Structure Of Government Debt In The EU - In most EU Member States, Securities Other Than Shares Were The Main Financial Instrument In 2013

In 2013, in the EU28, 81% of government debt¹ was financed by issuing securities (bills, bonds, etc. excluding shares and financial derivatives), 16% by loans and 4% by currency and deposits. 

This information comes from a report released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This report, based on a survey of the structure of government debt, provides information on general government debt broken down by subsector, financial instrument, debt holder, maturity, currency of issuance as well as government guarantees and other features.

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