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Economy and prices

How much the EU economies produce and consume, how much they owe, and how fast prices rise.

Inflation in the EU

Prices rose fastest in Romania, by 6.5% in a year, against 1.0% in Sweden.

In September 2026, the EU's annual inflation rate was 3.8%, measured against the same month a year earlier.

September 2026 · Eurostat data updated 16 October 2026

Government debt

Relative to GDP, government debt in Greece is 5.4 times that of Estonia.

At the end of the second quarter of 2026, the gross debt of all levels of government in the EU as a whole was 82.9% of GDP.

The end of the second quarter of 2026 · Eurostat data updated 21 October 2026

GDP and consumption per person

GDP per person in Luxembourg is 3.5 times that of Bulgaria and Greece, in purchasing power.

In 2025, the figures give the volume of goods and services per person as a percentage of the EU average, with price level differences removed. The comparison covers what a country produces (GDP) and what its households actually consume.

2025 · Eurostat data updated 9 July 2026