Economic Development Scenario (September 2023)
Economic Development Scenario for 2023–2026 (September 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 | 1,9 | -0,4 | 1,7 | 2,9 | 2,9 |
| 2. Real GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 46897,6 | 46730,3 | 47524,4 | 48892,3 | 50306,3 |
| 3. Nominal GDP, rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 18,9 | 8,6 | 4,7 | 5,4 | 5,3 |
| 4. Nominal GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 66791,1 | 72542,5 | 75944,9 | 80011,1 | 84224,2 |
| 5. Labour productivity (real GDP per one employed person), rate of change, per cent | -1,9 | -0,4 | 1,4 | 3,0 | 3,1 | |
| Real GDP components, rate of change, per cent | ||||||
| 6. Household consumption expenditure | P.3 | 0,5 | 0,3 | 3,1 | 3,4 | 3,4 |
| 7. Government consumption expenditure | P.3 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| 8. Gross fixed capital formation | P.51 | 2,6 | 7,5 | 3,5 | 5,4 | 5,4 |
| 9. Exports of goods and services | P.6 | 11,9 | -4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 |
| 10. Imports of goods and services | P.7 | 12,3 | -6,6 | 6,0 | 5,1 | 5,1 |
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 | 16,7 | 9,0 | 2,9 | 2,4 | 2,3 |
| 2. Household consumption expenditure deflator | 18,9 | 9,0 | 2,9 | 2,4 | 2,3 |
| 3. Government consumption expenditure deflator | 12,7 | 16,7 | 5,6 | 4,2 | 4,0 |
| 4. Gross fixed capital formation deflator | 13,6 | 4,8 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 2,4 |
| 5. Exports of goods and services deflator | 15,6 | -1,2 | 0,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| 6. Imports of goods and services deflator | 24,8 | -6,1 | -1,4 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| 7. Harmonised index of consumer prices (average annual) | 18,9 | 9,0 | 2,9 | 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 | 1420,7 | 1425,3 | 1424,2 | 1420,8 |
| 2. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), rate of change, per cent | 3,8 | 0,0 | 0,3 | -0,1 | -0,2 |
| 3. Unemployment rate (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), percentage | 5,9 | 6,9 | 6,6 | 6,4 | 6,3 |
| 4. Average monthly gross earnings, EUR | 1789,0 | 2005,5 | 2135,8 | 2241,7 | 2353,2 |
| 5. Average monthly gross earnings, rate of change, per cent | 13,3 | 12,1 | 6,5 | 5,0 | 5,0 |
| 6. Annual fund for wages and salaries, million EUR | 24542,6 | 27675,5 | 29568,5 | 31012,1 | 32476,0 |
| 7. Annual fund for wages and salaries, rate of change, per cent | 16,1 | 12,8 | 6,8 | 4,9 | 4,7 |
Table 4. Basic assumptions
| Indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 1. USD / EUR exchange rate* | 1,05 | 1,08 | 1,09 | 1,09 | 1,09 |
| 2. World GDP, rate of change, per cent** | 3,2 | 3,1 | 3,3 | 3,3 | 3,3 |
| 3. EU GDP, rate of change, per cent** | 3,4 | 1,0 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
| 4. Main export markets, rate of change, per cent | 3,3 | 1,9 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 2,4 |
| 5. Oil prices (Brent, USD / barrel) | 100,7 | 82,1 | 82,0 | 82,0 | 82,0 |
* The technical assumption published by the European Central Bank in June 2023.
** The technical assumption published by the European Commission on 15 May 2023.
Last updated: 02-01-2024