Quarterly government debt

Data - Eurostat

Author

François Geerolf

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source dataset .html .RData
eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1 2024-11-01 2024-10-08

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LAST_COMPILE

LAST_COMPILE
2024-11-05

Last

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  group_by(time) %>%
  summarise(Nobs = n()) %>%
  arrange(desc(time)) %>%
  head(1) %>%
  print_table_conditional()
time Nobs
2023 2088

unit

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  left_join(unit, by = "unit") %>%
  group_by(unit, Unit) %>%
  summarise(Nobs = n()) %>%
  arrange(-Nobs) %>%
  {if (is_html_output()) print_table(.) else .}
unit Unit Nobs
MIO_EUR Million euro 16552
MIO_NAC Million units of national currency 16552
PC_GDP Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) 16552

sector

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  left_join(sector, by = "sector") %>%
  group_by(sector, Sector) %>%
  summarise(Nobs = n()) %>%
  arrange(-Nobs) %>%
  {if (is_html_output()) print_table(.) else .}
sector Sector Nobs
S13 General government 33321
S1 Total economy 3990
S1311 Central government 3903
S1313 Local government 3882
S1314 Social security funds 3717
S1312 State government 843

na_item

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  left_join(na_item, by = "na_item") %>%
  group_by(na_item, Na_item) %>%
  summarise(Nobs = n()) %>%
  arrange(-Nobs) %>%
  {if (is_html_output()) datatable(., filter = 'top', rownames = F) else .}

geo

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  group_by(geo, Geo) %>%
  summarise(Nobs = n()) %>%
  arrange(-Nobs) %>%
  mutate(Flag = gsub(" ", "-", str_to_lower(Geo)),
         Flag = paste0('<img src="../../bib/flags/vsmall/', Flag, '.png" alt="Flag">')) %>%
  select(Flag, everything()) %>%
  {if (is_html_output()) datatable(., filter = 'top', rownames = F, escape = F) else .}

time

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  group_by(time) %>%
  summarise(Nobs = n()) %>%
  arrange(desc(time)) %>%
  print_table_conditional()
time Nobs
2023 2088
2022 2103
2021 2103
2020 2103
2019 1839
2018 1842
2017 1842
2016 1839
2015 1839
2014 1839
2013 1839
2012 1836
2011 1836
2010 1836
2009 1830
2008 1557
2007 1557
2006 1554
2005 1554
2004 1554
2003 1548
2002 1548
2001 1539
2000 1536
1999 1437
1998 1437
1997 1437
1996 1392
1995 1392

EA-19

Debt

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(time %in% c("2022", "2021"),
         sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD") %>%
  select(geo, time, values) %>%
  spread(time, values) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  mutate(Flag = gsub(" ", "-", str_to_lower(Geo)),
         Flag = paste0('<img src="../../bib/flags/vsmall/', Flag, '.png" alt="Flag">')) %>%
  select(Flag, Geo, geo, everything()) %>%
  arrange(-`2022`) %>%
  {if (is_html_output()) datatable(., filter = 'top', rownames = F, escape = F) else .}

Deficit

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(time %in% c("2022", "2021"),
         sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "B9") %>%
  select(geo, time, values) %>%
  spread(time, values) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  mutate(Flag = gsub(" ", "-", str_to_lower(Geo)),
         Flag = paste0('<img src="../../bib/flags/vsmall/', Flag, '.png" alt="Flag">')) %>%
  select(Flag, Geo, geo, everything()) %>%
  arrange(-`2022`) %>%
  {if (is_html_output()) datatable(., filter = 'top', rownames = F, escape = F) else .}

Last

Debt

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD") %>%
  group_by(geo) %>%
  filter(time == max(time)) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  select_if(~ n_distinct(.) > 1) %>%
  arrange(values) %>%
  select(geo, Geo, everything()) %>%
  print_table_conditional()
geo Geo values
EE Estonia 19.6
BG Bulgaria 23.1
LU Luxembourg 25.7
DK Denmark 29.3
SE Sweden 31.2
LT Lithuania 38.3
LV Latvia 43.6
IE Ireland 43.7
CZ Czechia 44.0
NL Netherlands 46.5
RO Romania 48.8
PL Poland 49.6
MT Malta 50.4
SK Slovakia 56.0
HR Croatia 63.0
DE Germany 63.6
SI Slovenia 69.2
HU Hungary 73.5
FI Finland 75.8
CY Cyprus 77.3
AT Austria 77.8
EU27_2020 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 81.7
EA20 Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023) 88.6
EA19 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 88.7
PT Portugal 99.1
BE Belgium 105.2
ES Spain 107.7
FR France 110.6
IT Italy 137.3
EL Greece 161.9

Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, France

Debt

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD",
         geo %in% c("NL", "LU", "DK", "SE", "FR")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Public debt (years of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_5flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(0, 260, 20),
                     labels = scales::dollar_format(acc = .1, pre = "", su = " y")) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 5), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

Deficit

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "B9",
         geo %in% c("NL", "LU", "DK", "SE", "FR")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Deficit") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_5flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, 1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = 1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 5), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands

Debt

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD",
         geo %in% c("FR", "DE", "IT", "ES", "NL")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Public debt (years of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_5flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(0, 260, 20),
                     labels = scales::dollar_format(acc = .1, pre = "", su = " y")) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 5), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

Deficit

All

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "B9",
         geo %in% c("FR", "DE", "IT", "ES", "NL")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Deficit") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_5flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, 1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = 1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 2), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

2010-

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "B9",
         geo %in% c("FR", "DE", "IT", "ES", "NL")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  filter(date >= as.Date("2010-01-01")) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Deficit") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_5flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-100, 260, 1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = 1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 1), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

Interest payments

All

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "D41PAY",
         geo %in% c("FR", "DE", "IT", "ES", "NL", "EA19")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100,
         Geo = ifelse(geo == "EA19", "Europe", Geo)) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Deficit") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_6flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, 1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = 1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 5), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

2005-

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "D41PAY",
         geo %in% c("FR", "DE", "IT", "ES", "NL", "EA19")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100,
         Geo = ifelse(geo == "EA19", "Europe", Geo)) %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  filter(date >= as.Date("2005-01-01")) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Interest payments (% of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_6flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, 1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = 1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2005, 2100, 2), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

France, Europe

2005-

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "D41PAY",
         geo %in% c("FR", "EA19")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100,
         Geo = ifelse(geo == "EA19", "Europe", Geo)) %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  filter(date >= as.Date("2005-01-01")) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Interest payments (% of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_2flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, .1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = .1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2005, 2100, 2), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

France, Portugal, Greece, EUrope

2005-

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "D41PAY",
         geo %in% c("FR", "EA19", "EL", "PT")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100,
         Geo = ifelse(geo == "EA19", "Europe", Geo)) %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  filter(date >= as.Date("2005-01-01")) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Interest payments (% of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_4flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, .5),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = .1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2005, 2100, 2), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Belgium, France

All

Debt

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD",
         geo %in% c("IT", "PT", "ES", "EL", "BE", "FR")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Public debt (years of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_6flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(0, 260, 20),
                     labels = scales::dollar_format(acc = .1, pre = "", su = " y")) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 5), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

Deficit

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "B9",
         geo %in% c("IT", "PT", "ES", "EL", "BE", "FR")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Deficit") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_6flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(-10, 260, 1),
                     labels = scales::percent_format(acc = 1)) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(1700, 2100, 5), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

Debt

Years of GDP

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD",
         geo %in% c("IT", "PT", "ES", "EL", "BE", "FR", "EA19")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100,
         Geo = ifelse(geo == "EA19", "Europe", Geo)) %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  filter(date >= as.Date("2015-01-01")) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Public debt (years of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_7flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(0, 260, 20),
                     labels = scales::dollar_format(acc = .1, pre = "", su = " y")) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2015, 2100, 1), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))

% of GDP…

Code 
gov_10dd_edpt1 %>%
  filter(sector == "S13",
         unit == "PC_GDP",
         na_item == "GD",
         geo %in% c("IT", "PT", "ES", "EL", "BE", "FR", "EA19")) %>%
  left_join(geo, by = "geo") %>%
  year_to_date() %>%
  mutate(values = values / 100,
         Geo = ifelse(geo == "EA19", "Europe", Geo)) %>%
  left_join(colors, by = c("Geo" = "country")) %>%
  filter(date >= as.Date("2015-01-01")) %>%
  ggplot(.) + theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("Public debt (% of GDP)") +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = color)) +
  scale_color_identity() + add_7flags +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  scale_y_continuous(breaks = 0.01*seq(0, 260, 20),
                     labels = scales::percent_format()) +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2015, 2100, 1), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y"))