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3 Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 218 Czech Statistical Office, 218 Statistics Poland, 218 Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, 218 Prepared by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office in cooperation with statistical offices of Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia Primary source of data in the publication is the database of Eurostat. All other sources are indicated in footnotes at the place of occurrence. Information on methodology: methodological notes linked to datasets under as well as on the sites of data sources indicated

4 CONTENTS Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 218 3

5 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION Figure 1: Capitals and largest cities Table 1: Geographical information Table 2: Weight of Visegrád Group countries in the European Union CHAPTER 2 POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS Table 3: Population on 1 January Figure 2: Distribution of population by main age groups, 1 January Table 4: Average life expectancy at birth, Figure 3: Items of population change per 1 inhabitants Table 5: Number of employed persons aged Figure 4: Employment rate of population aged Figure 5: Distribution of employed persons by size of enterprises, Figure 6: Distribution of employees aged by sections, Table 6: Number of unemployed persons aged Figure 7: Unemployment rate of the population aged Figure 8: Price level index of actual individual consumption Figure 9: Change of harmonised index of consumer prices Figure 1: Volume of household final consumption expenditure... 2 Table 7: Level of actual individual consumption per capita in purchasing power parity... 2 CHAPTER 3 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Figure 11: Population by educational attainment level, Table 8: Number of students in tertiary education Figure 12: Proportion of students in tertiary education as of the population aged Figure 13: Number of students per lecturer in tertiary education Figure 14: Research and development expenditures as of GDP Table 9: R&D expenditures per inhabitant, PPS Figure 15: Distribution of R&D expenditures by sectors, Figure 16: Share of R&D business expenditures by main sections, CHAPTER 4 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Figure 17: Share of foreign affiliates in value added at factor cost of enterprises, Figure 18: Distribution of value added at factor cost of foreign affiliates by section, Table 1: Distribution of number of enterprises by number of employed persons, Figure 19: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power parity, as of EU-28 average Figure 2: Volume of gross domestic product (GDP) Figure 21: Regional (NUTS2) GDP per capita in purchasing power parity, as of EU-28 average, Figure 22: Distribution of gross value added by section, Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

6 Figure 23: Volume of gross fixed capital formation Figure 24: Gross fixed capital formation as a percentage of GDP Table 11: Production of main crops, Table 12: Production of main fruits, Table 13: Livestock, 1 December Figure 25: Volume of industrial production, calendar adjusted Figure 26: Share of manufacture of transport equipment in gross value added of manufacturing Figure 27: Volume of production in construction, calendar adjusted Figure 28: Volume of retail trade turnover, calendar adjusted CHAPTER 5 EXTERNAL RELATIONS Figure 29: FDI outwards within Visegrád Group countries, end of Table 14: Foreign direct capital investment stock, end of Table 15: Major partner countries based on FDI stock data, end of Figure 3: FDI outwards within Visegrád Group countries in manufacturing, end of Figure 31: External trade in goods, Table 16: Major partner countries in merchandise imports and exports, by country, Figure 32: Volume of external trade in goods, Figure 33: High-tech exports as a share of total exports Table 17: Number domestic and international quest-nights, Table 18: Ranking of main partner countries based on guest-nights at tourist accommodation establishments, Figure 34: Tourism revenues and expenditures as a percentage of GDP... 4 CHAPTER 6 INFRASTRUCTURE Figure 35: Length of motorways Figure 36: Length of railway lines Table 19: Length of motorways and railway lines per 1 km 2, Figure 37: Passenger cars per 1 inhabitants Figure 38: Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption Figure 39: Proportion of households with internet connection Figure 4: Internet purchases by individuals in the last 3 months Figure 41: Interaction with public authorities in the last 12 months CONTENTS Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 218 5

8 PREFACE 1 Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 218 7

9 PREFACE Four countries in Eastern Europe, with relations in the field of business, science, arts, everyday life, sharing even monarchs in various periods, have constituted a group cooperating at many levels for many centuries. The history of the Visegrád Group dates back to the 14th century, when the leaders of the Central European kingdoms that cover today s countries held a summit in order to resolve international disputes. The V4 group of modern times was established in Visegrád to promote progress and development in the region. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia acceded the European Union in 24, contributing by more than one tenth of the area and population, nearly 6 of economic performance based on GDP, about 8 of manufacturing of motor vehicles and almost one fifth of main crops produced by 216. History of official statistical services dates back to a century or even more in the V4 countries. Preceding the accession to the EU, these statistical offices cooperated including other Eastern European countries, resulting for instance in a quarterly bulletin, published between 1993 and 24. A strengthened cooperation of the National 8 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

Statistical Institutes of the four countries started in 218, with the aim of creating a platform to discuss specific statistical topics of

conditions, education and research, the economic environment, external relations and infrastructure. In this joint publication, Dr.

for the first time to provide an insight into the most important social and economic characteristics of the V4 countries, the similarities

The booklet includes comprehensive, visual information presented in tables and charts.

