A look at deficits across the eurozone
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Originally published: Apr 22, 2013 - 3:47 am
Originally published: Apr 22, 2013 - 3:47 am
| Government deficits for the 17-country eurozone edged down as a whole in 2012 from 2011. Deficits rose, however, in the countries imposing the toughest austerity measures. |
| Here's a look at public deficit levels in the currency bloc: |
| European government deficit (-) or surplus (+) calculated as percentage of annual GDP |
| Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012Debt to GDP (%) |
| Austria -4.1 -4.5 -2.5 -2.5 73.4 |
| Belgium -5.6 -3.8 -3.7 -3.9 99.6 |
| Cyprus -6.1 -5.3 -6.3 -6.3 85.8 |
| Estonia -2.0 0.2 1.2 -0.3 10.1 |
| Finland -2.5 -2.5 -0.8 -1.9 53.0 |
| France -7.5 -7.1 -5.3 -4.8 90.2 |
| Germany -3.1 -4.1 -0.8 0.2 81.9 |
| Greece -15.6 -10.7 -9.5 -10.0 156.9 |
| Ireland -13.9 -30.8 -13.4 -7.6 117.6 |
| Italy -5.5 -4.5 -3.8 -3.0 127.0 |
| Luxembourg -0.8 -0.9 -0.2 -0.8 20.8 |
| Malta -3.7 -3.6 -2.8 -3.3 72.1 |
| Netherlands -5.6 -5.1 -4.5 -4.1 71.2 |
| Portugal -10.2 -9.8 -4.4 -6.4 123.6 |
| Slovenia -6.2 -5.9 -6.4 -4.0 54.1 |
| Slovakia -8.0 -7.7 -5.1 -4.3 52.1 |
| Spain -11.2 -9.7 -9.4 -10.6 84.2 |
| 17-country eurozone -6.4 -6.2 -4.2 -3.7 90.6 |
| 27-country EU -6.9 -6.5 -4.4 -4.0 85.3 |
| Source: Eurostat |
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