The data displays the budget balance in relation to GDP of the DACH countries in Europe between 2008 and 2016, with projections up until 2018. A positive value indicates a budget surplus, a negative value indicates a deficit. The DACH region includes Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 2016, Austria's deficit amounted to around 1.54% of GDP.
2008 | -1.52 | -0.18 | 1.93 |
2009 | -5.36 | -3.24 | 0.5 |
2010 | -4.45 | -4.22 | 0.36 |
2011 | -2.58 | -0.96 | 0.74 |
2012 | -2.21 | -0.03 | 0.38 |
2013 | -1.36 | -0.14 | -0.43 |
2014 | -2.72 | 0.33 | -0.21 |
2015 | -1.06 | 0.64 | 0.65 |
2016 | -1.54 | 0.82 | 0.06 |
2017 | -0.84 | 1.12 | 0.04 |
2018 | -0.31 | 1.46 | 0.44 |