10 Statistical Institutes of the four countries started in 218, with the aim of creating a platform to discuss specific statistical topics of mutual interest, and to exchange views and best practices of statistical Marek Rojíček President of Czech Statistical Office production and the development of methodologies. As the first tangible outcome of our strengthened the main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries, covering population and living conditions, education and research, the economic environment, external relations and infrastructure. In this joint publication, Dr. Vukovich Gabriella PREFACE cooperation the four NSIs publish this booklet on President of Hungarian Central Statistical Office put together for the first time to provide an insight into the most important social and economic characteristics of the V4 countries, the similarities and diversities within this block of countries can be observed as well as the weight of the group within the EU. The booklet includes comprehensive, visual information presented in tables and charts. The Dominik Rozkrut President of Statistics Poland concept and development of the content are the result of the statistical cooperation between the four countries. We hope that this information will be useful to our readers. Alexander Ballek President of Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 218 9

12 COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION 1 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

13 1 Capitals and largest cities COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION City Population, thousand Praha Brno 377 Ostrava 293 Budapest Debrecen 22 Szeged 161 Warszawa Łódź 76 Łódź Warszawa Kraków 762 Bratislava 426 Košice 239 Prešov 9 Praha Ostrava Kraków Prešov Brno Košice Bratislava Country area Share () of population Length of outer state border, km* National currency Budapest Debrecen Czech Republic CZK Szeged Hungary HUF Poland PLN Slovakia EUR Visegrád Group * Borders with neighbouring countries other than V4 members and including coastline of Poland. 12 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

14 TABLE 1 Geographical information Country Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Area, thousand km Highest point, m Lowest point, m Mount Sněžka (Krkonoše Mountains), 1 62 Discharge of the Labe River at Hřensko, 115 Kékes (Mátra Mountains), 1 14 Gyálarét (Szeged), 76 Mount Rysy (High Tatra mountains), Raczki Elbląskie, -1.8 Gerlachovský štít (High Tatras), Streda nad Bodrogom, 94 COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION Longest river, km Vltava, 433 Tisza, Vistula, 596 a) 1 22 Váh, 46 Largest natural lake, km 2 Černé jezero,.2 Balaton, 596 Śniardwy, Veľké Hincovo pleso,.2 Protected Natura 2 areas, thousand hectares Protected natural areas as of the country's area Number of national parks National parks area, thousand hectares National parks area as of the country's area Number of world heritage sites a) Length in Hungary. Source: Eurostat, UNESCO, national statistical offices Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

15 TABLE 2 Weight of Visegrád Group countries in the European Union COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION Indicator Year Indicator s joint value share in the EU-28, Area, thousand km Population on 1 January, million persons Gross domestic product, billion euro Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure, billion euro Gross fixed capital formation, billion euro Agricultural area, million hectares Forests, million hectares Agricultural output at basic price, billion euro Value added of industry, billion euro Value added of manufacture of transport equipment, billion euro Number of tourism nights at accommodation establishments, million nights External trade in goods, imports, billion euro External trade in goods, exports, billion euro Foreign direct capital investment stock, billion euro Stock of direct capital investment abroad, billion euro Number of employed people, million persons Number of unemployed people, million persons R&D expenditures, billion euro Students in tertiary education, million persons Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

16 POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS 2 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

17 POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS TABLE 3 Population on 1 January (million persons) Country Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU Distribution of population by main age groups, 1 January Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group 14 years years 65 and over TABLE 4 Average life expectancy at birth, 215 (year) Country Males Females Total Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia EU Items of population change per 1 inhabitants ( annual average) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Live births Deaths Net migration 16 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

18 TABLE 5 Country Number of employed persons aged million persons 212 = 1. Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU Source of data: Labour Force Survey POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS 4 Employment rate of population aged Distribution of employed persons by size of enterprises, Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group and more Source of data: Labour Force Survey Source of data: structural business statistics. Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

19 POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS 6 59 Czech Republic Distribution of employees aged by sectors, 216 Hungary Poland Slovakia Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry Construction Services Source of data: Labour Force Survey TABLE 6 Country Number of unemployed persons aged 15 74* thousand persons 212 = 1. Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU * Harmonized unemplyoment data, incorporating Labour Force Survey data and national information on unemployment such as public employment offices administrative registers. 18 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

