At the end of the first quarter of 2016, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 91.7%, compared with 90.7% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015. In the EU28, the ratio decreased from 85.3% to 84.8%. Compared with the first quarter of 2015, the government debt to GDP ratio fell in both the euro area (from 93.0% to 91.7%) and the EU28 (from 88.1% to 84.8%).
Relevant Posts
- Eurostat/Structure of government debt in 2015: Long-term initial maturities largely prevail among EU Member States/125/2016 – 21 June 2016
- Eurostat/Euro area and EU28 government deficit at 2.1% and 2.4% of GDP respectively – Government debt at 90.7% and 85.2%/76/2016 – 21 April 2016