Total general government expenditure - % of GDP Short Description: Total general government expenditure is defined in ESA-95 ยง8.99 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.
|
General government
|
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| EU (27 countries) |
44.8
|
46.2
|
46.7
|
47.2
|
46.8
|
46.8
|
46.3
|
45.6
|
47.1
|
51.1
|
50.6
|
49.1
|
| Euro area (changing composition) |
46.2
|
47.3
|
47.6
|
48.0
|
47.5
|
47.4
|
46.8
|
46.1
|
47.2
|
51.2
|
51.0
|
49.5
|
| Euro area (17 countries) |
46.2
|
47.2
|
47.5
|
48.0
|
47.4
|
47.3
|
46.7
|
46.0
|
47.1
|
51.2
|
51.0
|
49.5
|
| Euro area (16 countries) |
46.2
|
47.2
|
47.5
|
48.0
|
47.5
|
47.4
|
46.7
|
46.0
|
47.2
|
51.2
|
51.0
|
49.5
|
| Belgium |
49.1
|
49.1
|
49.8
|
51.0
|
49.2
|
51.9
|
48.5
|
48.2
|
49.8
|
53.7
|
52.5
|
53.3
|
| Bulgaria |
41.3
|
40.6
|
39.6
|
39.1
|
38.6
|
37.3
|
34.4
|
39.2
|
38.4
|
41.4
|
37.4
|
35.6
|
| Czech Republic |
41.6
|
43.9
|
45.6
|
50.0
|
43.3
|
43.0
|
42.0
|
41.0
|
41.1
|
44.7
|
43.7
|
43.0
|
| Denmark |
53.7
|
54.2
|
54.6
|
55.1
|
54.6
|
52.8
|
51.6
|
50.8
|
51.5
|
58.0
|
57.9
|
57.9
|
| Germany |
45.1
|
47.6
|
47.9
|
48.5
|
47.1
|
46.9
|
45.3
|
43.5
|
44.1
|
48.2
|
47.7
|
45.3
|
| Estonia |
36.1
|
34.8
|
35.8
|
34.8
|
34.0
|
33.6
|
33.6
|
34.0
|
39.7
|
45.5
|
40.7
|
38.3
|
| Ireland |
31.2
|
33.2
|
33.5
|
33.2
|
33.6
|
33.8
|
34.4
|
36.8
|
43.0
|
48.7
|
66.1
|
48.1
|
| Greece |
46.7
|
45.4
|
45.1
|
44.7
|
45.5
|
44.6
|
45.3
|
47.5
|
50.6
|
54.0
|
51.5
|
51.8
|
| Spain |
39.2
|
38.7
|
38.9
|
38.4
|
38.9
|
38.4
|
38.4
|
39.2
|
41.5
|
46.3
|
46.3
|
45.2
|
| France |
51.7
|
51.7
|
52.9
|
53.4
|
53.3
|
53.6
|
53.0
|
52.6
|
53.3
|
56.8
|
56.6
|
56.0
|
| Italy |
45.9
|
47.7
|
47.1
|
48.1
|
47.5
|
47.9
|
48.5
|
47.6
|
48.6
|
51.9
|
50.4
|
49.9
|
| Cyprus |
37.1
|
38.0
|
40.0
|
44.6
|
42.4
|
43.1
|
42.6
|
41.3
|
42.1
|
46.2
|
46.2
|
46.1
|
| Latvia |
37.6
|
35.0
|
36.0
|
34.9
|
35.9
|
35.8
|
38.3
|
36.0
|
39.1
|
44.4
|
43.7
|
38.4
|
| Lithuania |
38.9
|
36.6
|
34.6
|
33.0
|
33.2
|
33.2
|
33.5
|
34.6
|
37.2
|
43.7
|
40.8
|
37.4
|
| Luxembourg |
37.6
|
38.1
|
41.5
|
41.8
|
42.6
|
41.5
|
38.6
|
36.3
|
39.1
|
44.6
|
42.8
|
42.0
|
| Hungary |
47.8
|
47.8
|
51.5
|
49.7
|
49.1
|
50.1
|
52.2
|
50.7
|
49.2
|
51.4
|
49.8
|
49.6
|
| Malta |
40.3
|
42.4
|
42.6
|
46.7
|
44.8
|
44.6
|
44.2
|
42.6
|
43.8
|
43.3
|
42.5
|
42.3
|
| Netherlands |
44.2
|
45.4
|
46.2
|
47.1
|
46.1
|
44.8
|
45.5
|
45.3
|
46.2
|
51.4
|
51.2
|
49.8
|
| Austria |
51.9
|
51.3
|
50.7
|
51.3
|
53.8
|
50.0
|
49.1
|
48.6
|
49.3
|
52.6
|
52.6
|
50.5
|
| Poland |
41.1
|
43.8
|
44.3
|
44.7
|
42.6
|
43.4
|
43.9
|
42.2
|
43.2
|
44.6
|
45.4
|
43.6
|
| Portugal |
41.6
|
43.2
|
43.1
|
44.7
|
45.4
|
46.6
|
45.2
|
44.4
|
44.8
|
49.8
|
51.3
|
49.4
|
| Romania |
38.6
|
36.2
|
35.0
|
33.5
|
33.6
|
33.6
|
35.5
|
38.2
|
39.3
|
41.1
|
40.1
|
37.9
|
| Slovenia |
46.5
|
47.3
|
46.2
|
46.2
|
45.7
|
45.3
|
44.6
|
42.4
|
44.3
|
49.1
|
50.3
|
50.7
|
| Slovakia |
52.1
|
44.5
|
45.1
|
40.1
|
37.7
|
38.0
|
36.5
|
34.2
|
34.9
|
41.5
|
40.0
|
38.2
|
| Finland |
48.3
|
48.0
|
49.0
|
50.3
|
50.2
|
50.3
|
49.2
|
47.4
|
49.2
|
56.1
|
55.8
|
54.8
|
| Sweden |
55.1
|
54.5
|
55.6
|
55.7
|
54.2
|
53.9
|
52.7
|
51.0
|
51.7
|
54.9
|
52.3
|
51.1
|
| United Kingdom |
36.8
|
40.2
|
41.4
|
42.2
|
43.1
|
43.8
|
44.0
|
43.7
|
47.7
|
51.3
|
50.4
|
48.5
|
| Iceland |
41.9
|
42.6
|
44.3
|
45.6
|
44.0
|
42.2
|
41.6
|
42.3
|
57.7
|
51.0
|
51.5
|
47.3
|
| Norway |
42.3
|
44.1
|
47.1
|
48.2
|
45.1
|
41.8
|
40.0
|
40.3
|
39.8
|
46.7
|
45.5
|
44.5
|
| Switzerland |
35.6
|
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
|
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| EU (27 countries) |
