April excessive deficit procedure report, 2020-2023
In 2023, the deficit of the general government sector amounted to 2.5% of GDP
The deficit of the general government sector in 2023 amounted to EUR 1,552 million or 2.5% of GDP, while gross debt amounted to EUR 43,670 million or 69.2% of GDP.
With this release we publish the Excessive deficit procedure report for the 2020-2023 period and forecast for 2024 (forecast has been prepared by the Ministry of Finance).
Compared to statistics published in the release
Main aggregates of the general government (April EDP reporting), 2020-2023 on 29 March 2024, deficit of the general government sector for 2023 is lower by EUR 36 million due to higher revenue from corporate income tax. In line with this change, annual and quarterly statistics on main aggregates of general government, published in
the SiStat Database, have been aligned.