Introduction

National accounts (including GDP)

This section provides access to a selection of methodological and other background information regarding core national accounts aggregates such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its main components.

Data Compilation

National accounts are compiled in accordance with the European System of Accounts 1995 (ESA 95), the EU manual for national accounts.

Eurostat compiles European national accounts by combining the Member States' data.

Each Member State compiles its own national accounts, through an institution appointed by its government, such as its National Statistical Office or its National Central Bank.

Member States regularly transmit national accounts data to Eurostat as agreed in the ESA95 transmission programme (ESA95TP), which has legal status in the EU.

Limited information exists on EFTA countries, EU Candidate countries, the USA and Japan. This information is obtained from, the National statistical authorities.