Informations rapides
31 March 2014
2014- n° 74
At the end of 2013, the Maastricht debt reached 1,925.3 billion euros Debt of the general government according to the Maastricht definition - 4th Quarter 2013

At the end of 2013, the Maastricht debt reached €1,925.3bn, a €13.4bn increase in comparison to Q3 2013. It accounted for 93.5 % of GDP, 0.3 point higher than Q3 2013’s level. The net public debt is more dynamic (+€29.9bn) and reached €1,768.7bn. It accounted for 85.9% of the GDP, +1.2 point compared to Q3 2013.

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Warning: Quarterly debt figures are based on an accounting data source less exhaustive than the annual accounts. Results may therefore be updated during several quarters. Besides, data series from 1995 to now are updated following improvements on methodology and data sources.

Quarterly debt variations alone are not sufficient to forecast the deficit for the current year. To obtain the deficit from the change in Maastricht gross public debt, net acquisitions of financial assets and other accounts receivable and payable must also be taken into consideration.

The Maastricht debt increased by €13.4bn between the third quarter and the fourth quarter of 2013…

At the end of 2013, the Maastricht debt reached €1,925.3bn, a €13.4bn increase in comparison to Q3 2013. It accounted for 93.5 % of GDP, 0.3 point higher than Q3 2013’s level. The net public debt is more dynamic (+€29.9bn) and reached €1,768.7bn. It accounted for 85.9% of the GDP, +1.2 point compared to Q3 2013.

GraphIRGeneral government debt under the Maastricht treaty (% of GDP) (*)

TableauAGeneral government debt under the Maastricht treaty by sub-sector and by category

(billion euros)
General government debt under the Maastricht treaty by sub-sector and by category ((billion euros))
2012Q4 2013Q1 2013Q2 2013Q3 2013Q4
General Government 1841,0 1881,4 1923,3 1911,9 1925,3
%of GDP 90,6% 92,4% 94,0% 93,2% 93,5%
of which, by sub-sector :
State 1444,3 1481,6 1523,4 1514,2 1523,2
Central Agencies 9,7 13,6 13,6 12,3 8,1
Local Government 176,1 172,8 172,0 172,2 182,3
Social security funds 210,9 213,3 214,2 213,2 211,7
of which, by category
Currency and deposits 41,2 40,6 39,5 39,1 40,2
Securities other than shares 1547,1 1588,4 1628,6 1616,2 1618,7
short-term 192,4 203,5 202,4 210,3 199,5
long-term 1354,7 1384,9 1426,3 1405,9 1419,2
Loans 252,7 252,4 255,2 256,6 266,3
short-term 9,3 9,8 8,0 9,6 9,1
long-term 243,4 242,6 247,2 247,0 257,2
  • Source : Insee, DGFiP, Banque de France

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