Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Western Europe
Western Europe: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -37.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
-37.4%
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
24th
of 27 groups
All-time high
-34.4%
in 2007
All-time low
-39.8%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Western Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded -37.4% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Europe peaked at -34.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -39.8%, in 2020.
Western Europe ranks 24th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -36.1% | — |
| 2001 | -36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | -36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | -36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -36.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | -36.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | -35.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | -34.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | -34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -37.5% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | -37.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -36.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | -36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -36.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -36.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -35.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | -35.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -35.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -35.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | -34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -39.8% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | -39.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | -37.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -35.9% | -37.5% | -34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -36.1% | -37.9% | -34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -38.7% | -39.8% | -37.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More economy & growth data for Western Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 12.78 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 11.28 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 2.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 56,453 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 45,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 9.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.47 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 0.7042 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.22 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Europe?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Europe was -37.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was -34.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.8% in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Western Europe ranks 24th out of 27 groups with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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