Eurozone government budget balance by country
Government budget balance across the euro area (2025) ranges from 3.4% (Cyprus) down to -5.2% (Belgium), against a euro-area average of -2.9%.
| 12-mo trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇾Cyprus | 3.4%2025 | ▼ 0.7 | ▲ 9.0 | ▲ |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | 1.8%2025 | ▼ 2.3 | ▲ 6.8 | ▲ |
| 🇬🇷Greece | 1.7%2025 | ▲ 0.4 | ▲ 11.6 | ▲ |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 0.7%2025 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 6.5 | ▲ |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | -1.6%2025 | ▼ 0.9 | ▲ 2.1 | ▲ |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | -1.8%2025 | ▼ 0.5 | ▲ 4.6 | ▲ |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | -2.0%2025 | ▼ 0.9 | ▲ 3.4 | ▲ |
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | -2.0%2025 | ▼ 2.9 | ▲ 1.1 | ▲ |
| 🇲🇹Malta | -2.2%2025 | ▲ 1.2 | ▲ 6.5 | ▲ |
| 🇪🇸Spain | -2.4%2025 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 7.5 | ▲ |
| 🇱🇻Latvia | -2.5%2025 | ▼ 0.7 | ▲ 1.6 | ▲ |
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | -2.5%2025 | ▼ 1.6 | ▲ 5.2 | ▲ |
| 🇩🇪Germany | -2.7%2025 | 0.0 | ▲ 1.7 | ▲ |
| ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Croatia | -3.0%2025 | â–¼ 0.7 | â–² 4.2 | â–² |
| 🇮🇹Italy | -3.1%2025 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ 6.3 | ▲ |
| 🇫🇮Finland | -3.4%2025 | ▲ 1.0 | ▲ 2.1 | ▲ |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | -3.5%2025 | ▼ 0.5 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ |
| 🇦🇹Austria | -4.2%2025 | ▲ 0.4 | ▲ 4.0 | ▲ |
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | -4.5%2025 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ |
| 🇫🇷France | -5.1%2025 | ▲ 0.7 | ▲ 3.8 | ▲ |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | -5.2%2025 | ▼ 0.8 | ▲ 3.8 | ▲ |
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Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_edpt1) · data through 2025 · released 2026-04-22 · modifications: none
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Frequently asked questions
- Which euro-area country has the highest government budget balance?
- Cyprus, at 3.4%.
- Which euro-area country has the lowest government budget balance?
- Belgium, at -5.2%.
- What is the euro-area average government budget balance?
- The euro-area average is -2.9%.