7	16.3	16.8	16.8	16.8	15.4	14.7	15.6	18.5	18.5	18.3	18.9
Sweden	12.8	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.0	6.3	7.1	6.7	6.4	6.8
United Kingdom	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	..
Iceland	6.5	7.3	8.2	8.2	7.6	7.1	7.0	7.3	9.6	9.2	9.4	9.2
Norway	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Switzerland	9.6	10.0	10.7	10.6	10.5	9.9	9.5	8.7	9.7	9.6	9.4	..
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

(..) - not available
(z) - not applicable

Source: Eurostat