EU Government Debt & Deficit #

European public finances - debt and deficit as a share of GDP, over time and by member state

See also: US Federal Debt · EU Economy · ECB Rates & Inflation

81.7%
EU27 Debt / GDP
87.9%
Euro Area Debt / GDP
-3.1%
EU27 Budget Balance / GDP
146.1%
Highest: Greece

Government Debt Over Time #

General government gross (Maastricht) debt as a share of GDP. The dotted line is the EU's 60% reference limit.

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Debt by Member State #

Latest debt/GDP for every EU27 country - from the most indebted to the least

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CountryDebt / GDP %As of

Deficit Over Time #

Budget balance as a share of GDP (negative = deficit), annual. The dotted line is the 3% reference limit.

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Deficit by Member State #

Latest budget balance for every EU27 country. Red = breaching the 3% deficit limit.

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Debt is quarterly; deficit is annual. Both follow the EU's excessive-deficit-procedure definitions. Reference limits: 60% debt, 3% deficit. Updated automatically via weekly cron.