Global InformationEconomy of the European Union information
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 Paris, the largest and richest metropolis in the EU | |
| Currency | Euro (EUR, €) and 7 others |
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Fiscal year | Calendar year |
Trade organisations | WTO, G20, G7 and others |
| Statistics | |
| Population |  448,753,823 (EU27, 1 January 2023 prov. est.)[1] |
| GDP |
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GDP growth |
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GDP per capita |
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GDP by sector |
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Inflation (CPI) |
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Population below poverty line |
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Gini coefficient |  29.6 medium (EU27, 2018 est.)[6] |
Human Development Index |
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Labour force |
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Labour force by occupation |
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| Unemployment |
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Average gross salary | €2,792 monthly (2021)[11] |
Average net salary | €2,178 monthly (2022)[12] |
Main industries |
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| External | |
| Exports | $8.705 trillion (2021 est.)[13] |
Export goods | machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, fuels, aircraft, plastics, iron and steel, wood pulp and paper products, alcoholic beverages, furniture |
Main export partners |
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| Imports | $8.037 trillion (2021 est.)[13] |
Import goods | fuels and crude oil, machinery, vehicles, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, precious gemstones, textiles, aircraft, plastics, metals, ships |
Main import partners |
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FDI stock |
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Current account | €161.6 billion; 1.1% of GDP (2015)[17] |
Gross external debt | $13.05 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)[13] |
Net international investment position | −€2,557.4 billion; 17.5% of GDP (2015)[18] |
| Public finances | |
Government debt |
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Budget balance |
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| Revenues | 46.9% of GDP (EU27; 2021)[19] |
| Expenses | 51.6% of GDP (EU27; 2021)[19] |
| Economic aid | donor: ODA, $87.64 billion[21] |
Credit rating |
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Foreign reserves | $0.6 trillion (2010)[24] |
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. | |
The economy of the European Union is the joint economy of the member states of the European Union (EU). It is the second largest economy in the world in nominal terms, after the United States, and the third largest at purchasing power parity (PPP), after China and the US. The European Union's GDP is estimated to be $19.35 trillion (nominal) in 2024[2] or $26.64 trillion (PPP), representing around one-sixth of the global economy.[25] Germany has the biggest national GDP of all EU countries, followed by France and Italy.
The euro is the second largest reserve currency and the second most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar.[26][27][28] The euro is used by 20 of its 27 members, overall, it is the official currency in 26 countries, in the eurozone and in six other European countries, officially or de facto. The EU as a region has produced the world's second-highest number of Nobel laureates in the economics field.[29]
The European Union economy consists of an internal market of mixed economies based on free market and advanced social models. For instance, it includes an internal single market with free movement of goods, services, capital, and labour.[30] The GDP per capita (PPP) was $56,970 in 2023 ,[31] compared to $80,410 in the United States, $52,120 in Japan and $28,800 in China.[32] There are significant disparities in GDP per capita (PPP) between member states ranging from $106,372 in Luxembourg to $23,169 in Bulgaria.[33] With a low Gini coefficient of 31, the European Union has a more egalitarian distribution of income than the world average.[34][35]
EU investments in foreign countries total $9.1 trillion, while the foreign investments made in the union total $5.1 trillion in 2012, by far the highest foreign and domestic investments in the world.[36][37] Euronext is the main stock exchange of the Eurozone and the world's fourth largest by market capitalisation.[38] The European Union's largest trading partners are China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, Japan, Norway, South Korea, India, and Canada.[39] In 2022, public debt in the union was 83.5% of GDP, with disparities between the lowest rate, Estonia with 18.5%, and the highest, Greece with 172.6%.[40]
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- ^ Source: OECD: Financing for sustainable development; Table 1, page 6. Quote, page 3: "In 2015, total net ODA from the 28 EU member states was USD 74 billion, representing 0.47% of their GNI. Net disbursements by EU Institutions were USD 13.8 billion, a slight fall of 0.5% in real terms compared to 2014."
- ^ EU Institutions $13.85 billion, EU member states $73.80 billion.[20]
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- ^ "Eurostat – Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 17 December 2023.