European Union recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 3.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in European Union averaged -2.93 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of -0.40 percent of GDP in 2018 and a record low of -7.20 percent of GDP in 1995. source: EUROSTAT

Government Budget in European Union is expected to reach -3.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the European Union Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.40 percent of GDP in 2026 and -3.30 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Asylum Applications 62760.00 59225.00 persons Oct 2025
Government Budget -3.10 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt 14543529.00 13901072.00 EUR Million Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 80.70 80.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 775.80 770.18 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 49.20 48.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024


European Union Government Budget
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.10 -3.40 -0.40 -7.20 1995 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly