General government deficit (-) and surplus (+) - quarterly data [teina205]

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Public deficit/surplus is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as general government net borrowing/lending according to the European System of Accounts. The general government sector comprises central government, state government, local government, and social security funds. The relevant definitions are provided in Council Regulation 479/2009, as amended.

Updated by provider on April 22, 2024 (12:16 PM)

Time frequency [freq]
National accounts indicator (ESA 2010) [na_item]
Sector [sector]
Unit of measure [unit]
Geopolitical entity (reporting) [geo]

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Dimension codes and labels
[freq] Time frequency
  • [Q] Quarterly
[na_item] National accounts indicator (ESA 2010)
  • [B9] Net lending (+) /net borrowing (-)
[sector] Sector
  • [S13] General government
[unit] Unit of measure
  • [MEUR_NSA] Million euro (NSA)
  • [PC_GDP_NSA] Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), (NSA)
  • [PC_GDP_SCA] Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), (SCA)
[geo] Geopolitical entity (reporting)
  • [AT] Austria
  • [BE] Belgium
  • [BG] Bulgaria
  • [CH] Switzerland
  • [CY] Cyprus
  • [CZ] Czechia
  • [DE] Germany
  • [DK] Denmark
  • [EA19] Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • [EA20] Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023)
  • [EE] Estonia
  • [EL] Greece
  • [ES] Spain
  • [EU27_2020] European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
  • [FI] Finland
  • [FR] France
  • [HR] Croatia
  • [HU] Hungary
  • [IE] Ireland
  • [IS] Iceland
  • [IT] Italy
  • [LT] Lithuania
  • [LU] Luxembourg
  • [LV] Latvia
  • [MT] Malta
  • [NL] Netherlands
  • [NO] Norway
  • [PL] Poland
  • [PT] Portugal
  • [RO] Romania
  • [SE] Sweden
  • [SI] Slovenia
  • [SK] Slovakia
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