Statistical Annex
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2Q 08 / 3Q 08 / 4Q 08 / 1Q 09 / Dec-08 / Jan-09 / Feb-09 / Mar-09Real GDP growth, (% change, y/y)[1]
Bulgaria / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.0 / 7.1 / 6.8 / 3.5 / -3.5
Czech Republic / 6.3 / 6.8 / 6.0 / 3.2 / 4.4 / 4.0 / 0.2 / -3.2
Estonia / 9.2 / 10.4 / 6.3 / -3.6 / -1.1 / -3.5 / -9.7 / -15.6
Hungary / 4.0 / 4.1 / 1.2 / 0.6 / 2.1 / 1.3 / -2.5 / -6.4
Latvia / 10.6 / 12.2 / 10.0 / -4.6 / -1.9 / -5.2 / -10.3 / -18.0
Lithuania / 7.8 / 7.8 / 8.9 / 3.0 / 5.2 / 2.9 / -2.2 / -12.6
Poland / 3.6 / 6.2 / 6.7 / 4.8 / 5.8 / 4.8 / 2.9 / --
Romania / 4.1 / 7.9 / 6.2 / 7.1 / 9.3 / 9.2 / 2.9 / -6.4
Slovakia / 6.5 / 8.5 / 10.4 / 6.4 / 7.9 / 7.0 / 2.7 / -5.4
Slovenia / 4.3 / 5.9 / 6.8 / 3.5 / 5.5 / 3.9 / -0.8 / --
Croatia / 4.2 / 4.7 / 5.5 / 2.4 / 3.4 / 1.6 / 0.2 / --
Industrial production, WDA (%, y/y)
Bulgaria / 7.2 / 6.0 / 9.5 / 0.6 / 5.0 / 0.7 / -7.0 / -18.2 / -11.2 / -17.2 / -17.4 / -19.7
Czech Republic / 4.1 / 8.6 / 10.6 / -2.7 / 4.7 / -1.9 / -12.8 / -20.0 / -17.0 / -20.9 / -20.3 / -19.0
Estonia / 11.1 / 10.2 / 6.4 / -5.9 / -2.8 / -4.0 / -17.4 / -29.1 / -22.2 / -27.0 / -30.6 / -29.8
Hungary / 7.3 / 10.6 / 8.1 / -1.0 / 4.8 / -1.8 / -12.2 / -21.6 / -23.1 / -20.7 / -25.2 / -19.6
Latvia / 7.5 / 6.5 / 1.0 / -3.8 / -0.4 / -5.0 / -9.9 / -23.2 / -13.4 / -22.7 / -23.5 / -23.5
Lithuania / 7.6 / 6.7 / 2.5 / 4.9 / 9.3 / 2.5 / -1.5 / -13.1 / -3.9 / -6.2 / -12.4 / -19.9
Poland / -- / 12.3 / 9.3 / 2.3 / 5.1 / 1.1 / -6.0 / -11.8 / -9.9 / -13.2 / -12.4 / -10.0
Romania / -2.9 / 9.5 / 10.2 / 3.1 / 6.6 / 3.8 / -5.7 / -13.3 / -12.3 / -13.8 / -13.9 / -12.5
Slovakia / -2.5 / 12.3 / 16.0 / 4.4 / 11.8 / 5.7 / -11.1 / -22.9 / -20.2 / -25.4 / -25.6 / -18.0
Slovenia / 4.2 / 6.1 / 7.2 / -1.8 / 2.7 / -1.2 / -11.1 / -19.4 / -18.9 / -17.6 / -22.4 / -18.5
Croatia / 5.0 / 4.3 / 5.0 / 0.7 / 2.1 / 0.1 / -2.2 / -10.0 / -5.2 / -11.5 / -8.1 / -10.3
Volume indices of retail sales, WDA (excl. motor vehicles, automotive fuel, %, y/y)
Bulgaria / 22.2 / 19.8 / 26.7 / 14.7 / 19.8 / 15.3 / 5.1 / -5.7 / 0.1 / -1.6 / -5.9 / -9.2
Czech Republic / 6.9 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 6.5 / 10.9 / 7.8 / 0.2 / -4.1 / -3.6 / -2.3 / -6.4 / -3.9
Estonia / 18.5 / 21.7 / 15.7 / 5.1 / 8.3 / 7.7 / -4.1 / -16.4 / -10.9 / -12.8 / -20.4 / -16.3
Hungary / 7.4 / 7.9 / 2.8 / 3.6 / 5.9 / 5.1 / -0.2 / -- / -2.7 / -3.7 / -2.4 / --
Latvia / 30.4 / 26.2 / 22.4 / 3.6 / 9.3 / 4.4 / -7.6 / -26.3 / -8.8 / -17.0 / -21.8 / -38.9
Lithuania / 15.9 / 11.6 / 19.3 / 14.9 / 20.8 / 14.7 / 3.5 / -14.6 / -1.8 / -10.8 / -15.2 / -17.8