20 Unemployment rate of the population aged 15 74* Price level index of actual individual consumption (EU-28 = 1) POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia * Harmonized unemplyoment data, incorporating Labour Force Survey data and national information on unemployment such as public employment offices administrative registers. 9 Change of harmonised index of consumer prices (annual rate of change) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia 1.4 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

21 POPULATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS Volume of household final consumption expenditure (annual rate of change) , Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group TABLE 7 Level of actual individual consumption per capita in purchasing power parity* (EU-28 = 1) Country Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia EU * Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are indicators of price level differences across countries. PPPs tell us how many currency units a given quantity of goods and services costs in different countries. PPPs can thus be used as currency conversion rates to convert expenditures expressed in national currencies into an artificial common currency, e.g. the Purchasing Power Standard, PPS), eliminating the effect of price level differences across countries. 2 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

22 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 3 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

23 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 11 Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Population by educational attainment level, 216 (15 74 year-olds) Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (ISCED level 2) Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED level 3 4) Tertiary education (ISCED level 5 8) TABLE 8 Number of students in tertiary education (thousand persons) Country Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU Source: UNESCO.. = Data are not available. 12 Proportion of students in tertiary education as of the population aged Number of students per lecturer in tertiary education 8 Students Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group 22 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

24 TABLE Research and development R&D expenditures per inhabitant, PPS* 14 expenditures as of GDP Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Country Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU * Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) are fictive currency units that remove differences in purchasing power, i.e. different price levels between countries. They are fixed in a way that makes the average purchasing power of one euro in the European Union equal to one PPS. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 15 Distribution of R&D expenditures by sectors, Czech Republic Hungary 31.4 Poland Slovakia Business enterprise sector Government sector Higher education sector Private nonprofit sector Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

25 16 Share of R&D business expenditures by main sections, 214 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Information and communication Professional, scientific and technical activities 24 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

26 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 4 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

27 17 Share of foreign affiliates in value added at factor cost of enterprises, 215* ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Total business economy Manufacturing * Except the data of enterprises of financial services. Data of structural business statistics. 18 Distribution of value added at factor cost of foreign affiliates by section, 215* Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Manufacturing Information and communication Transportation and storage Wholesale and retail trade Professional, scientific and technical activities Other activities * Except the data of enterprises of agriculture, financial services, public administration, education, human health and social work activities, and arts, entertainment, recreation. Data of structural business statistics. 26 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

28 TABLE 1 Country Distribution of number of enterprises by number of employed persons, 215* employed persons () 25 and more Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU * Data of structural business statistics Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power parity, as of EU-28 average Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 2 Volume of gross domestic product (GDP) (annual rate of change) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

29 21 Regional (NUTS2) GDP per capita in purchasing power parity, as of EU-28 average, 216 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Warszawa Praha Bratislava Budapest 28 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

30 22 Distribution of gross value added by section, 217 Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry Construction Wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food service activities Information and communication Real estate activities, financial and business services Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities Other activities ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 23 Volume of gross fixed capital formation (annual rate of change) 24 Gross fixed capital formation as a percentage of GDP Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

31 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT TABLE 11 TABLE 12 Country Cereals, total Production of main crops, 216 Of which: wheat maize oats barley Production of main fruits, 216 (thousand tonnes) Potatoes Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU Source: FAO Database Country Fruits, total Of which: (thousand tonnes) apples pears sour cherries apricots grapes Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU Source: FAO Database.. = Data are not available. TABLE 13 Livestock, 1 December 216 Country Cattle Pig Sheep Poultry birds chicken Of which: (thousands) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU Source: FAO Database turkey 3 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

32 25 Volume of industrial production, calendar adjusted (annual rate of change) 26 Share of manufacture of transport equipment in gross value added of manufacturing* 8, Czech Republic , 4, 2,, 2, Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia 14.8 Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT * Data calculated from current prices Volume of production in construction, calendar adjusted (annual rate of change) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Volume of retail trade turnover, calendar adjusted (annual rate of change) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

34 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 5 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

35 29 FDI outwards within Visegrád Group countries, end of 216* (million euro) EXTERNAL RELATIONS Czech Republic Hungary Poland SVK Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia * Without special purpose entities. TABLE 14 Country Foreign direct capital investment stock, end of 216* Stock of direct capital investment abroad million euro percentage of GDP Stock of foreign direct capital investment million euro percentage of GDP Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group EU * Without special purpose entities. 34 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

36 TABLE 15 Major partner countries based on FDI stock data, end of 216* Country Stock of direct capital investment abroad Stock of foreign direct capital investment position partner country position partner country Czech Republic 1st Netherlands 1st Netherlands 2nd Slovakia 2nd Germany 3rd Cyprus 3rd Luxembourg 4th Germany 4th Austria 5th Romania 5th France Hungary 1st Belgium 1st Germany 2nd Israel 2nd Netherlands 3rd Cyprus 3rd Austria 4th Croatia 4th Switzerland 5th Slovakia 5th Luxemburg Poland 1st Luxembourg 1st Netherlands 2nd Cyprus 2nd Germany 3rd Switzerland 3rd Luxembourg 4th Czech Republic 4th France 5th Netherlands 5th Spain Slovakia 1st Czech Republic 1st Netherlands 2nd Netherlands 2nd Austria 3rd Austria 3rd Czech Republic 4th Luxembourg 4th Luxembourg 5th Cyprus 5th South Korea * Without special purpose entities. In the database of Eurostat data of a relevant number of countries are confidential. These were not taken into account in our calculations. In case of Hungary and Slovakia inclusion of confidential data might cause significant changes in the ranking of partners. EXTERNAL RELATIONS Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

37 3 Czech Republic FDI outwards within Visegrád Group countries in manufacturing, end of 215* (million euro) EXTERNAL RELATIONS Czech Republic Hungary HUN Poland Poland 1264 Slovakia 31 3 Slovakia * Without special purpose entities. 36 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

38 31 External trade in goods, 216 (million USD) Czech Republic Czech Republic EXTERNAL RELATIONS Hungary Hungary Poland Poland Slovakia Slovakia Source: WITS - World Integrated Trade Solution Database (The World Bank). Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

39 EXTERNAL RELATIONS TABLE 16 Major partner countries in merchandise imports and exports, by country, 216 Country Position Import partner Position Export partner Czech Republic 1st Germany 1st Germany 2nd China 2nd Slovakia 3rd Poland 3rd Poland 4th Slovakia 4th United Kingdom 5th Italy 5th France Hungary 1st Germany 1st Germany 2nd Austria 2nd Romania 3rd Poland 3rd Slovakia 4th Slovakia 4th France 5th China 5th Italy Poland 1st Germany 1st Germany 2nd China 2nd United Kingdom 3rd Russia 3rd Czech Republic 4th Italy 4th France 5th France 5th Italy Slovakia 1st Germany 1st Germany Source: WITS World Integrated Trade Solution Database (The World Bank). 2nd Czech Republic 2nd Czech Republic 3rd China 3rd Poland 4th Republic of Korea 4th France 5th Poland 5th United Kingdom 38 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

40 32 Volume of external trade in goods, 216 (212=1.) 33 High-tech exports as a share of total exports EXTERNAL RELATIONS 1 Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Import Export Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group TABLE 17 Number of domestic and international guest-nights, 216 Country Domestic tourism nights, million International guest-nights, million Of which nights spent by tourists from: Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia as a percentage of international nights Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

41 TABLE 18 Ranking of main partner countries based on guestnights at tourist accommodation establishments, Tourism revenues and expenditures as a percentage of GDP* EXTERNAL RELATIONS Country Position Partner country Czech Republic 1st Germany 2nd 3rd Russia Slovakia 4th USA 5th United Kingdom Hungary 1st Germany 2nd United Kingdom 3rd Austria 4th Czech Republic 5th Poland Poland 1st Germany 2nd United Kingdom 3rd Ukraine Czech Republic Revenues Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group th USA 5th Italy Slovakia 1st Czech Republic 2nd Germany 3rd Poland 4th Hungary 5th Ukraine Czech Republic 1.5 Expenditures Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group * Based on balance of payments data. 4 Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

42 INFRASTRUCTURE 6 Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

43 Length of motorways* Length of railway lines INFRASTRUCTURE Kilometre Kilometre Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia * In 216 in Czech Republic motorways and expressways together TABLE 19 Country Length of motorways and railway lines per 1 km 2, 216 Motorways per 1 km 2 (kilometre) Railway lines Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Number Passenger cars per 1 inhabitants EU a) 4.9 b) a) Excluding data of Belgium, Denmark and Greece. b) Excluding data of Belgium and Denmark. Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Main indicators of the Visegrád Group countries

44 38 Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption 39 Proportion of households with internet connection INFRASTRUCTURE Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Internet purchases by individuals in the last 3 months (percentage of individuals) 41 Interaction with public authorities in the last 12 months (percentage of individuals) Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia Visegrád Group Hungarian Central Statistical Office,

Czech Statistical Office www.czso.cz infoservis@czso.cz Hungarian Central Statistical Office www.ksh.hu ksh@ksh.

45 Czech Statistical Office Hungarian Central Statistical Office Statistics Poland stat.gov.pl Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic slovak.statistics.sk

ARAGON IN SPAIN AND THE EU.

ARAGON IN SPAIN AND THE EU. 166 167 Population; Labour market. Population Total population as of January 1st* Persons 2016 1,318,738 46,445,828 510,284,430 Population density Inhab/Km2 2016 27.6 91.8 114.6 Annual population change