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Public finance · Euro area

Government debt, deficits, revenue and what governments spend on.

Latest Euro area
Government gross debt % of GDP87.72025
Government net lending / borrowing % of GDP-3.02025
Government revenue % of GDP46.82025
Government expenditure % of GDP49.82025
Health spending % of GDP7.42024
Education spending % of GDP4.62024
Social protection spending % of GDP20.02024
Defence spending % of GDP1.42024

Debt and balance

Government gross debt

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Government net lending / borrowing

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Size of government

Government revenue

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Government expenditure

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Spending by function (COFOG)

Health spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Education spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Social protection spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Defence spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Not available for Euro area: Municipal levies per inhabitant, Property tax (OZB) per inhabitant.

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