Quarterly data on government debt, Q3 2017, Eurostat
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24 January 2018 - 4 Page(s)
Thematic:
At the end of the third quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 88.1%, compared with 89.0% at the end of the second quarter of 2017. In the EU28, the ratio also decreased from 83.3% to 82.5%. Compared with the third quarter of 2016, the government debt to GDP ratio fell in both the euro area (from 89.7% to 88.1%) and the EU28 (from 82.9% to 82.5%).
Original title:
Government debt fell to 88.1% of GDP in euro area
