Summary
In 2009, according with the final Annual National Accounts, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 168.5 thousand million Euros. This value corresponded to a nominal decrease of 2.0% and to a real decrease of 2.9% when compared to 2008. The contribution of domestic demand for the real change of GDP was negative (-3.6 percentage points), while the net external demand was positive (0.7 p.p.).