7.3.17. Balance of general government (2000–)*(1/2)

(as per cent of GDP)

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Countries 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Austria -2.4 -0.7 -1.4 -1.8 -4.8 -2.5 -2.5 -1.4 -1.5 -5.3
Belgium -0.1 0.2 0.0 -1.9 -0.2 -2.7 0.2 0.1 -1.1 -5.4
Bulgaria -0.5 1.0 -1.2 -0.4 1.8 1.0 1.8 1.1 1.6 -4.0
Cyprus -2.2 -2.1 -4.1 -5.9 -3.7 -2.2 -1.0 3.2 0.9 -5.4
Czechia -3.6 -5.5 -6.4 -6.9 -2.4 -3.0 -2.2 -0.7 -2.0 -5.5
Denmark 1.9 1.1 0.0 -0.1 2.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.2 -2.8
Estonia -0.1 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.4 1.1 2.9 2.7 -2.6 -2.2
Finland 6.9 5.0 4.1 2.4 2.2 2.7 4.0 5.1 4.2 -2.5
France -1.3 -1.4 -3.2 -4.0 -3.6 -3.4 -2.4 -2.6 -3.3 -7.2
Greece -4.1 -5.5 -6.0 -7.8 -8.8 -6.2 -5.9 -6.7 -10.2 -15.1
Netherlands 1.2 -0.5 -2.1 -3.1 -1.8 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -5.1
Croatia -2.4 -1.6 -3.3 -4.5 -5.0 -3.7 -3.1 -2.2 -2.8 -6.0
Ireland 4.8 0.9 -0.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.3 -7.0 -13.8
Poland -3.0 -4.8 -4.8 -6.1 -5.0 -4.0 -3.6 -1.9 -3.6 -7.3
Latvia -2.7 -2.0 -2.3 -1.6 -1.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 -4.3 -9.6
Lithuania -3.2 -3.5 -1.9 -1.3 -1.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8 -3.1 -9.1
Luxembourg 5.5 5.7 2.0 0.3 -1.4 -0.2 1.9 4.4 3.5 -0.2
Hungary -3.0 -4.0 -8.8 -7.2 -6.6 -7.8 -9.3 -5.1 -3.8 -4.8
Malta -5.5 -6.1 -5.4 -9.0 -4.3 -2.6 -2.5 -2.1 -4.2 -3.2
Germany -1.6 -3.0 -3.9 -3.7 -3.3 -3.3 -1.7 0.3 -0.1 -3.2
Italy -2.4 -3.2 -2.9 -3.2 -3.5 -4.1 -3.6 -1.3 -2.6 -5.1
Portugal -3.2 -4.8 -3.3 -5.7 -6.2 -6.1 -4.2 -2.9 -3.7 -9.9
Romania -4.6 -3.5 -1.9 -1.4 -1.1 -0.8 -2.1 -2.7 -5.4 -9.1
Spain -1.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 1.2 2.1 1.9 -4.6 -11.3
Sweden 3.2 1.4 -1.4 -1.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 3.4 1.9 -0.7
Slovakia -12.6 -7.2 -8.2 -3.1 -2.3 -2.9 -3.6 -2.1 -2.5 -8.1
Slovenia -3.6 -4.5 -2.4 -2.6 -1.9 -1.3 -1.2 0.0 -1.4 -5.8
EU27_2020 -1.1 -1.9 -2.7 -3.1 -2.7 -2.3 -1.4 -0.5 -2.0 -6.0
United Kingdom 1.4 0.2 -1.9 -3.1 -3.1 -3.1 -2.8 -2.7 -5.1 -10.1
EU28 -0.7 -1.5 -2.6 -3.1 -2.8 -2.5 -1.6 -0.9 -2.5 -6.6
Euro area–19 -1.3 -2.0 -2.7 -3.1 -2.9 -2.6 -1.5 -0.6 -2.2 -6.2
North Macedonia 2.4 -5.9 -5.2 -0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.5 0.6 -0.9 -2.6
Norway 15.1 13.2 9.0 7.2 10.9 14.8 17.9 17.1 18.6 10.2
Russia 3.1 3.0 0.7 1.3 4.6 7.6 7.8 5.6 4.5 -5.9
Switzerland 0.4 0.3 -1.8 -1.4 -1.4 -0.7 0.9 1.6 1.9 0.5
Serbia -0.2 0.4 -2.6 -2.7 0.1 1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -1.8 -3.4
Turkey -8.4 -11.8 -11.4 -7.6 -4.2 -0.8 -0.7 -1.9 -2.7 -5.9
Israel -1.0 -4.0 -8.3 -5.0 -3.5 -2.7 -0.9 -0.3 -3.4 -6.3
Japan -8.3 -6.5 -7.9 -8.0 -5.9 -5.0 -3.5 -3.2 -4.5 -10.2
China -2.8 -2.6 -2.9 -2.4 -1.5 -1.4 -1.1 0.1 0.0 -1.8
Republic of Korea 4.1 2.5 3.3 1.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 2.1 1.5 0.0
South Africa -1.5 -1.1 -1.1 -1.8 -1.2 -0.1 0.9 1.4 -0.5 -5.2
Brazil -3.3 -3.2 -4.4 -5.2 -2.9 -3.5 -3.6 -2.7 -1.5 -3.2
United States .. -0.5 -3.8 -4.8 -4.2 -3.1 -2.0 -2.9 -6.6 -13.2
Canada 2.6 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 1.6 1.8 1.8 0.2 -3.9
Mexico -2.8 -2.7 -2.3 -2.4 -1.4 -1.5 -1.3 -1.5 -0.7 -4.1
Australia 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.5 -1.1 -4.6
*Source: Eurostat (Luxembourg); World Economic Outlook Database, April 2020 (IMF, Washington, D.C.).  Revised data 

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