Poland / 2.6 / 11.7 / 12.7 / 6.6 / 8.8 / 6.8 / 0.6 / -0.2 / -1.1 / 0.3 / 1.8 / -2.5
Romania / 25.1 / 23.6 / 22.8 / 27.7 / 41.4 / 32.5 / 9.6 / -0.8 / -4.1 / 0.9 / -0.4 / -2.7
Slovakia / 9.2 / 9.6 / 7.5 / 13.5 / 13.1 / 15.6 / 8.0 / -6.9 / 6.6 / -2.7 / -10.1 / -7.8
Slovenia / 12.7 / 6.1 / 10.5 / 20.5 / 27.1 / 24.4 / 8.5 / -7.9 / 4.2 / -1.5 / -13.9 / -8.4
Croatia / 7.1 / 6.8 / 6.1 / 5.7 / 6.9 / 8.5 / 3.0 / -- / 3.8 / 1.6 / -0.9 / --
Harmonized unemployment rates NSA (%, LFS data)
Bulgaria / 10.1 / 9.0 / 6.9 / 5.6 / 5.8 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.9 / 5.2 / 5.5 / 5.8 / 6.2
Czech Republic / 7.9 / 7.2 / 5.3 / 4.4 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 5.5 / 4.7 / 5.2 / 5.5 / 5.7
Estonia / 7.9 / 5.9 / 4.7 / 5.5 / 4.0 / 6.2 / 7.6 / 10.1 / 8.2 / 9.1 / 9.9 / 11.3
Hungary / 7.2 / 7.5 / 7.4 / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.7 / 8.0 / 9.1 / 8.4 / 8.7 / 9.1 / 9.5
Latvia / 8.9 / 6.8 / 6.0 / 7.5 / 6.3 / 7.2 / 9.9 / 15.7 / 11.2 / 13.7 / 15.8 / 17.6
Lithuania / 8.3 / 5.6 / 4.3 / 5.8 / 4.5 / 6.0 / 7.9 / 14.6 / 9.6 / 12.3 / 14.8 / 16.7
Poland / 17.8 / 13.9 / 9.6 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 6.6 / 6.7 / 7.9 / 7.1 / 7.6 / 8.0 / 8.2
Romania / 7.2 / 7.3 / 6.4 / 5.8 / 5.6 / 5.4 / 5.8 / -- / 5.8 / -- / -- / --
Slovakia / 16.3 / 13.4 / 11.1 / 9.5 / 10.0 / 8.9 / 8.6 / 10.4 / 8.9 / 9.6 / 10.3 / 11.2
Slovenia / 6.5 / 6.0 / 4.9 / 4.4 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.3 / 5.0 / 4.3 / 4.8 / 5.1 / 5.3
Croatia / 13.0 / 11.5 / 9.6 / -- / 7.9 / 7.0 / 8.7 / 9.8 / 8.9 / 9.5 / 9.8 / 10.0
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2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2Q 08 / 3Q 08 / 4Q 08 / 1Q 09 / Dec-08 / Jan-09 / Feb-09 / Mar-09Consumer price inflation (% change, y/y)
Bulgaria / 5.0 / 7.3 / 8.4 / 12.3 / 15.0 / 12.2 / 9.3 / 6.0 / 7.8 / 7.1 / 6.0 / 4.9
Czech Republic / 1.9 / 2.5 / 2.8 / 6.3 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 4.7 / 2.2 / 3.6 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 2.3
Estonia / 4.1 / 4.4 / 6.6 / 10.4 / 11.4 / 10.9 / 8.3 / 3.2 / 7.0 / 4.1 / 3.4 / 2.0
Hungary / 3.6 / 3.9 / 8.0 / 6.1 / 6.8 / 6.3 / 4.3 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 2.9
Latvia / 6.7 / 6.6 / 10.1 / 15.4 / 17.7 / 15.8 / 12.0 / 9.2 / 10.5 / 9.8 / 9.6 / 8.2
Lithuania / 2.7 / 3.7 / 5.7 / 11.1 / 12.1 / 11.7 / 9.3 / 8.7 / 8.5 / 9.6 / 8.7 / 7.7
Poland / 2.1 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.7 / 3.7 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 2.8 / 3.3 / 3.6
