| 1998 | ||
| 0 | EU 27 | .. |
| 1 | EU 15 | .. |
| 2 | Euro area 16 | 1760918 |
| 3 | Belgium | 750710 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | .. |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 614177 |
| 6 | Denmark | 1529774 |
| 7 | Germany | 699841 |
| 8 | Estonia | .. |
| 9 | Ireland | .. |
| 10 | Greece | 1172217 |
| 11 | Spain | 542317 |
| 12 | France | .. |
| 13 | Italy | .. |
| 14 | Cyprus | 44133 |
| 15 | Latvia | 19585 |
| 16 | Lithuania | 12842 |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 3989 |
| 18 | Hungary | 10445 |
| 19 | Malta | 1500 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 4656 |
| 21 | Austria | 11358 |
| 22 | Poland | 30635 |
| 23 | Portugal | 13100 |
| 24 | Romania | 6202 |
| 25 | Slovenia | 10851 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 37883 |
| 27 | Finland | 24366 |
| 28 | Sweden | .. |
| 29 | United Kingdom | .. |
| 30 | Croatia | .. |
| 31 | Turkey | .. |
| 32 | Iceland | 2054 |
| 33 | Norway | 3294 |
| 34 | Switzerland | 5089 |