DE · 2008 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Germany, 2008
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
65.2%
Germany, 2008
▲ 2.4% vs 2007 (63.7%)
Analysis
In 2008, Germany's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 2.4% compared to 2007, reaching 65.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 65.1%.
Germany ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.0% (from 63.3% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
100.2%
EU-27: 65.1%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1