After two years (2015 and 2016) of reducing surplus, this trend ended in the first three quarters of 2017: compared to the first three quarters of 2016, the surplus slightly increased and amounted to EUR 617 million or 1.9% of GDP (first three quarters of 2016: EUR 549 million or 1.8% of GDP).
Zniževanje presežka se je po dveh letih (2015 in 2016) do konca tretjega četrtletja 2017 po prvi oceni ustavilo: v primerjavi z istim obdobjem 2016 je bil presežek namreč spet nekoliko višji in je znašal 617 mio. EUR ali 1,9 % BDP (prva tri četrtletja 2016: 549 mio.