| Key economic figures 1993 - 1997 | |||||
| 1993 % | 1994 % | 1995 % | 1996 prelim.actual % | 1997 proj. % | |
| Net foreign debt1 | 38.0 | 45.4 | 38.0 | c.33 | 33 |
| Balance of payments1 | -8.9 | -9.5 | -05.3 | c.-4 | -4.5 |
| Gross budget debt1 | 88.7 | 86.0 | 85.1 | c.74 | 69 |
| General government deficit1 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 6.7 | c.3 | 5 |
| Net household savings1 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 8-8.5 | 7.5 |
| GDP2 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Export2 | -10.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 11-13 | 9-11 |
| Import2 | 20.2 | 8.8 | -0.7 | 6-7 | 9-11 |
| Investment2 | 2.0 | 12.5 | -4.3 | -(2-4) | 11-13 |
| Household consumption2 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -7.1 | -(3-4) | 2 |
| Consumer price index3 | 22.5 | 18.8 | 28.2 | 23.6 | 17-19 |
| Unemployment rate3 | 13.3 | 11.4 | |||