Romania / 9.0 / 6.6 / 4.8 / 7.8 / 8.6 / 8.1 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.3 / 6.7 / 6.9 / 6.7
Slovakia / 2.7 / 4.5 / 2.8 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 5.1 / 4.8 / 3.0 / 4.4 / 3.4 / 3.1 / 2.6
Slovenia / 2.5 / 2.5 / 3.6 / 5.7 / 6.6 / 6.1 / 3.4 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 1.6 / 2.1 / 1.8
Croatia / 3.3 / 3.2 / 2.9 / 6.1 / 6.6 / 7.4 / 4.5 / 3.8 / 2.9 / 3.4 / 4.2 / 3.8
Exchange rate (nominal, LCU/EUR, period average)
Bulgaria / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0
Czech Republic / 29.8 / 28.3 / 27.8 / 24.9 / 24.8 / 24.1 / 25.3 / 27.6 / 26.1 / 27.2 / 28.5 / 27.2
Estonia / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6
Hungary / 248.1 / 264.3 / 251.4 / 251.5 / 248.0 / 236.1 / 263.4 / 294.2 / 265.0 / 279.9 / 298.3 / 304.1
Latvia / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7
Lithuania / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5
Poland / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.3 / 3.8 / 4.5 / 4.0 / 4.2 / 4.6 / 4.6
Romania / 3.6 / 3.5 / 3.3 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.6 / 3.8 / 4.3 / 3.9 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.3
Slovakia / 38.6 / 37.2 / 33.8 / 31.3 / 31.4 / 30.3 / 30.4 / -- / 30.2 / -- / -- / --
Slovenia / 239.6 / 239.6 / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / --
Croatia / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.4 / 7.2 / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.4
Exchange rate (nominal, LCU/USD, period average)
Bulgaria / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.5
Czech Republic / 24.0 / 22.6 / 20.3 / 17.1 / 15.8 / 16.5 / 19.4 / 21.5 / 19.2 / 21.8 / 22.2 / 20.6
Estonia / 12.6 / 12.5 / 11.4 / 10.7 / 10.0 / 10.6 / 11.9 / 12.1 / 11.2 / 12.2 / 12.4 / 11.8
Hungary / 199.7 / 210.5 / 183.8 / 172.1 / 155.2 / 161.1 / 198.4 / 233.8 / 190.1 / 232.6 / 236.4 / 232.5
Latvia / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.5
Lithuania / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.5 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.5 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.6
Poland / 3.2 / 3.1 / 2.8 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.9 / 3.6 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 3.7 / 3.5
Romania / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.4 / 2.5 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 2.9 / 3.3 / 2.9 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.2
