| 1997 | ||
| 0 | EU 27 | 10.2 |
| 1 | EU 25 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Euro arEuro area 13 | 9.7 |
| 3 | Euro arEuro area 12 | 9.7 |
| 4 | Belgium | 10.2 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 14.7 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 10.9 |
| 7 | Denmark | 11.3 |
| 8 | Germany | 10.5 |
| 9 | Estonia | 13.3 |
| 10 | Ireland | 8.6 |
| 11 | Greece | 9.3 |
| 12 | Spain | 8.8 |
| 13 | France | .. |
| 14 | Italy | 9.8 |
| 15 | Cyprus | 7.7 |
| 16 | Latvia | 13.8 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 11.5 |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 9.4 |
| 19 | Hungary | 13.6 |
| 20 | Malta | 7.6 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 8.7 |
| 22 | Austria | 10.0 |
| 23 | Poland | 9.8 |
| 24 | Portugal | 10.4 |
| 25 | Romania | 12.4 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 9.5 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 9.7 |
| 28 | Finland | 9.6 |
| 29 | Sweden | 10.6 |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 10.8 |
| 31 | Croatia | 11.5 |
| 32 | Macedonia | 8.3 |
| 33 | Iceland | 6.8 |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 7.4 |
| 35 | Norway | 10.1 |
| 36 | Switzerland | 8.9 |
| 37 | Albania | 5.5 |
| 38 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 7.5 |
| 39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.5 |