ES · 2008 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Spain, 2008
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
39.6%
Spain, 2008
▲ 10.9% vs 2007 (35.7%)
Analysis
In 2008, Spain's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 10.9% compared to 2007, reaching 39.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 65.1%.
Spain ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.0% (from 47.7% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
60.8%
EU-27: 65.1%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1