The Strategic Plan 2025-2029 established the impact indicators for the current planning and reporting cycle.
The indicators are grouped into the following general objectives:
- General objective 1: A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness
- General objective 2: A new era for European Defence and Security
- General objective 3: Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model
- General objective 4: Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature
- General objective 5: Protecting our democracy, upholding our values
- General objective 6: A global Europe: Leveraging our power and partnerships
1. A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness
| Target | Indicator | Baseline year | Baseline value | Latest year | Latest value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decrease | EU's Greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat, sdg_13_10, Index, 1990=100) | 2023 | 66.65 | 2024 | 64.30 |
| Increase | Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (Eurostat, sdg_07_40) | 2024 | 25.2% | 2025 | 26.2% |
| Increase | Real GDP per capita (EUR, Eurostat, sdg_08_10, chain linked volumes, 2010) | 2024 | 33,800 | 2025 | 34,200 |
| Increase | Gross fixed capital formation (investment) as a % of GDP (Eurostat, tec00011) | 2024 | 21.2% | 2025 | 21.3% |
| Increase | Labour productivity growth (Eurostat, tipsna70, Index) | 2024 | 105.56 | 2025 | 107.01 |
| Increase | Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (Eurostat, sdg_09_10) | 2023 | 2.3% | 2024 | 2.3% |
| Increase | EU patent applications (PCT) in computer technology & digital communication (European Patenting Office) | 2024 | 8,634 | 2025 | 9,797 |
| Increase | EU patent applications (PCT) in medical technology, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology (European Patenting Office) | 2024 | 13,266 | 2025 | 12,997 |
| Increase | Share of companies adopting AI (Eurostat, isoc_eb_ai) | 2024 | 13.5% | 2025 | 20.0% |
| Increase | Percentage of the ICT sector in Gross Value Added (Eurostat, tin00074) | 2022 | 5.5% | 2023 | 5.2% |
| Increase | Percentage of individuals with basic or above basic digital skills (Eurostat, biannual, isoc_sk_dskl_i21) | 2023 | 55.6% | 2025 | 60.4% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Aluminium | 2018 | 9.8% | 2022 | 11.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Cobalt | 2018 | 2.6% | 2022 | 19.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Copper | 2018 | 62.3% | 2022 | 52.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Fluorspar | 2018 | 29.0% | 2022 | 40.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Iron | 2018 | 30.2% | 2022 | 23.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Limestone | 2018 | 94.3% | 2022 | 100.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Lithium | 2018 | 30.1% | 2022 | 19.0% |
| Increase | EU Self-sufficiency for Critical Raw Materials (Eurostat, cei_gsr020): Natural graphite | 2018 | 0.3% | 2022 | 1.0% |
| Increase | Circular material rate use (Eurostat, sdg_12_41) | 2023 | 12.1% | 2024 | 12.2% |
| Increase | NFC (non-financial corporations) market funding relative to GDP (European Commission) | 2023 | 55.0% | 2024 | 53.0% |
| Increase | Life expectancy at birth (years, Eurostat, tps00205) | 2023 | 81.2 | 2024 | 81.5 |
| Increase | Burden of government regulation (World Economic Forum, aggregate EU average) | 2024 | 3.66 | 2025 | 3.89 |
2. A new era for European Defence and Security
| Target | Indicator | Baseline year | Baseline value | Latest year | Latest value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | Total defence expenditure as % of GDP (European Defence Agency) | 2024 | 1.9% | 2025 | 2.4% |
| Increase | Defence R&D expenditure (millions EUR, European Defence Agency) | 2024 | 13,208 | 2025 | 16,810 |
| Increase | Defence Equipment Procurement Expenditure (European Defence Agency) | 2024 | 87,836 | 2025 | 114,792 |
| Decrease | Number of asylum applications in the border or accelerated procedures (data will first become available in 2026, under the new Pact on Migration and Asylum). | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a |
3. Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model
| Target | Indicator | Baseline year | Baseline value | Latest year | Latest value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | Adjusted gross disposable income of households per capita (PPP, Eurostat, tec00113) | 2024 | 29,723 | 2025 | 30,849 |
| Increase | Employment rate (Eurostat, tipslm100) | 2024 | 75.7% | 2025 | 76.1% |
| Increase | GDP per capita in rural regions expressed in pp. of EU average (Eurostat, urt_10r_3gdp) | 2022 | 75 | 2023 | 75 |
