Seasonally adjusted government deficit down to 1.6% of GDP in the euro area

Eurostat/Seasonally adjusted government deficit down to 1.6% of GDP in the euro area/148/2016 – 22 July 2016

In the first quarter of 2016, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 1.6% in the euro area (EA19), a decrease compared with 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2015. In the EU28, the deficit to GDP ratio stood at 1.8%, a decrease compared with 2.3% in the previous quarter.

Relevant Posts

• 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
• Eurostat/Provision of deficit and debt data for 2014 – second notification/186/2015 – 21 October 2015