Budget surplus or deficit in European countries (2016)
The difference between national government revenues and expenditures expressed as a percent of the Gross Domestic Product. A positive number indicates the budget surplus, while a negative number indicates the budget deficit.
trinitronbxb, data: cia.gov
Countries with a budget surplus (revenues exceeded expenditures): Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus.
Greece has a surplus? How did that happen?
Austerity plus austerity plus saving plus spending cuts plus austerity again…