| 1997 | ||
| 0 | EU 27 | .. |
| 1 | EU15 | 0.27 |
| 2 | Euro area 16 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1.85 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | .. |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 0.27 |
| 6 | Denmark | 1.25 |
| 7 | Germany | 1.92 |
| 8 | Estonia | .. |
| 9 | Ireland | .. |
| 10 | Greece | 1.18 |
| 11 | Spain | 1.86 |
| 12 | France | 0.38 |
| 13 | Italy | 0.11 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 1.37 |
| 15 | Latvia | 1.86 |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.07 |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0.43 |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.09 |
| 19 | Malta | 0.48 |
| 20 | Netherlands | .. |
| 21 | Austria | 0.29 |
| 22 | Poland | 0.73 |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.55 |
| 24 | Romania | .. |
| 25 | Slovenia | 0.29 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 1.73 |
| 27 | Finland | 2.48 |
| 28 | Sweden | 0.40 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.33 |
| 30 | Croatia | 1.72 |
| 31 | Turkey | 2.53 |
| 32 | Iceland | 0.19 |
| 33 | Norway | 0.14 |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.22 |