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

(as per cent of GDP)

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Countries 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Austria -4.4 -2.6 -2.2 -2.0 -2.7 -1.0 -1.5 -0.8 0.2 0.7
Belgium -4.1 -4.3 -4.3 -3.1 -3.1 -2.4 -2.4 -0.7 -0.8 -1.9
Bulgaria -3.1 -2.0 -0.3 -0.4 -5.4 -1.7 0.1 1.1 2.0 2.1
Cyprus -4.7 -5.7 -5.6 -5.8 -8.7 -1.0 0.3 2.0 -3.7 1.7
Czechia -4.2 -2.7 -3.9 -1.2 -2.1 -0.6 0.7 1.5 0.9 0.3
Denmark -2.7 -2.1 -3.5 -1.2 1.1 -1.2 0.1 1.8 0.7 3.7
Estonia 0.2 1.1 -0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 -0.5 -0.8 -0.6 -0.3
Finland -2.5 -1.0 -2.2 -2.5 -3.0 -2.4 -1.7 -0.7 -0.9 -1.1
France -6.9 -5.2 -5.0 -4.1 -3.9 -3.6 -3.6 -2.9 -2.3 -3.0
Greece -11.2 -10.3 -8.9 -13.2 -3.6 -5.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.5
Netherlands -5.2 -4.4 -3.9 -2.9 -2.2 -2.0 0.0 1.3 1.4 1.7
Croatia -6.5 -7.9 -5.4 -5.3 -5.3 -3.3 -1.0 0.8 0.2 0.4
Ireland -32.1 -12.8 -8.1 -6.2 -3.6 -2.0 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 0.4
Poland -7.4 -4.9 -3.7 -4.2 -3.6 -2.6 -2.4 -1.5 -0.2 -0.7
Latvia -8.7 -4.3 -1.4 -1.2 -1.6 -1.4 0.2 -0.8 -0.8 -0.2
Lithuania -6.9 -9.0 -3.1 -2.6 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.3
Luxembourg -0.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.3 3.1 2.2
Hungary -4.5 -5.2 -2.3 -2.6 -2.8 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 -2.1 -2.0
Malta -2.4 -2.4 -3.5 -2.4 -1.7 -1.0 1.0 3.3 1.9 0.5
Germany -4.4 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.4
Italy -4.2 -3.6 -2.9 -2.9 -3.0 -2.6 -2.4 -2.4 -2.2 -1.6
Portugal -11.4 -7.7 -6.2 -5.1 -7.4 -4.4 -1.9 -3.0 -0.4 0.2
Romania -6.9 -5.4 -3.7 -2.1 -1.2 -0.6 -2.6 -2.6 -2.9 -4.3
Spain -9.5 -9.7 -10.7 -7.0 -5.9 -5.2 -4.3 -3.0 -2.5 -2.8
Sweden 0.0 -0.2 -1.0 -1.4 -1.5 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.5
Slovakia -7.5 -4.5 -4.4 -2.9 -3.1 -2.7 -2.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.3
Slovenia -5.6 -6.6 -4.0 -14.6 -5.5 -2.8 -1.9 0.0 0.7 0.5
EU27_2020 -6.0 -4.1 -3.6 -2.9 -2.4 -1.9 -1.3 -0.8 -0.4 -0.6
United Kingdom -9.3 -7.5 -8.2 -5.5 -5.6 -4.6 -3.3 -2.5 -2.2 -2.1
EU28 -6.4 -4.6 -4.3 -3.3 -2.9 -2.4 -1.7 -1.1 -0.7 -0.8
Euro area–19 -6.3 -4.2 -3.7 -3.0 -2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 -0.6
North Macedonia -2.4 -2.5 -3.8 -3.8 -4.2 -3.5 -2.7 -2.7 -1.8 -2.0
Norway 10.9 13.3 13.8 10.7 8.6 6.0 4.1 5.0 7.3 7.9
Russia -3.2 1.4 0.4 -1.2 -1.1 -3.4 -3.7 -1.5 2.9 1.9
Switzerland 0.4 0.7 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.4a 0.9a
Serbia -3.5 -3.9 -6.4 -5.0 -5.9 -3.4 -1.1 1.4 0.8 0.0
Turkey -3.4 -0.7 -1.8 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -2.4 -2.2 -3.7 -5.3
Israel -3.5 -2.9 -4.3 -4.0 -2.3 -0.9 -1.4 -1.1 -3.6 -3.9
Japan -9.5 -9.4 -8.6 -7.9 -5.6 -3.8 -3.7 -3.1 -2.4 -2.8a
China -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 -0.8 -0.9 -2.8 -3.7 -3.8 -4.7 -6.4
Republic of Korea 1.5 1.6 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.2 2.6 0.9
South Africa -5.0 -4.1 -4.4 -4.3 -4.3 -4.8 -4.1 -4.4 -4.1a -6.3a
Brazil -3.8 -2.5 -2.5 -3.0 -6.0 -10.3 -9.0 -7.9 -7.2 -6.0
United States -11.0 -9.7 -8.0 -4.6 -4.0 -3.6 -4.3 -4.5 -5.7 -5.8a
Canada -4.7 -3.3 -2.5 -1.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4
Mexico -4.0 -3.3 -3.7 -3.7 -4.5 -4.0 -2.8 -1.1 -2.2 -2.3
Australia -5.1 -4.5 -3.5 -2.8 -2.9 -2.8 -2.5 -1.7 -0.9 -3.7a
*Source: Eurostat (Luxembourg); World Economic Outlook Database, April 2020 (IMF, Washington, D.C.).  aEstimated data.  Revised data 

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