January 21 (SeeNews) - Greece had a government debt-to-GDP ratio of 200.7% in the third quarter of 2021, the highest in the EU, Eurostat said on Friday, citing provisional data.
At the same time, Bulgaria posted the second-lowest debt-to-GDP ratio among EU-27, of 24.2%, after Estonia, the EU's statistical office said in a statement.
Romania's debt-to-GDP ratio grew the most in annual terms in the third quarter among all EU member states in Southeast Europe, by 5.5%.
Details about debt-to-GDP ratio in EU member states in SEE follow:
|
Debt-to-GDP ratio, Q3 2021 (in %) |
y/y change (in pp) |
Bulgaria |
24.2 |
-0.8 |
Croatia |
82.4 |
-2.3 |
Greece |
200.7 |
0.7 |
Romania |
48.5 |
5.5 |
Slovenia |
79.6 |
1.8 |
EU average |
90.1 |
0.9 |
source: Eurostat