General government balance, quarterly (Eurostat): Euro area (EA)
The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (EA) is -134,207 EUR mn for 2026-Q2, from Eurostat.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · EUR mn · EUROSTAT.L.GOV.BALANCE.EUR.Q · EA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- -134,207
- EUR mn · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- -170,187
- EUR mn · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- -93,346
- EUR mn · 2002-Q1
- Readings shown
- 98
- Every reading SOTW holds
Euro area (EA) · history
EUR mn · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (EUR mn) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | -134,207 |
| 2026-Q1 | -170,187 |
| 2025-Q4 | -103,264 |
| 2025-Q3 | -119,860 |
| 2025-Q2 | -106,851 |
| 2025-Q1 | -150,508 |
| 2024-Q4 | -104,121 |
| 2024-Q3 | -101,029 |
| 2024-Q2 | -109,366 |
| 2024-Q1 | -155,414 |
| 2023-Q4 | -121,808 |
| 2023-Q3 | -118,875 |
| 2023-Q2 | -111,129 |
| 2023-Q1 | -153,079 |
| 2022-Q4 | -143,087 |
| 2022-Q3 | -129,820 |
| 2022-Q2 | -70,856 |
| 2022-Q1 | -122,359 |
| 2021-Q4 | -87,462 |
| 2021-Q3 | -119,871 |
| 2021-Q2 | -195,213 |
| 2021-Q1 | -244,941 |
| 2020-Q4 | -191,249 |
| 2020-Q3 | -185,149 |
| 2020-Q2 | -315,913 |
| 2020-Q1 | -122,303 |
| 2019-Q4 | 17,919 |
| 2019-Q3 | -30,445 |
| 2019-Q2 | -3,146 |
| 2019-Q1 | -48,934 |
| 2018-Q4 | -2,297 |
| 2018-Q3 | -16,414 |
| 2018-Q2 | 9,964 |
| 2018-Q1 | -43,239 |
| 2017-Q4 | 10,745 |
| 2017-Q3 | -29,645 |
| 2017-Q2 | -29,845 |
| 2017-Q1 | -64,798 |
| 2016-Q4 | -3,073 |
| 2016-Q3 | -48,910 |
| 2016-Q2 | -29,833 |
| 2016-Q1 | -79,362 |
| 2015-Q4 | -25,296 |
| 2015-Q3 | -48,171 |
| 2015-Q2 | -46,498 |
| 2015-Q1 | -95,170 |
| 2014-Q4 | -29,485 |
| 2014-Q3 | -73,131 |
| 2014-Q2 | -54,963 |
| 2014-Q1 | -105,317 |
| 2013-Q4 | -35,644 |
| 2013-Q3 | -88,272 |
| 2013-Q2 | -69,831 |
| 2013-Q1 | -129,689 |
| 2012-Q4 | -74,942 |
| 2012-Q3 | -94,136 |
| 2012-Q2 | -89,413 |
| 2012-Q1 | -126,800 |
| 2011-Q4 | -85,136 |
| 2011-Q3 | -106,469 |
| 2011-Q2 | -95,664 |
| 2011-Q1 | -134,652 |
| 2010-Q4 | -113,503 |
| 2010-Q3 | -176,881 |
| 2010-Q2 | -126,251 |
| 2010-Q1 | -194,521 |
| 2009-Q4 | -148,628 |
| 2009-Q3 | -158,912 |
| 2009-Q2 | -130,262 |
| 2009-Q1 | -150,953 |
| 2008-Q4 | -63,264 |
| 2008-Q3 | -54,255 |
| 2008-Q2 | -23,381 |
| 2008-Q1 | -78,301 |
| 2007-Q4 | 8,884 |
| 2007-Q3 | -21,286 |
| 2007-Q2 | 10,650 |
| 2007-Q1 | -68,990 |
| 2006-Q4 | -6,481 |
| 2006-Q3 | -39,475 |
| 2006-Q2 | -13,762 |
| 2006-Q1 | -82,093 |
| 2005-Q4 | -14,822 |
| 2005-Q3 | -55,359 |
| 2005-Q2 | -43,871 |
| 2005-Q1 | -111,857 |
| 2004-Q4 | -18,343 |
| 2004-Q3 | -70,599 |
| 2004-Q2 | -38,445 |
| 2004-Q1 | -110,233 |
| 2003-Q4 | -24,826 |
| 2003-Q3 | -84,947 |
| 2003-Q2 | -33,350 |
| 2003-Q1 | -105,288 |
| 2002-Q4 | -24,767 |
| 2002-Q3 | -63,312 |
| 2002-Q2 | -29,565 |
| 2002-Q1 | -93,346 |
Source: Eurostat. All 98 readings held, 2002-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.