General government balance, % of GDP (Eurostat): Euro area (EA)

The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (EA) is -3.00% of GDP for 2025, from Eurostat.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % of GDP · EUROSTAT.L.GOV.BALANCE.GDP.A · EA

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.

Latest
-3.00
% of GDP · 2025
Previous
-3.00
% of GDP · 2024
Earliest held
-4.40
% of GDP · 1996
Readings shown
30
Every reading SOTW holds

Euro area (EA) · history

% of GDP · Annual

Source: Eurostat. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:14:53.191Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

General government balance, % of GDP (Eurostat): Euro area (EA): 30 readings, newest first. Source: Eurostat.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2025-3.00
2024-3.00
2023-3.40
2022-3.40
2021-5.10
2020-7.00
2019-0.50
2018-0.40
2017-1.00
2016-1.50
2015-2.00
2014-2.50
2013-3.20
2012-3.90
2011-4.20
2010-6.30
2009-6.30
2008-2.20
2007-0.70
2006-1.60
2005-2.60
2004-2.90
2003-3.10
2002-2.80
2001-2.00
2000-1.30
1999-1.60
1998-2.50
1997-3.10
1996-4.40

Source: Eurostat. All 30 readings held, 1996 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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