| 1998 | ||
| 0 | EU 27 | 1.80 |
| 1 | EU15 | 0.37 |
| 2 | Euro area 16 | 0.24 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1.18 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1.85 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 0.38 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0.24 |
| 7 | Germany | 1.23 |
| 8 | Estonia | .. |
| 9 | Ireland | .. |
| 10 | Greece | 0.27 |
| 11 | Spain | 1.19 |
| 12 | France | 1.67 |
| 13 | Italy | 0.40 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 0.14 |
| 15 | Latvia | 1.29 |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.62 |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0.03 |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.35 |
| 19 | Malta | 0.12 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0.95 |
| 21 | Austria | 0.11 |
| 22 | Poland | 0.28 |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.01 |
| 24 | Romania | 1.82 |
| 25 | Slovenia | 0.41 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.18 |
| 27 | Finland | 1.66 |
| 28 | Sweden | 2.19 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.40 |
| 30 | Croatia | 0.34 |
| 31 | Turkey | 1.77 |
| 32 | Iceland | .. |
| 33 | Norway | 0.32 |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.12 |