23.9
|
25.3
|
25.4
|
25.5
|
25.4
|
25.5
|
25.2
|
25.1
|
25.6
|
27.8
|
28.3
|
26.5
|
| Euro area (changing composition) |
20.5
|
22.0
|
21.7
|
21.8
|
21.7
|
21.6
|
21.2
|
21.0
|
21.5
|
23.9
|
24.5
|
22.6
|
| Euro area (17 countries) |
21.0
|
22.1
|
21.8
|
21.8
|
21.8
|
21.7
|
21.2
|
21.1
|
21.5
|
23.9
|
24.5
|
22.6
|
| Euro area (16 countries) |
20.9
|
22.0
|
21.8
|
21.8
|
21.8
|
21.7
|
21.2
|
21.1
|
21.5
|
23.9
|
24.5
|
22.6
|
| Belgium |
29.3
|
29.7
|
27.8
|
28.5
|
27.4
|
30.3
|
27.3
|
27.7
|
28.7
|
29.9
|
29.6
|
30.3
|
| Bulgaria |
26.7
|
26.0
|
25.2
|
27.1
|
26.7
|
23.9
|
24.5
|
29.8
|
28.6
|
30.7
|
27.8
|
26.6
|
| Czech Republic |
30.1
|
32.6
|
33.2
|
37.1
|
31.0
|
30.3
|
29.3
|
29.0
|
28.6
|
30.7
|
30.0
|
29.4
|
| Denmark |
34.3
|
34.1
|
33.9
|
34.4
|
34.0
|
32.2
|
31.6
|
35.4
|
36.1
|
41.4
|
41.9
|
42.5
|
| Germany |
11.5
|
13.7
|
14.0
|
14.4
|
13.9
|
14.3
|
13.8
|
13.5
|
13.6
|
15.0
|
16.2
|
14.4
|
| Estonia |
27.6
|
26.0
|
27.1
|
26.4
|
25.3
|
25.1
|
25.3
|
25.2
|
29.2
|
32.9
|
30.4
|
28.7
|
| Ireland |
25.2
|
26.8
|
26.7
|
26.6
|
26.7
|
27.7
|
28.0
|
29.5
|
34.8
|
39.8
|
58.7
|
40.9
|
| Greece |
36.0
|
33.9
|
34.0
|
33.8
|
34.9
|
32.5
|
32.9
|
34.6
|
37.5
|
41.3
|
39.9
|
39.4
|
| Spain |
20.4
|
19.9
|
16.2
|
15.2
|
15.7
|
14.7
|
14.8
|
15.1
|
15.8
|
20.1
|
19.2
|
17.1
|
| France |
23.2
|
23.3
|
23.9
|
23.5
|
23.6
|
23.3
|
22.0
|
21.8
|
22.0
|
23.1
|
24.4
|
22.4
|
| Italy |
26.0
|
27.8
|
27.0
|
26.8
|
26.3
|
26.7
|
27.2
|
26.7
|
26.9
|
30.1
|
28.9
|
28.1
|
| Cyprus |
32.7
|
33.6
|
35.0
|
39.0
|
36.7
|
36.8
|
36.2
|
35.6
|
36.8
|
39.2
|
38.6
|
38.4
|
| Latvia |
19.9
|
18.2
|
19.3
|
20.1
|
20.9
|
21.6
|
23.4
|
22.2
|
23.6
|
25.1
|
25.8
|
21.9
|
| Lithuania |
21.3
|
18.2
|
21.5
|
20.8
|
21.0
|
20.6
|
20.8
|
20.9
|
21.9
|
25.4
|
25.2
|
23.4
|
| Luxembourg |
26.8
|
26.5
|
29.2
|
29.2
|
30.2
|
29.4
|
27.9
|
25.9
|
28.3
|
31.8
|
30.8
|
29.9
|
| Hungary |
30.0
|
31.1
|
33.4
|
31.3
|
31.7
|
32.6
|
36.1
|
33.1
|
32.7
|
34.1
|
33.4
|
33.8
|
| Malta |
40.1
|
42.3
|
42.4
|
46.6
|
44.6
|
44.5
|
44.1
|
42.4
|
43.7
|
43.1
|
42.4
|
42.1
|
| Netherlands |
25.0
|
26.5
|
27.0
|
27.8
|
26.9
|
26.4
|
26.4
|
26.7
|
27.2
|
30.7
|
31.3
|
28.9
|
| Austria |
27.1
|
28.1
|
27.9
|
28.1
|
31.0
|
27.6
|
26.7
|
26.3
|
26.4
|
27.0
|
27.2
|
26.1
|
| Poland |
22.9
|
25.0
|
25.5
|
26.7
|
24.6
|
24.5
|
24.9
|
24.4
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
26.7
|
25.0
|
| Portugal |
31.3
|
32.2
|
32.2
|
33.4
|
34.3
|
35.2
|
33.9
|
32.8
|
32.8
|
36.7
|
38.6
|
36.3
|
| Romania |
27.9
|
26.1
|
25.3
|
24.9
|
24.8
|
24.8
|
26.7
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
29.6
|
29.6
|
26.4
|
| Slovenia |
29.5
|
30.2
|
29.3
|
29.6
|
29.3
|
29.7
|
28.3
|
26.2
|
27.3
|
30.9
|
31.5
|
32.7
|
| Slovakia |
38.3
|
30.9
|
30.9
|
25.5
|
24.6
|
21.1
|
21.1
|
18.7
|
18.6
|
23.7
|
23.2
|
22.4
|
| Finland |
25.3
|
24.4
|
25.2
|
25.9
|
25.8
|
25.7
|
25.0
|
23.6
|
24.5
|
28.1
|
28.4
|
27.4
|
| Sweden |
32.3
|
31.5
|
32.5
|
32.7
|
31.6
|
32.2
|
31.5
|
29.6
|
29.1
|
30.9
|
30.1
|
29.1
|
| United Kingdom |
33.4
|
36.8
|
37.9
|
38.9
|
39.5
|
40.1
|
40.4
|
40.0
|
43.6
|
47.0
|
46.5
|
44.7
|
| Iceland |
31.2
|
31.7
|
32.2
|
33.7
|
32.0
|
31.0
|
30.0
|
30.8
|
45.2
|
38.1
|
40.0
|
36.2
|
| Norway |
32.6
|
33.2
|
38.5
|
37.8
|
35.8
|
33.4
|
32.1
|
31.9
|
31.2
|
37.2
|
36.1
|
35.7
|
| Switzerland |
12.4
|
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
|
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| EU (27 countries) |
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.5
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
| Euro area (changing composition) |
