EU-27 government revenue and expenditure stood at 44.6 % and 49.1 % of GDP respectively in 2011

Eurostat Statistics in focus Issue number 27/2012

Total EU-27 government revenue surpassed pre-crisis levels

In the European Union (EU-27), the compilation of government revenue and expenditure data is well established by reference to the European System of Accounts (ESA95). This publication focuses on the developments in annual data in the context of the economic and financial crisis, examining the finances of EU governments over recent years.

Full text (PDF 12pp) with some clear graphs and charts for the non-statistician.

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