Eurostat: primary surplus of 4.9% of GDP in 2025

The ELSTAT announced a primary surplus of 12.1 billion euros.

The difference exceeds 2.7-2.8 billion. Euro, as the primary surplus had been estimated at 9.2 billion euros.

This “translates” into a primary surplus of 4.9% of GDP, or 12.13 billion euros.

Based on the same data, GDP last year stood at 248.354 billion euros from 236.736 billion euros in 2024.

While the gross consolidated debt of the general government, in nominal terms at the end of 2025, is estimated at 362.9 billion euros (146.1% of GDP).

While the gross consolidated debt of the general government, in nominal terms at the end of 2025, is estimated at 362.9 billion euros (146.1% of GDP).

As ELSTAT notes, between the April 2026 and October 2025 EDP notifications, there was an upward revision of the surplus by 0.1 percentage point.