Economic Development Scenario (December 2023)
Economic Development Scenario for 2023–2026 (December 2023)
Table 1. Key macroeconomic indicators
Indicators | ESA 2010 code | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
1. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 2,4 | -0,4 | 1,7 | 2,9 | 2,9 |
2. Real GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 47304,2 | 47133,9 | 47935,2 | 49315,7 | 50741,0 |
3. Nominal GDP, rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 19,3 | 7,0 | 4,5 | 5,3 | 5,3 |
4. Nominal GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 67399,1 | 72146,1 | 75427,1 | 79445,6 | 83621,7 |
5. Labour productivity (real GDP per one employed person), rate of change, per cent | -1,3 | -1,4 | 1,4 | 3,0 | 3,1 | |
Real GDP components, rate of change, per cent | ||||||
6. Household consumption expenditure | P.3 | 2,0 | -0,8 | 3,1 | 3,4 | 3,4 |
7. Government consumption expenditure | P.3 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
8. Gross fixed capital formation | P.51 | 3,6 | 9,0 | 3,5 | 5,4 | 5,4 |
9. Exports of goods and services | P.6 | 12,2 | -4,4 | 4,5 | 5,2 | 5,2 |
10. Imports of goods and services | P.7 | 12,4 | -4,9 | 5,4 | 5,8 | 5,8 |
ESA – The European System of National and Regional Accounts
Table 2. Price developments
Indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
rate of change, per cent | |||||
1. GDP deflator | 16,5 | 7,4 | 2,8 | 2,4 | 2,3 |
2. Household consumption expenditure deflator | 18,6 | 8,8 | 2,8 | 2,4 | 2,3 |
3. Government consumption expenditure deflator | 13,5 | 12,7 | 10,3 | 4,4 | 3,7 |
4. Gross fixed capital formation deflator | 13,6 | 5,5 | 2,6 | 2,4 | 2,4 |
5. Exports of goods and services deflator | 15,4 | -0,7 | 0,5 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
6. Imports of goods and services deflator | 24,8 | -6,6 | 0,2 | 1,3 | 1,3 |
7. Harmonised index of consumer prices (average annual) | 18,9 | 8,8 | 2,8 | 2,4 | 2,3 |
Table 3. Labour market developments
Indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
1. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), thou. | 1420,8 | 1435,4 | 1439,3 | 1438,3 | 1434,9 |
2. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), rate of change, per cent | 3,8 | 1,0 | 0,3 | -0,1 | -0,2 |
3. Unemployment rate (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), percentage | 5,9 | 6,6 | 6,6 | 6,4 | 6,3 |
4. Average monthly gross earnings, EUR | 1789,0 | 2012,6 | 2165,4 | 2273,9 | 2387,0 |
5. Average monthly gross earnings, rate of change, per cent | 13,3 | 12,5 | 7,6 | 5,0 | 5,0 |
6. Annual fund for wages and salaries, million EUR | 24542,6 | 28060,5 | 30272,0 | 31766,9 | 33266,6 |
7. Annual fund for wages and salaries, rate of change, per cent | 16,1 | 14,3 | 7,9 | 4,9 | 4,7 |
Table 4. Basic assumptions
Indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
1. USD / EUR exchange rate* | 1,05 | 1,08 | 1,06 | 1,06 | 1,06 |
2. World (excl. EU) GDP, rate of change, per cent* | 3,3 | 3,5 | 3,2 | 3,5 | 3,5 |
3. EU GDP, rate of change, per cent* | 3,4 | 0,6 | 1,3 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
4. Main export markets, rate of change, per cent | 3,4 | 1,8 | 2,1 | 2,4 | 2,4 |
5. Oil prices (Brent, USD / barrel)* | 100,7 | 84,1 | 84,5 | 79,6 | 79,6 |
* The technical assumption published by the European Commission on 15 November 2023.