Slovakia / 31.0 / 29.7 / 24.7 / 21.3 / 19.8 / 20.6 / 23.1 / -- / 21.6 / -- / -- / --
Slovenia / 192.7 / 191.0 / 174.1 / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / --
Croatia / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.4 / 4.9 / 4.6 / 4.8 / 5.5 / 5.7 / 5.3 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.6
Exports of goods (EUR, %, y/y)
Bulgaria / 18.6 / 24.1 / 15.0 / 13.1 / 22.3 / 17.9 / -10.0 / -9.9 / -14.4 / -27.7 / -25.7 / 19.7
Czech Republic / 13.2 / 20.4 / 18.2 / 11.3 / 21.3 / 15.9 / -7.7 / -23.9 / -10.5 / -27.5 / -30.9 / -13.2
Estonia / 29.6 / 24.8 / 4.1 / 5.4 / 5.6 / 14.7 / -3.1 / -25.6 / -6.5 / -28.1 / -26.4 / -22.4
Hungary / 13.2 / 18.5 / 16.1 / 5.2 / 13.2 / 5.8 / -10.8 / -26.3 / -17.6 / -31.4 / -29.4 / -18.5
Latvia / 28.7 / 18.2 / 23.7 / 13.4 / 14.5 / 20.6 / -1.1 / -25.9 / -6.2 / -25.1 / -29.5 / -23.1
Lithuania / 26.9 / 18.7 / 11.1 / 28.4 / 36.1 / 34.4 / 13.1 / -25.3 / -3.2 / -15.8 / -27.1 / -31.3
Poland / 19.2 / 22.7 / 15.9 / 11.7 / 22.0 / 17.8 / -9.8 / -23.3 / -19.7 / -25.0 / -26.7 / -18.2
Romania / 17.5 / 16.2 / 14.3 / 13.7 / 23.0 / 20.2 / -2.5 / -19.4 / -16.2 / -23.8 / -27.9 / -6.4
Slovakia / 14.9 / 30.1 / 27.3 / 13.7 / 21.7 / 18.0 / -2.0 / -21.5 / -10.3 / -25.7 / -24.7 / -14.2
Slovenia / 17.6 / 19.6 / 18.7 / 5.6 / 12.0 / 7.4 / -7.2 / -22.0 / -12.0 / -23.9 / -23.3 / -19.0
Croatia / 9.6 / 16.7 / 9.1 / 6.4 / 7.8 / 15.3 / -5.1 / -13.4 / -4.0 / -26.5 / -4.8 / -9.6
Imports of goods (EUR, %, y/y)
Bulgaria / 26.2 / 5.2 / 41.7 / 15.9 / 33.2 / 18.3 / -5.2 / -19.7 / -17.1 / -33.1 / -31.3 / 3.6
Czech Republic / 9.3 / 20.7 / 16.2 / 11.6 / 18.8 / 14.1 / -3.3 / -25.4 / -7.6 / -25.5 / -30.9 / -19.9
Estonia / 22.5 / 30.5 / 6.8 / -4.7 / -5.4 / 1.4 / -12.0 / -33.6 / -15.1 / -36.5 / -34.6 / -29.8
Hungary / 9.9 / 16.5 / 11.9 / 5.2 / 12.7 / 7.7 / -10.0 / -28.7 / -17.9 / -29.7 / -32.5 / -23.9
Latvia / 22.6 / 31.5 / 21.6 / -2.1 / -0.1 / -1.3 / -13.2 / -35.5 / -16.2 / -35.0 / -39.0 / -32.4
Lithuania / 25.5 / 23.5 / 15.4 / 18.0 / 22.5 / 22.2 / -1.7 / -42.2 / -8.8 / -40.2 / -41.8 / -44.2
Poland / 13.3 / 23.8 / 19.6 / 14.9 / 24.2 / 21.9 / -6.0 / -29.8 / -16.7 / -27.6 / -33.1 / -28.7
Romania / 23.9 / 25.1 / 25.9 / 9.6 / 19.3 / 18.7 / -11.1 / -35.4 / -24.3 / -35.9 / -35.4 / -34.9
Slovakia / 16.0 / 28.2 / 23.1 / 13.6 / 21.0 / 17.7 / -1.7 / -21.8 / -9.4 / -20.9 / -26.8 / -17.6
Slovenia / 14.5 / 17.6 / 19.8 / 9.2 / 15.9 / 12.8 / -5.1 / -26.3 / -11.1 / -29.5 / -27.4 / -22.3
Croatia / 12.0 / 14.4 / 10.1 / 10.5 / 15.7 / 15.7 / -2.3 / -23.9 / -1.6 / -31.8 / -25.4 / -15.4
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2Q 08 / 3Q 08 / 4Q 08 / 1Q 09 / Dec-08 / Jan-09 / Feb-09 / Mar-09
