# EU countries by government balance as a share of GDP, 2025

All 27 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- Citation: Eurostat. Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/government-balance/eu-countries
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/government-balance/eu-countries.csv

| Rank | Place | % of GDP |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cyprus | 3.4 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2.9 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1.8 |
| 4 | Greece | 1.7 |
| 5 | Portugal | 0.7 |
| 6 | Sweden | -1.3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | -1.6 |
| 8 | Lithuania | -1.8 |
| 9 | Estonia | -2 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | -2 |
| 11 | Czechia | -2.1 |
| 12 | Malta | -2.2 |
| 13 | Spain | -2.4 |
| 14 | Latvia | -2.5 |
| 14 | Slovenia | -2.5 |
| 16 | Germany | -2.7 |
| 17 | Croatia | -3 |
| 18 | Italy | -3.1 |
| 19 | Finland | -3.4 |
| 20 | Bulgaria | -3.5 |
| 21 | Austria | -4.2 |
| 22 | Slovakia | -4.5 |
| 23 | Hungary | -4.7 |
| 24 | France | -5.1 |
| 25 | Belgium | -5.2 |
| 26 | Poland | -7.3 |
| 27 | Romania | -7.9 |