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Key euro area indicators

The euro area data shown on this page correspond to the economic and financial variables described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB).

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Last updated: 19/03/2024 11:00

SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations Growth rates More info
Period of latest data Latest Previous Previous period 1 Annual 2

Notes:

1.  % change from previous period to latest period
2.  % change from same period last year to latest period
3.  Data refer to the changing composition of the euro area
4.  Holders resident in the country whose government has issued the debt. Intergovernmental lending in the context of the financial crisis is consolidated.
5.  Includes residents of euro area countries other than the country whose government has issued the debt.
Real sector              
National Accounts               
Current price GDP by expenditure category              
GDP at market prices € billions (SA) Q4/23 3,650.4 3,601.8 1.3 5.3  
Household final consumption expenditure € billions (SA) Q4/23 1,908.4 1,898.5 0.5 4.4  
Government final consumption expenditure € billions (SA) Q4/23 774.5 766.2 1.1 4.2  
Gross fixed capital formation € billions (SA) Q4/23 808.0 793.4 1.8 4.1  
Change in inventories € billions (SA) Q4/23 36.2 7.3 - -  
Exports of goods and services € billions (SA) Q4/23 1,836.8 1,828.0 0.5 -4.1  
Imports of goods and services € billions (SA) Q4/23 1,713.6 1,691.6 1.3 -6.9  
Volume of GDP by expenditure category (in previous year's prices)              
GDP at market prices 2015 (SA) Q4/23 111.7 111.8 -0.0 0.1  
Household final consumption expenditure 2015 (SA) Q4/23 108.0 107.9 0.1 0.6  
Government final consumption expenditure 2015 (SA) Q4/23 115.0 114.4 0.6 1.2  
Gross fixed capital formation 2015 (SA) Q4/23 121.2 120.0 1.0 1.4  
Exports of goods and services 2015 (SA) Q4/23 124.4 124.4 0.0 -2.8  
Imports of goods and services 2015 (SA) Q4/23 126.9 126.1 0.6 -2.5  
Industrial Production Index (excluding construction) 2015=100 (SA) Jan/24 96.5 99.7 -3.2 -6.7  
Employment Persons (PERS) thousands (SA) Q4/23 169,312.0 168,869.8 0.3 1.2  
Unemployment              
Unemployment - Level Persons (PERS) thousands (SA) Jan/24 11,009.4 11,042.6 - -  
Unemployment - Rate (percentage of civilian workforce) Percent (SA) Jan/24 6.4 6.5 - -  
Hourly labour costs index 2012=100 (SA) Q3/23 112.0 110.4 1.4 5.8  
Consumer Price Index (HICP, harmonised index) 3 2015=100 Feb/24 124.4 123.6 0.4 2.6  
Producer Prices Index, domestic sales (excluding construction) 2015=100 Jan/24 125.9 127.0 -0.9 -8.6  
Fiscal sector               
General Government operations              
Revenue (percentage of GDP) Percent Q3/23 46.4 46.4 - -  
Expenditure (percentage of GDP) Percent Q3/23 49.8 50.2 - -  
Of which interest payable (percentage of GDP) Percent Q3/23 1.7 1.7 - -  
Of which investment (percentage of GDP) Percent Q3/23 3.0 3.0 - -  
Balance (percentage of GDP) Percent Q3/23 -3.5 -3.8 - -  
General Government debt              
Gross outstanding debt Percent 2022 90.9 94.7 - -  
Debt in euro (percentage of GDP) Percent 2022 90.0 93.3 - -  
Debt in currencies other than euro (percentage of GDP) Percent 2022 0.9 1.4 - -  
Held by domestic creditors (percentage of GDP) 4 Percent 2022 53.4 55.2 - -  
Of which MFIs (percentage of GDP) Percent 2022 40.2 41.3 - -  
Of which other financial corporations (percentage of GDP) Percent 2022 9.2 10.2 - -  
Of which other resident sectors (percentage of GDP) Percent 2022 3.9 3.8 - -  
Debt held by other creditors (percentage of GDP) 5 Percent 2022 37.5 39.5 - -  
Financial sector 3              
Analytical accounts of the banking sector              
Monetary aggregates (M3) € billions (SA) Jan/24 16,092.8 16,137.0 - 0.1  
Domestic credit € billions (SA) Jan/24 21,743.6 21,807.2 - -0.4  
Credit to general government in the euro area € billions (SA) Jan/24 6,248.4 6,315.4 - -2.5  
Credit to other resident sectors in the euro area € billions (SA) Jan/24 15,495.3 15,491.8 - 0.4  
External assets € billions (SA) Jan/24 7,323.0 7,321.3 - 4.4  
External liabilities € billions (SA) Jan/24 5,362.8 5,460.7 - -4.5  
Analytical accounts of the central banks (Eurosystem)              
Currency in circulation € billions Jan/24 1,580.9 1,604.2 - -0.8  
Deposits at the Eurosystem of MFI residents in the euro area € billions Jan/24 6,556.4 6,433.2 - -12.8  
