ECONOMY / Economy

Government deficit and debt at 0.6% and 84.1% of GDP respectively in euro area in 2019

Brussels, 23/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

In relative terms, the government deficit increased from 0.5% to 0.6% of GDP between 2018 and 2019, and government debt declined from 85.8% to 84.1% of GDP over the same period in the euro area, according to data released by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Wednesday 22 April.

In the Twenty-Seven (EU27), the government deficit ratio rose from 0.4% to 0.6% of GDP, and the government debt ratio decreased from 79.6% to 77.8% of GDP, between 2018 and 2019.

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