The statistic displays the budgetary balance in the European Union and the Euro area from 2013 to 2023 in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP). A positive value indicates a budget surplus, while a negative value indicates a budget deficit. In 2023, the public deficit in the EU amounted to 3.5 percent of the GDP.
Budgetary balance in the European Union and the Euro area from 2013 to 2023 in relation to the gross domestic product
(GDP)
Characteristic
EU
Euro area
2023
-3.5%
-3.6%
2022
-3.4%
-3.7%
2021
-4.7%
-5.2%
2020
-6.7%
-7%
2019
-0.4%
-0.5%
2018
-0.4%
-0.4%
2017
-0.9%
-1%
2016
-1.4%
-1.5%
2015
-1.9%
-2.1%
2014
-2.5%
-2.6%
2013
-3.1%
-3.3%
-7%-6%-5%-4%-3%-2%-1%0%
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