General government balance, % of GDP, quarterly (Eurostat): Euro area (EA)
The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (EA) is -3.30% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from Eurostat.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · EUROSTAT.L.GOV.BALANCE.GDP.Q · EA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- -3.30
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- -4.30
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- -5.10
- % of GDP · 2002-Q1
- Readings shown
- 98
- Every reading SOTW holds
Euro area (EA) · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | -3.30 |
| 2026-Q1 | -4.30 |
| 2025-Q4 | -2.50 |
| 2025-Q3 | -3.00 |
| 2025-Q2 | -2.70 |
| 2025-Q1 | -3.90 |
| 2024-Q4 | -2.60 |
| 2024-Q3 | -2.60 |
| 2024-Q2 | -2.90 |
| 2024-Q1 | -4.20 |
| 2023-Q4 | -3.20 |
| 2023-Q3 | -3.20 |
| 2023-Q2 | -3.00 |
| 2023-Q1 | -4.30 |
| 2022-Q4 | -3.90 |
| 2022-Q3 | -3.70 |
| 2022-Q2 | -2.10 |
| 2022-Q1 | -3.70 |
| 2021-Q4 | -2.60 |
| 2021-Q3 | -3.70 |
| 2021-Q2 | -6.20 |
| 2021-Q1 | -8.20 |
| 2020-Q4 | -6.10 |
| 2020-Q3 | -6.20 |
| 2020-Q2 | -11.80 |
| 2020-Q1 | -4.20 |
| 2019-Q4 | 0.60 |
| 2019-Q3 | -1.00 |
| 2019-Q2 | -0.10 |
| 2019-Q1 | -1.70 |
| 2018-Q4 | -0.10 |
| 2018-Q3 | -0.60 |
| 2018-Q2 | 0.30 |
| 2018-Q1 | -1.50 |
| 2017-Q4 | 0.40 |
| 2017-Q3 | -1.00 |
| 2017-Q2 | -1.10 |
| 2017-Q1 | -2.40 |
| 2016-Q4 | -0.10 |
| 2016-Q3 | -1.80 |
| 2016-Q2 | -1.10 |
| 2016-Q1 | -3.00 |
| 2015-Q4 | -0.90 |
| 2015-Q3 | -1.80 |
| 2015-Q2 | -1.70 |
| 2015-Q1 | -3.70 |
| 2014-Q4 | -1.10 |
| 2014-Q3 | -2.80 |
| 2014-Q2 | -2.10 |
| 2014-Q1 | -4.20 |
| 2013-Q4 | -1.40 |
| 2013-Q3 | -3.50 |
| 2013-Q2 | -2.80 |
| 2013-Q1 | -5.30 |
| 2012-Q4 | -2.90 |
| 2012-Q3 | -3.80 |
| 2012-Q2 | -3.60 |
| 2012-Q1 | -5.20 |
| 2011-Q4 | -3.30 |
| 2011-Q3 | -4.30 |
| 2011-Q2 | -3.80 |
| 2011-Q1 | -5.60 |
| 2010-Q4 | -4.50 |
| 2010-Q3 | -7.30 |
| 2010-Q2 | -5.20 |
| 2010-Q1 | -8.40 |
| 2009-Q4 | -6.00 |
| 2009-Q3 | -6.80 |
| 2009-Q2 | -5.60 |
| 2009-Q1 | -6.60 |
| 2008-Q4 | -2.50 |
| 2008-Q3 | -2.20 |
| 2008-Q2 | -0.90 |
| 2008-Q1 | -3.30 |
| 2007-Q4 | 0.40 |
| 2007-Q3 | -0.90 |
| 2007-Q2 | 0.40 |
| 2007-Q1 | -3.00 |
| 2006-Q4 | -0.30 |
| 2006-Q3 | -1.80 |
| 2006-Q2 | -0.60 |
| 2006-Q1 | -3.80 |
| 2005-Q4 | -0.70 |
| 2005-Q3 | -2.60 |
| 2005-Q2 | -2.10 |
| 2005-Q1 | -5.50 |
| 2004-Q4 | -0.80 |
| 2004-Q3 | -3.40 |
| 2004-Q2 | -1.90 |
| 2004-Q1 | -5.60 |
| 2003-Q4 | -1.20 |
| 2003-Q3 | -4.30 |
| 2003-Q2 | -1.70 |
| 2003-Q1 | -5.50 |
| 2002-Q4 | -1.20 |
| 2002-Q3 | -3.30 |
| 2002-Q2 | -1.50 |
| 2002-Q1 | -5.10 |
Source: Eurostat. All 98 readings held, 2002-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.