years when a fiscal maastricht criteria was not accomplished

YEARS WHEN A FISCAL MAASTRICHT CRITERIA WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY EACH COUNTRY
EDP
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
No performing
Maastricht criteria
(def -3%; debt
60%)
Countries in the Euro Area December 2000
Finland
Luxembourg
Spain
Ireland
Netherlands
Belgium
Euro area (17 countries)
Germany
France
Austria
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
6.8
43.8
6.0
6.2
-1.0
59.3
4.7
37.8
2.0
53.8
0.0
107.9
0.0
69.1
1.3
59.7
-1.5
57.3
-1.7
66.5
-2.9
48.5
-0.8
109.2
-3.7
103.4
5.0
42.5
6.1
6.3
-0.6
55.5
0.9
35.5
-0.2
50.7
0.4
106.6
-1.9
68.1
-2.8
58.8
-1.5
56.9
0.0
67.3
-4.3
51.2
-3.1
108.8
-4.5
103.7
4.0
41.5
2.1
6.3
-0.5
52.5
-0.4
32.1
-2.1
50.5
-0.1
103.5
-2.6
67.9
-3.7
60.4
-3.1
58.8
-0.7
66.7
-2.9
53.8
-2.9
105.7
-4.8
101.7
2.4
44.5
0.5
6.1
-0.2
48.7
0.4
30.9
-3.1
52.0
-0.1
98.5
-3.1
69.0
-4.0
63.9
-4.1
62.9
-1.5
65.8
-3.0
55.9
-3.5
104.4
-5.6
97.4
2.3
44.4
-1.1
6.3
-0.3
46.2
1.4
29.6
-1.7
52.4
-0.3
94.2
-2.9
69.5
-3.8
65.8
-3.6
64.9
-4.5
65.2
-3.4
57.6
-3.5
103.9
-7.5
98.6
2.7
41.7
0.0
6.1
1.0
43.0
1.6
27.4
-0.3
51.8
-2.7
92.1
-2.5
70.0
-3.3
68.0
-2.9
66.4
-1.7
64.6
-5.9
62.8
-4.3
105.9
-5.2
100.0
4.0
39.7
1.4
6.7
2.0
39.6
2.9
24.8
0.5
47.4
0.1
88.1
-1.4
68.4
-1.6
67.6
-2.3
63.7
-1.6
62.8
-4.1
63.9
-3.4
106.6
-5.7
106.1
5.2
35.2
3.7
6.7
1.9
36.1
0.1
25.0
0.2
45.3
-0.3
84.2
-0.7
66.2
0.3
64.9
-2.7
63.9
-0.9
60.7
-3.1
68.3
-1.5
103.6
-6.4
105.4
4.2
34.1
3.0
13.6
-4.2
39.8
-7.3
44.4
0.6
58.2
-1.3
89.6
-2.0
69.9
0.1
66.3
-3.3
67.7
-0.9
63.8
-3.5
71.6
-2.7
106.3
-9.8
110.7
-2.6
43.8
-0.9
14.6
-11.1
53.3
-14.3
65.6
-5.5
60.8
-5.9
96.2
-6.3
79.3
-3.0
73.5
-7.5
78.3
-4.1
69.6
-10.1
83.0
-5.4
116.1
-15.4
127.1
-2.5
48.4
-1.7
18.4
-9.2
60.1
-32.4
96.2
-5.4
62.7
-4.1
96.8
-6.0
85.1
-3.3
83.2
-7.0
81.7
-4.6
72.3
-9.1
93.0
-4.6
119.0
-10.5
142.8
3.4
58.3
-2.4
62.0
-1.8
21.9
-2.1
27.8
0.9
48.3
-4.5
61.5
-6.0
35.2
-8.0
35.4
-6.0
58.0
-3.7
67.6
0.1
6.6
-5.6
38.0
-7.9
41.0
-5.3
60.8
-3.6
68.0
-2.7
44.5
-0.9
59.0
-5.0
54.4
-2.4
62.3
-11.4
69.6
-6.8
74.4
-10.4
80.0
-6.4
80.0
0
0
4
5
5
13
14
14
14
14
14
18
22
New members after December 2000
Estonia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Cyprus
Malta
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
-1.4
26.4
-0.1
23.1
0
2
2
3
7
Other countries outside the EURO
United Kingdom
European Union (27 countries)
Source: Eurostat
Deficit
Debt
Deficit
Debt
3.6
41.0
0.6
61.9
0.5
37.7
-1.4
61.0
-2.1
37.5
-2.5
60.4
-3.4
39.0
-3.1
61.8
-3.4
40.9
-2.9
62.2
-3.4
42.5
-2.5
62.8
-2.7
43.4
-1.5
61.5
8
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