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

-40-38-36-342000201120222000: -36.12001: -362002: -36.62003: -36.92004: -36.12005: -362006: -35.12007: -34.42008: -34.72009: -37.52010: -37.92011: -36.32012: -36.52013: -36.72014: -36.52015: -35.92016: -35.62017: -35.62018: -352019: -34.82020: -39.82021: -392022: -37.4

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

Annual values for Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%) in Western Europe, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo -12.4% compare
  2. 22 Cambodia -12.9% compare
  3. 23 India -13.3% compare
  4. 24 Guatemala -13.5% compare
  5. 25 Myanmar -13.8% compare
  6. 26 Gabon -14.1% compare
  7. 27 Angola -14.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
189 places, 3,493 data points, 2000–2024
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