Euro area and EU25 government deficit at 2.4% and 2.3% of GDP

Provision of deficit and debt data for 2005:
In 2005 the government deficit of both the euro area2 and the EU25 fell compared to 2004, while the government debt1 increased. In the euro area the government deficit decreased from 2.8% of GDP in 20043 to 2.4% in 2005, and in the EU25 it fell from 2.7% to 2.3%. In the euro area the government debt to GDP ratio rose from 69.8% in 2004 to 70.8% in 2005, and in the EU25 from 62.4% to 63.2%.