Credit € billions Jan/24 4,014.8 4,052.9 - -  
Credit to general government in the euro area € billions Jan/24 3,617.7 3,647.0 - -  
Credit to other resident sectors in the euro area € billions Jan/24 397.1 405.9 - -  
External assets € billions Jan/24 1,539.7 1,543.4 - 0.0  
External liabilities € billions Jan/24 467.1 550.7 - -30.4  
Interest Rates              
One-year interbank market Percent per annum Feb/24 3.7 3.6 - -  
Ten-year government bond yield on the secondary market Percent per annum Feb/24 3.0 2.9 - -  
External sector              
Balance of payments              
Net current account € billions (SA) Dec/23 31.9 22.5 - -  
Exports of goods € billions (SA) Dec/23 248.1 245.9 - -  
Exports of services € billions (SA) Dec/23 110.1 112.9 - -  
Imports of goods € billions (SA) Dec/23 213.3 213.8 - -  
Imports of services € billions (SA) Dec/23 94.0 95.7 - -  
Net primary income € billions (SA) Dec/23 -5.4 -13.3 - -  
Net secondary income € billions (SA) Dec/23 -13.4 -13.7 - -  
Net capital account € billions Dec/23 11.6 3.7 - -  
Financial account € billions Dec/23 73.1 47.2 - -  
Direct investment € billions Dec/23 -5.1 -12.5 - -  
Direct investment assets € billions Dec/23 -72.4 15.4 - -  
Direct investment liabilities € billions Dec/23 -67.3 27.9 - -  
Portfolio investment € billions Dec/23 -18.9 39.4 - -  
Portfolio investment assets € billions Dec/23 -19.7 59.1 - -  
Portfolio investment liabilities € billions Dec/23 -0.8 19.7 - -  
Financial derivatives € billions Dec/23 -0.9 1.2 - -  
Other investment € billions Dec/23 97.0 17.6 - -  
Other investment assets € billions Dec/23 -129.0 12.4 - -  
Other investment liabilities € billions Dec/23 -226.0 -5.3 - -  
Reserve assets € billions Dec/23 1.2 1.5 - -  
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity (Eurosystem) 3              
Official reserve assets € billions Feb/24 1,156.1 1,158.1 - -  
Monetary gold € billions Feb/24 649.6 651.1 - -  
IMF reserve position € billions Feb/24 34.5 35.0 - -  
SDRs € billions Feb/24 188.7 188.8 - -  
Other reserve assets € billions Feb/24 283.2 283.2 - -  
Other foreign currency assets € billions Feb/24 12.1 13.1 - -  
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets € billions Feb/24 -31.8 -32.5 - -  
Template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity (European Central Bank) - Feb/24 - - - -  
Template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity (Eurosystem) - Feb/24 - - - -  
Merchandise trade              
Exports € billions (SA) Jan/24 239.0 234.0 - -  
Imports € billions (SA) Jan/24 210.9 219.7 - -  
International investment position              
Total net international investment position € billions Q3/23 326.7 184.1 - -  
Direct investment € billions Q3/23 2,247.7 2,275.3 - -  
Direct investment assets € billions Q3/23 12,247.4 12,170.2 - -  
Direct investment liabilities € billions Q3/23 9,999.7 9,895.0 - -  
Portfolio investment € billions Q3/23 -1,945.0 -1,997.1 - -  
Equity and investment fund shares assets € billions Q3/23 5,724.4 5,762.5 - -  
Equity and investment fund shares liabilities € billions Q3/23 8,911.5 8,970.3 - -  
Debt securities assets € billions Q3/23 6,037.9 5,948.5 - -  
Debt securities liabilities € billions Q3/23 4,795.8 4,737.8 - -  
Other investment € billions Q3/23 -1,032.4 -1,164.8 - -  
Other investment assets € billions Q3/23 6,816.7 6,790.7 - -  
Other investment liabilities € billions Q3/23 7,849.1 7,955.6 - -  
Reserve assets € billions Q3/23 1,114.1 1,105.7 - -  
Gross external debt              
Gross external debt total € billions Q3/23 16,042.7 16,057.7 - -  
Exchange rates              
Euro foreign exchange reference rates              
Daily nominal effective exchange rate of the euro              
Socio-demographic Data              
Population (Total) Persons (PERS) millions 2023 350.6 348.5 0.6 0.6  

Data sources

Euro area data presented on this page are provided by Eurostat and the ECB . The source can be consulted by clicking on the data label, or on the link to the metadata in the "More info" column. More data are available in the Eurostat Data Navigation and the ECB Data portal.

Croatia joined the euro area in January 2023, bringing the number of euro area countries to 20. Unless otherwise indicated, all data series relate to the group of 20 countries that are members of the euro area (the Euro 20) for the whole time series.

Unless otherwise indicated (SA), data are not seasonally adjusted.

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