Trade balance (% GDP)
Bulgaria / -20.2 / -22.0 / -25.1 / -25.7 / -26.5 / -26.4 / -25.7
Czech Republic / 2.0 / 2.0 / 3.4 / 2.8 / 3.6 / 3.7 / 2.8
Estonia / -13.9 / -18.3 / -17.6 / -11.5 / -14.5 / -12.9 / -11.5
Hungary / -2.5 / -2.3 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.1
Latvia / -18.9 / -25.6 / -23.9 / -17.0 / -20.3 / -18.3 / -17.0
Lithuania / -11.3 / -13.9 / -15.1 / -11.6 / -14.3 / -13.3 / -11.6
Poland / -0.9 / -2.0 / -4.0 / -4.6 / -4.2 / -4.4 / -4.6
Romania / -9.8 / -12.0 / -14.4 / -13.3 / -14.5 / -14.6 / -13.3
Slovakia / -5.0 / -4.5 / -1.2 / -1.1 / -1.0 / -1.1 / -1.1
Slovenia / -3.6 / -3.7 / -4.8 / -7.2 / -6.2 / -7.0 / -7.2
Croatia / -24.0 / -24.4 / -25.2 / -24.5 / -26.3 / -25.7 / -24.5
Current account balance (%GDP)
Bulgaria / -12.4 / -18.4 / -25.1 / -25.3 / -26.8 / -25.9 / -25.3
Czech Republic / -1.3 / -2.6 / -3.2 / -3.1 / -3.2 / -2.6 / -3.1
Estonia / -10.0 / -16.7 / -18.1 / -9.2 / -14.3 / -12.0 / -9.2
Hungary / -7.5 / -7.5 / -6.5 / -8.4 / -6.6 / -7.3 / -8.4
Latvia / -12.5 / -22.5 / -22.5 / -12.6 / -18.5 / -15.2 / -12.6
Lithuania / -7.1 / -10.6 / -14.6 / -11.6 / -15.0 / -14.1 / -11.6
Poland / -1.2 / -2.7 / -4.7 / -5.5 / -5.2 / -5.4 / -5.5
Romania / -8.6 / -10.4 / -13.5 / -12.4 / -14.1 / -13.8 / -12.4
Slovakia / -8.4 / -7.0 / -5.3 / -6.5 / -6.6 / -6.6 / -6.5
Slovenia / -1.7 / -2.5 / -4.2 / -5.9 / -5.9 / -5.7 / -5.9
Croatia / -6.3 / -7.9 / -8.6 / -10.0 / -10.7 / -10.5 / -10.0
FDI, net (% GDP)
Bulgaria / 14.7 / 23.9 / 28.7 / 16.7 / 24.4 / 21.3 / 16.7
Czech Republic / 9.4 / 2.8 / 5.1 / 4.1 / 4.9 / 4.8 / 4.1
Estonia / 15.7 / 4.2 / 5.3 / 4.4 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 4.4
Hungary / 5.0 / 3.2 / 1.7 / 3.2 / 3.8 / 2.5 / 3.2
Latvia / 3.6 / 7.5 / 6.7 / 3.3 / 4.9 / 4.4 / 3.3
Lithuania / 2.6 / 5.1 / 3.6 / 3.1 / 2.7 / 2.8 / 3.1
Poland / 2.3 / 3.1 / 4.3 / 2.4 / 3.4 / 2.9 / 2.4
Romania / 6.5 / 8.9 / 5.7 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.4 / 6.8
Slovakia / 4.1 / 6.8 / 3.5 / 3.3 / 2.7 / 2.6 / 3.3
Slovenia / -0.1 / -0.6 / -0.8 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.7
Croatia / 4.1 / 7.5 / 9.3 / 6.3 / 8.1 / 6.8 / 6.3
Portfolio investment, net (% GDP)
Bulgaria / -5.2 / 0.7 / -2.0 / -1.5 / -1.8 / -2.5 / -1.5
Czech Republic / -2.7 / -0.8 / -1.6 / -0.2 / 0.0 / 1.3 / -0.2
Estonia / -16.0 / -8.0 / -2.4 / 2.6 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 2.6
Hungary / 3.9 / 5.6 / -1.6 / -2.5 / -1.6 / 1.5 / -2.5
Latvia / -0.8 / 0.2 / -2.3 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 0.7
