The average government debt to GDP ratio fell between the third and fourth quarters of 2017 in the Eurozone, from 88.1% to 86.7%, according to figures published by the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Tuesday 24 April.
Consistently with the figures published by Eurostat the day before, this average ratio fell by 2.3% between the fourth quarter of 2016 and the fourth quarter of 2017(see EUROPE 12007).
Average government debt is also down in the European Union, from 82.4%...