| Increase | Gender equality (Europe Sustainable Development Report, Backdated SDG5 composite index) | 2024 | 67.38 | 2025 | 67.40 |
| Increase | Women Graduates in STEM per 1000 of population (Eurostat, educ_uoe_grad04) | 2022 | 16.7 | 2024 | 22.4 |
| Decrease | People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (Eurostat, sdg_01_10) | 2024 | 20.9% | 2025 | 20.9% |
| Decrease | Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (Eurostat, sdg_08_20) | 2024 | 11.1% | 2025 | 11.0% |
| Decrease | Housing cost overburden rate (Eurostat, sdg_01_50) | 2024 | 8.2% | 2025 | 7.7% |
| Decrease | General governments debt as % of GDP (Eurostat, gov_10dd_edpt1) | 2024 | 80.7% | 2025 | 81.7% |
4. Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature
| Target | Indicator | Baseline year | Baseline value | Latest year | Latest value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | Common bird index (Eurostat, sdg_15_60) | 2024 | 85.36 | 2025 | 84.88 |
| Increase | Life below water index (SDG 14, Europe Sustainable Development Report) | 2024 | 70.75 | 2025 | 70.74 |
| Decrease | Consumption footprint (Eurostat, sdg_12_31) | 2023 | 3.13 | 2024 | 3.15 |
| Decrease | Pesticide risk indicator (Eurostat, aei_hri) | 2023 | 39 | 2024 | 41 |
| Closing gap to 100% level | Farmers’ income in agriculture compared to wages in the rest of the economy (EU Food System Dashboard, European Commission) | 2024 | 52.8% | 2025 | 60.2% |
| Maintain at/above 100% or increasing trend (if below 100%) | Self-sufficiency rates for meat, cereals and dairy (Dashboard, agridata.ec.europa.eu) - Total meat | 2024 | 111.5% | 2025 | 110.7% |
| Maintain at/above 100% or increasing trend (if below 100%) | Self-sufficiency rates for meat, cereals and dairy (Dashboard, agridata.ec.europa.eu) - Total cereals | 2024 | 104.8% | 2025 | 98.7% |
| Maintain at/above 100% or increasing trend (if below 100%) | Self-sufficiency rates for meat, cereals and dairy (Dashboard, agridata.ec.europa.eu) - Butter | 2024 | 111.4% | 2025 | 110.1% |
| Maintain at/above 100% or increasing trend (if below 100%) | Self-sufficiency rates for meat, cereals and dairy (Dashboard, agridata.ec.europa.eu) - Cheese | 2024 | 112.0% | 2025 | 112.0% |
| Maintain at/above 100% or increasing trend (if below 100%) | Self-sufficiency rates for meat, cereals and dairy (Dashboard, agridata.ec.europa.eu) - Fresh dairy products | 2024 | 102.2% | 2025 | 102.4% |
5. Protecting our democracy, upholding our values
| Target | Indicator | Baseline year | Baseline value | Latest year | Latest value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | Corruption perception index (100=no corruption, Eurostat, sdg_16_50) | 2024 | 62 | 2025 | 62 |
| Increase | Citizens satisfied with how democracy works in the European Union (Standard Eurobarometer survey) | 2024 | 57% | 2026 | 57% |
| Increase | Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the European Union (Flash Eurobarometer survey) | 2024 | 52% | 2025 | 54% |
6. A global Europe: leveraging our power and partnerships
| Target | Indicator | Baseline year | Baseline value | Latest year | Latest value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | The EU’s voice counts in the world, according to its citizens (Standard Eurobarometer, Autumn) | 2024 | 72% | 2025 | 68% |
| Increase | Readiness of enlargement countries on political criteria (European Commission) | 2023 | 2.05 | 2024 | 2.14 |
| Increase | Readiness of enlargement countries on economic criteria (European Commission) | 2023 | 2.50 | 2024 | 2.60 |
| Increase | Integration in the Single Market and the rest of the world: trade over GDP (Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard) - Goods intra-EU | 2023 | 23.5% | 2024 | 22.1% |
| Increase | Integration in the Single Market and the rest of the world: trade over GDP (Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard) - Services intra-EU | 2023 | 7.8% | 2024 | 7.9% |
| Increase | Integration in the Single Market and the rest of the world: trade over GDP (Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard) - Goods extra-EU | 2022 | 17.4% | 2023 | 14.8% |
| Increase | Integration in the Single Market and the rest of the world: trade over GDP (Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard) - Services extra-EU | 2022 | 7.8% | 2023 | 7.4% |
| Increase | Competitive Industrial Performance index (United Nations) | 2023 | 0.145 | 2024 | 0.142 |
| Decrease | Proportion of population below the international poverty line (World Bank) | 2022 | 0.45% | 2023 | 0.41% |
| Maintain or increase | EU share of global humanitarian aid (United Nations) | 2024 | 27.4% | 2025 | 33.8% |