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Government debt in European Union (27)

Government debt in the European Union (27) was 81.7% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1 pts from 2024.

2025, % of GDP81.7
Change on 2024+1 pts
Series high89.52020
Series low62.42007

Government debt in European Union (27), 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

6070809020002004200820122016202020252000: 66.6 % of GDP2001: 65.8 % of GDP2002: 65.6 % of GDP2003: 66.8 % of GDP2004: 67.1 % of GDP2005: 67.2 % of GDP2006: 65 % of GDP2007: 62.4 % of GDP2008: 65.1 % of GDP2009: 75.7 % of GDP2010: 80.4 % of GDP2011: 81.7 % of GDP2012: 85 % of GDP2013: 86.8 % of GDP2014: 86.9 % of GDP2015: 85.1 % of GDP2016: 84.1 % of GDP2017: 81.5 % of GDP2018: 79.5 % of GDP2019: 77.5 % of GDP2020: 89.5 % of GDP2021: 86.7 % of GDP2022: 82.4 % of GDP2023: 80.5 % of GDP2024: 80.7 % of GDP2025: 81.7 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-04-22.
All 26 values
Period% of GDP
202581.7
202480.7
202380.5
202282.4
202186.7
202089.5
201977.5
201879.5
201781.5
201684.1
201585.1
201486.9
201386.8
201285
201181.7
201080.4
200975.7
200865.1
200762.4
200665
200567.2
200467.1
200366.8
200265.6
200165.8
200066.6

Rankings

Definition

General government consolidated gross debt (Maastricht definition) as a percentage of GDP.

How to cite

Eurostat. Government deficit and debt (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the government debt as a share of GDP in European Union (27)?

Government debt in the European Union (27) was 81.7% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1 pts from 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Government deficit and debt (gov_10dd_edpt1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest government debt as a share of GDP in European Union (27)?

89.5% of GDP in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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