FI · 2008 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

Finland, 2008

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
4.2%
Finland, 2008
▼ 17.6% vs 2007 (5.1%)
Analysis

In 2008, Finland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 17.6% compared to 2007, reaching 4.2%.

Finland ranks 1st out of 6 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 75.0% (from 2.4% in 2003).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#1 of 6
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
1998 2008