File:Budget Deficit and Public Debt to GDP 2010.png

Chart explanation
The Debt to GDP ratio and Budget deficit to GDP ratio are both measures of the fiscal management and ability to manage debt of a country. Generally, the farther up and to the right a country goes, the higher the risk for investors. Trend over time is important; this graphic is just a snapshot for 2010.

Ireland has been listed as a country outside the normal deficit x-axis, as it would otherwise distort the graphic with the budget deficit reaching a record high 30.9%, due to a huge bank recapitalisation.

Source data
Data for the chart is from the Eurostat/Ameco database, with the revised 2010-data published by the European Commission's latest Autumn Economic Forecast 2012 report.