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

The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (EA) is 50.30% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from Eurostat.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · EUROSTAT.L.GOV.EXPENDITURE.GDP.Q · EA

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Latest
50.30
% of GDP · 2026-Q2
Previous
48.60
% of GDP · 2026-Q1
Earliest held
47.20
% of GDP · 2002-Q1
Readings shown
98
Every reading SOTW holds

Euro area (EA) · history

% of GDP · Quarterly

Source: Eurostat. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:12:51.099Z (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 expenditure, % of GDP, quarterly (Eurostat): Euro area (EA): 98 readings, newest first. Source: Eurostat.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2026-Q250.30
2026-Q148.60
2025-Q452.90
2025-Q348.40
2025-Q249.60
2025-Q147.80
2024-Q452.20
2024-Q347.80
2024-Q249.30
2024-Q147.30
2023-Q452.50
2023-Q347.70
2023-Q248.90
2023-Q147.40
2022-Q453.20
2022-Q348.50
2022-Q249.00
2022-Q148.00
2021-Q453.20
2021-Q348.90
2021-Q252.60
2021-Q152.70
2020-Q455.50
2020-Q350.80
2020-Q259.30
2020-Q148.40
2019-Q449.10
2019-Q345.60
2019-Q247.00
2019-Q145.70
2018-Q449.40
2018-Q345.60
2018-Q246.70
2018-Q145.90
2017-Q449.10
2017-Q345.70
2017-Q247.70
2017-Q146.60
2016-Q449.80
2016-Q346.60
2016-Q247.60
2016-Q147.20
2015-Q450.80
2015-Q346.40
2015-Q248.70
2015-Q148.20
2014-Q451.60
2014-Q347.80
2014-Q249.60
2014-Q149.10
2013-Q452.00
2013-Q348.60
2013-Q250.40
2013-Q150.10
2012-Q453.60
2012-Q348.40
2012-Q250.00
2012-Q149.00
2011-Q452.30
2011-Q348.00
2011-Q249.00
2011-Q148.70
2010-Q452.60
2010-Q350.30
2010-Q250.20
2010-Q150.90
2009-Q453.90
2009-Q349.80
2009-Q250.90
2009-Q149.70
2008-Q450.90
2008-Q345.50
2008-Q246.20
2008-Q145.80
2007-Q448.30
2007-Q344.40
2007-Q245.30
2007-Q145.10
2006-Q448.70
2006-Q345.00
2006-Q246.10
2006-Q146.10
2005-Q448.80
2005-Q345.70
2005-Q246.70
2005-Q147.60
2004-Q449.10
2004-Q346.00
2004-Q246.90
2004-Q147.30
2003-Q449.20
2003-Q347.00
2003-Q247.70
2003-Q147.70
2002-Q449.30
2002-Q346.70
2002-Q247.20
2002-Q147.20

Source: Eurostat. All 98 readings held, 2002-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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