The difference reflects a combination of the lower rate on short-term debt and the highly favorable terms on which Greece is now able to borrow from official lenders at the IMF and the ECB. If Greece had to borrow at the market interest rate on ten-year bonds, its deficit would rise by 6.5% of the Greek government debt or 11% of GDP.
这一差异综合反映了短期利率较低和希腊从官方贷款人（IMF和欧洲央行）借钱所获得的极其优渥的条件。如果希腊必须按十年期债券的市场利率借钱，则其赤字将升至希腊政府债务的6.5%或GDP的11%。在这一状况下，希腊总赤字将在GDP的15%左右，其债务水平可谓膨胀迅速。