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
| Euro area (17 countries) |
5.9
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
| Euro area (16 countries) |
5.9
|
5.9
|
6.0
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25.1
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12.6
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12.9
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12.8
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13.4
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13.2
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12.0
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13.1
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12.9
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12.9
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12.6
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13.5
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13.5
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13.9
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13.6
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13.4
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13.3
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16.0
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14.8
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15.3
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| EU (27 countries) |
14.8
|
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) |
19.0
|
18.9
|
18.8
|
19.1
|
18.9
|
18.8
|
18.4
|
18.2
|
18.6
|
20.4
|
20.4
|
20.2
|
| Euro area (17 countries) |
18.8
|
18.9
|
18.7
|
19.0
|
18.8
|
18.7
|
18.4
|
18.1
|
18.5
|
20.4
|
20.3
|
20.2
|
| Euro area (16 countries) |
18.8
|
18.9
|
18.7
|
19.0
|
18.8
|
18.8
|
18.4
|
18.1
|
18.5
|
20.4
|
20.4
|
20.2
|
| Belgium |
17.7
|
18.2
|
18.3
|
18.9
|
19.3
|
19.3
|
19.0
|
18.7
|
19.6
|
21.3
|
21.2
|
21.4
|
| Bulgaria |
12.4
|
12.9
|
12.6
|
13.0
|
12.8
|
12.2
|
12.2
|
11.7
|
11.8
|
14.1
|
14.4
|
14.0
|
| Czech Republic |
5.1
|
5.2
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
5.2
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
| Denmark |
4.3
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.0
|
3.4
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
| Germany |
21.2
|
21.4
|
21.7
|
22.0
|
21.3
|
21.1
|
20.1
|
19.2
|
19.3
|
21.3
|
20.6
|
19.8
|
| Estonia |
4.3
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
5.1
|
7.1
|
6.0
|
5.3
|
| Ireland |
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.8
|
4.7
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.7
|
| Greece |
15.0
|
16.1
|
16.3
|
16.7
|
16.3
|
17.4
|
18.1
|
18.9
|
20.3
|
21.6
|
22.0
|
22.7
|
| Spain |
16.1
|
15.9
|
12.2
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
11.5
|
11.3
|
11.5
|
12.3
|
14.3
|
15.0
|
14.9
|
| France |
23.0
|
23.3
|
23.8
|
24.3
|
24.5
|
24.8
|
24.4
|
24.5
|
24.6
|
26.4
|
26.6
|
26.6
|
| Italy |
16.6
|
16.4
|
16.1
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
17.4
|
18.0
|
19.6
|
19.6
|
19.7
|
| Cyprus |
5.6
|
5.4
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
6.4
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.8
|
7.2
|
7.6
|
| Latvia |
10.8
|
9.8
|
9.5
|
8.7
|
8.1
|
7.5
|
7.3
|
6.4
|
7.6
|
11.9
|
11.4
|
9.7
|
| Lithuania |
13.1
|
12.8
|
11.4
|
10.9
|
10.8
|
10.8
|
11.0
|
12.0
|
13.0
|
17.2
|
15.4
|
13.7
|
| Luxembourg |
16.0
|
17.1
|
17.8
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
17.7
|
16.5
|
15.6
|
17.2
|
19.4
|
18.2
|
17.6
|
| Hungary |
13.9
|
13.8
|
14.7
|
15.3
|
15.2
|
15.8
|
15.9
|
16.0
|
16.3
|
16.7
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16.4
