Press release - Balance and debt of general government sector - first EDP notification of 2012

The general government sector had a surplus of HUF 1 205 billion in 2011, 4.3% of GDP according to the preliminary data of national accounts. The government data were calculated on the legal grounds of the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) in the methodological framework of the European System of Accounts (ESA95) and were reported to Eurostat.

According to the figures of the National Bank of Hungary, general government debt amounted to HUF 22 692 billion, 80.6% of GDP at the end of 2011.

Further information:

• The EDP notification of Hungary (xls, 295 KB)