Lithuania / -1.0 / -0.8 / -0.8 / -0.2 / -0.7 / 0.1 / -0.2
Poland / 4.1 / -0.9 / -1.2 / -0.6 / -0.5 / 0.6 / -0.6
Romania / 1.0 / -0.2 / 0.4 / -0.7 / 0.1 / -0.1 / -0.7
Slovakia / -2.0 / 2.9 / -0.6 / 2.5 / 1.1 / 1.6 / 2.5
Slovenia / -4.6 / -4.7 / -6.6 / 1.6 / -3.5 / -4.0 / 1.6
Croatia / -3.8 / -1.6 / 0.0 / -1.2 / 1.2 / 0.5 / -1.2
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2Q 08 / 3Q 08 / 4Q 08 / 1Q 09 / Dec-08 / Jan-09 / Feb-09 / Mar-09
General Government balance (ESA95, % GDP)
Bulgaria / 1.9 / 3.0 / 0.1 / 1.5
Czech Republic / -3.6 / -2.6 / -0.6 / -1.4
Estonia / 1.5 / 2.9 / 2.7 / -3.0
Hungary / -7.8 / -9.3 / -4.9 / -3.4
Latvia / -0.4 / -0.5 / -0.4 / -4.0
Lithuania / -0.5 / -0.4 / -1.0 / -3.2
Poland / -4.3 / -3.9 / -1.9 / -3.9
Romania / -1.2 / -2.2 / -2.5 / -5.4
Slovakia / -2.8 / -3.5 / -1.9 / -2.2
Slovenia / -1.4 / -1.3 / 0.5 / -0.9
Croatia / -4.0 / -2.4 / -1.6 / --
General Government revenues (ESA95, % GDP)
Bulgaria / 41.2 / 39.5 / 41.5 / 39.0
Czech Republic / 41.4 / 41.2 / 42.0 / 40.9
Estonia / 35.5 / 37.1 / 38.2 / 37.9
Hungary / 42.3 / 42.7 / 44.8 / 46.5
Latvia / 35.2 / 37.7 / 35.5 / 35.5
Lithuania / 32.8 / 33.1 / 33.9 / 34.0
Poland / 39.1 / 39.9 / 40.2 / 39.2
Romania / 32.3 / 33.1 / 34.0 / 33.1
Slovakia / 35.4 / 33.5 / 32.5 / 32.7
Slovenia / 43.8 / 43.3 / 42.9 / 42.7
Croatia / 44.5 / 44.8 / 46.0 / --
General Government expenditures (ESA95, % GDP)
Bulgaria / 39.3 / 36.5 / 41.5 / 37.4
Czech Republic / 45.0 / 43.8 / 42.6 / 42.4
Estonia / 34.0 / 34.2 / 35.5 / 40.9
Hungary / 50.1 / 51.9 / 49.7 / 49.8
Latvia / 35.6 / 38.2 / 35.9 / 39.5
Lithuania / 33.3 / 33.6 / 34.9 / 37.2
Poland / 43.4 / 43.8 / 42.1 / 43.1
Romania / 33.5 / 35.3 / 36.6 / 38.5
Slovakia / 38.2 / 36.9 / 34.4 / 34.9
Slovenia / 45.3 / 44.6 / 42.4 / 43.6
Croatia / 48.5 / 47.2 / 47.6 / --
General government debt (% GDP)
Bulgaria / 29.2 / 22.7 / 18.2 / 14.1
Czech Republic / 29.8 / 29.6 / 28.9 / 29.8
Estonia / 4.5 / 4.3 / 3.5 / 4.8
Hungary / 61.7 / 65.6 / 65.8 / 73.0
Latvia / 12.4 / 10.7 / 9.0 / 19.5
Lithuania / 18.4 / 18.0 / 17.0 / 15.6
Poland / 47.1 / 47.7 / 44.9 / 47.1
Romania / 15.8 / 12.4 / 12.7 / 13.6
Slovakia / 34.2 / 30.4 / 29.4 / 27.6
Slovenia / 27.0 / 26.7 / 23.4 / 22.8
Croatia / 43.8 / 41.0 / 38.0 / 39.0
Exchange rate (USD/EUR) / 1.244 / 1.244 / 1.244 / 1.244 / 1.562 / 1.505 / 1.318 / 1.303 / 1.345 / 1.324 / 1.279 / 1.305
Source: Eurostat, EC, WIIW, CSOs, NCBs, World Bank, IMF IFS, staff calculations.
Note: Cut-off data for data collection: May16, 2009
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[1]GDP data for 1Q 2009 are preliminary figures.