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16.6
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| Malta |
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| Netherlands |
14.9
|
15.0
|
15.8
|
16.4
|
16.5
|
16.0
|
17.0
|
16.4
|
16.5
|
18.5
|
18.7
|
18.7
|
| Austria |
17.0
|
16.8
|
16.9
|
17.0
|
16.9
|
16.7
|
16.5
|
16.4
|
16.6
|
17.8
|
17.7
|
17.4
|
| Poland |
19.2
|
20.0
|
20.1
|
20.1
|
17.9
|
16.9
|
16.8
|
15.7
|
16.5
|
17.7
|
17.5
|
16.6
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| Portugal |
9.4
|
9.8
|
9.7
|
10.3
|
10.6
|
11.0
|
11.2
|
11.0
|
11.4
|
12.8
|
12.8
|
12.8
|
| Romania |
11.7
|
11.1
|
11.0
|
9.9
|
10.0
|
9.8
|
8.7
|
9.0
|
10.1
|
12.2
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12.3
|
11.9
|
| Slovenia |
18.4
|
18.6
|
18.5
|
18.3
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18.1
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17.9
|
17.5
|
16.6
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17.2
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18.9
|
19.2
|
19.4
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| Slovakia |
15.8
|
15.5
|
15.5
|
13.5
|
13.1
|
13.0
|
12.8
|
12.3
|
12.8
|
14.6
|
14.5
|
13.9
|
| Finland |
15.6
|
15.7
|
16.3
|
16.8
|
16.8
|
16.8
|
15.4
|
14.7
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15.6
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18.5
|
18.5
|
18.3
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| Sweden |
8.3
|
12.8
|
6.3
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6.2
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6.3
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6.2
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6.1
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6.0
|
6.3
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7.1
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6.7
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6.4
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| Iceland |
6.8
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6.5
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7.3
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8.2
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8.2
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7.6
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7.1
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7.0
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7.3
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9.6
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9.2
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9.5
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| Norway |
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| Switzerland |
9.4
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9.6
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10.0
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10.7
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10.6
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10.5
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9.9
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9.5
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8.7
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9.7
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9.6
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9.4
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| Montenegro |
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| Croatia |
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| Turkey |
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