Table 6.6 General Government Debt, 2000-04*
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 ~
Spring of Spring of Spring of Spring of Spring of
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 | |
Belgium |
110.9 |
109.3 |
109.6 |
109.1 |
107.5 |
108.5 |
108.1 |
108.0 |
105.4 |
105.8 |
105.4 |
103.2 |
100.5 |
100.0 |
98.5 |
95.6 |
94.7 |
Denmark |
47.3 |
46.8 |
47.4 |
50.1 |
44.4 |
45.4 |
47.8 |
47.8 |
45.2 |
47.2 |
47.2 |
46.8 |
45.0 |
44.7 |
44.4 |
42.7 |
42.6 |
Germany |
60.2 |
60.3 |
60.2 |
60.2 |
59.8 |
59.5 |
59.4 |
59.4 |
60.8 |
60.8 |
60.9 |
60.3 |
64.2 |
64.2 |
63.8 |
66.0 |
65.5 |
Greece |
103.9 |
102.8 |
106.2 |
106.2 |
99.7 |
107.0 |
106.9 |
114.8 |
104.9 |
104.7 |
112.2 |
110.7 |
102.4 |
109.3 |
107.8 |
110.5 |
108.5 |
Spain |
60.6 |
60.4 |
60.5 |
61.2 |
57.2 |
56.9 |
57.5 |
57.8 |
54.0 |
54.6 |
55.0 |
52.5 |
50.8 |
51.4 |
48.9 |
48.9 |
46.4 |
France |
58.0 |
57.4 |
57.2 |
57.2 |
57.2 |
56.8 |
56.8 |
57.0 |
59.1 |
58.6 |
59.0 |
58.2 |
63.0 |
63.9 |
62.4 |
65.6 |
64.4 |
Ireland |
39.1 |
38.9 |
39.3 |
38.4 |
36.6 |
36.8 |
36.1 |
35.8 |
34.0 |
32.3 |
32.6 |
32.1 |
32.0 |
32.0 |
31.1 |
29.9 |
29.4 |
Italy |
110.2 |
110.6 |
110.6 |
111.2 |
109.4 |
109.5 |
110.6 |
110.7 |
106.7 |
108.0 |
108.0 |
105.5 |
106.2 |
106.3 |
104.2 |
105.8 |
103.8 |
Luxembourg |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
6.6 |
Netherlands |
56.3 |
56.0 |
55.8 |
55.9 |
53.2 |
52.8 |
52.9 |
52.9 |
52.6 |
52.6 |
52.6 |
50.5 |
54.8 |
54.3 |
51.9 |
55.7 |
52.6 |
Austria |
62.8 |
63.6 |
66.8 |
67.0 |
61.7 |
67.3 |
67.1 |
67.1 |
67.9 |
66.6 |
66.7 |
66.0 |
65.0 |
65.4 |
64.4 |
65.2 |
63.6 |
Portugal |
53.8 |
53.4 |
53.3 |
53.3 |
55.6 |
55.6 |
55.6 |
55.9 |
58.0 |
58.1 |
58.5 |
55.5 |
59.4 |
60.1 |
57.0 |
61.9 |
58.7 |
Finland |
44.0 |
44.0 |
44.5 |
44.6 |
43.6 |
43.8 |
43.9 |
43.8 |
42.7 |
42.6 |
42.5 |
41.3 |
45.3 |
45.3 |
44.3 |
45.1 |
44.3 |
Sweden |
55.6 |
55.3 |
52.8 |
52.8 |
56.0 |
54.4 |
54.4 |
54.3 |
52.4 |
52.6 |
52.4 |
52.0 |
51.8 |
52.0 |
51.8 |
51.2 |
50.5 |
UK |
42.9 |
42.4 |
42.1 |
42.1 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
38.9 |
38.8 |
38.6 |
38.5 |
38.3 |
37.6 |
39.8 |
39.7 |
39.0 |
41.6 |
40.8 |
Euro area ** |
70.0 |
70.0 |
70.2 |
70.4 |
71.6 |
69.2 |
69.4 |
69.6 |
71.3 |
69.2 |
69.5 |
69.8 |
70.4 |
70.9 |
71.2 |
74.1 |
74.5 |
Notes: * spring notifications’ initial estimates and subsequent revisions (as a percentage of GDP)
** Excluding Greece in 2000.