Wirtschaftliche Stabilität hängt stark vom niedrigen Verschuldensgrad der öffentlichen Hand ab – ein Umstand, auf den nur wenige EU-Länder verweisen können. Sehen Sie die länderspezifische Darstellung der Staatsschulden in Europa.

1. Macroeconomic stability currently relates very much to low debt, something only few EU countries have Public debt and budget deficit, in % of GDP, 2011f 158% 120% 112% 102% 100% 97% 82% 77% 74% 68% 64% 44% 42% 84% 85% 43% 39% 34% 18% -8.5% -5.8% -3.9% -9.6% -5.9% -10.5% -3.9% -9.5% -2.0% -3.7% +1.2% -6.3% -5.9% -5.0% -4.1% -4.5% -3.5% -4.7% -2.7% -30% 0% 30% 60% 90% 120% 150% 180% Greece Italy Ireland Portugal USA Belgium France UK Germany Hungary Austria Spain Croatia Slovakia Czech Republic Serbia Ukraine Romania Bulgaria Public debt Budget deficit

2. Deposits and loans per capita show still huge market potential throughout CEE Source: Erste Group Research, 2011. Total loans and deposits per capita, in EUR, Q3/2011 38,910 8,819 8,699 6,555 6,045 2,454 1,638 1,506 33,855 10,777 6,766 7,508 4,384 2,020 1,293 897 - 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 Austria Czech Republic Croatia Slovakia Hungary Romania Serbia Ukraine Total loans per capita Total deposits per capita