Economic Development Scenario
Economic Development Scenario for 2024–2027 (December 2024)
Table 1. Key macroeconomic indicators
Indicators | ESA 2010 code | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
1. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 0,3 | 2,4 | 2,8 | 2,9 | 2,9 |
2. Real GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 58316,8 | 59740,7 | 61433,7 | 63213,3 | 65046,1 |
3. Nominal GDP, rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 9,4 | 5,6 | 5,4 | 5,7 | 5,6 |
4. Nominal GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 73792,8 | 77902,4 | 82109,0 | 86763,8 | 91581,3 |
5. Labour productivity (real GDP per one employed person), rate of change, per cent | -1,1 | 1,0 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 2,9 | |
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6. Household consumption expenditure | P.3 | -0,4 | 3,3 | 3,6 | 3,4 | 3,4 |
7. Government consumption expenditure | P.3 | -0,2 | 0,8 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
8. Gross fixed capital formation | P.51 | 9,3 | -1,9 | 5,2 | 5,8 | 5,4 |
9. Exports of goods and services | P.6 | -3,4 | 1,2 | 3,6 | 4,2 | 4,2 |
10. Imports of goods and services | P.7 | -5,3 | -0,4 | 4,4 | 4,9 | 4,9 |
ESA – The European System of National and Regional Accounts
Table 2. Price developments
Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
rate of change, per cent | |||||
1. GDP deflator | 9,0 | 3,1 | 2,5 | 2,7 | 2,6 |
2. Household consumption expenditure deflator | 9,0 | 0,9 | 2,5 | 2,7 | 2,6 |
3. Government consumption expenditure deflator | 13,2 | 9,6 | 10,1 | 5,0 | 4,5 |
4. Gross fixed capital formation deflator | 5,5 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 |
5. Exports of goods and services deflator | -0,2 | 0,7 | 0,4 | 1,6 | 1,6 |
6. Imports of goods and services deflator | -5,6 | -1,3 | 0,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
7. Harmonised index of consumer prices (average annual) | 8,7 | 0,9 | 2,5 | 2,7 | 2,6 |
Table 3. Labour market developments
Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
1. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), thou. | 1441,1 | 1461,3 | 1466,3 | 1467,7 | 1467,7 |
2. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), rate of change, per cent | 1,4 | 1,4 | 0,3 | 0,1 | 0,0 |
3. Unemployment rate (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), percentage | 6,8 | 7,4 | 7,1 | 6,8 | 6,5 |
4. Average monthly gross earnings, EUR | 2013,8 | 2217,9 | 2393,8 | 2556,3 | 2702,8 |
5. Average monthly gross earnings, rate of change, per cent | 12,6 | 10,1 | 7,9 | 6,8 | 5,7 |
6. Annual fund for wages and salaries, million EUR | 27842,0 | 30955,3 | 33523,9 | 35834,5 | 37890,7 |
7. Annual fund for wages and salaries, rate of change, per cent | 13,4 | 11,2 | 8,3 | 6,9 | 5,7 |
Table 4. Basic assumptions
Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
1. USD / EUR exchange rate* | 1,08 | 1,09 | 1,08 | 1,08 | 1,08 |
2. World (excl. EU) GDP, rate of change, per cent* | 3,7 | 3,5 | 3,6 | 3,6 | 3,6 |
3. EU GDP, rate of change, per cent* | 0,4 | 0,9 | 1,5 | 1,8 | 1,8 |
4. Main export markets, rate of change, per cent | 1,7 | 1,8 | 2,2 | 2,4 | 2,4 |
5. Oil prices (Brent, USD / barrel)* | 82,5 | 80,7 | 73,1 | 71,5 | 71,5 |
* Technical assumption published by the European Commission on 15 November 2024