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Government debt in Germany

Government debt in Germany was 63.5% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.3 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP63.5
Change on 2024+1.3 pts
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high812010
Series low58.12001

Government debt in Germany, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

5560657075808520002004200820122016202020252000: 59.2 % of GDP2001: 58.1 % of GDP2002: 59.8 % of GDP2003: 63.3 % of GDP2004: 65 % of GDP2005: 67.1 % of GDP2006: 66.4 % of GDP2007: 63.7 % of GDP2008: 65.2 % of GDP2009: 72.4 % of GDP2010: 81 % of GDP2011: 78.5 % of GDP2012: 79.8 % of GDP2013: 77.5 % of GDP2014: 74.5 % of GDP2015: 71.2 % of GDP2016: 68.3 % of GDP2017: 64 % of GDP2018: 60.8 % of GDP2019: 58.7 % of GDP2020: 68 % of GDP2021: 67.9 % of GDP2022: 64.4 % of GDP2023: 62.3 % of GDP2024: 62.2 % of GDP2025: 63.5 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-04-22.
All 26 values
Period% of GDP
202563.5
202462.2
202362.3
202264.4
202167.9
202068
201958.7
201860.8
201764
201668.3
201571.2
201474.5
201377.5
201279.8
201178.5
201081
200972.4
200865.2
200763.7
200666.4
200567.1
200465
200363.3
200259.8
200158.1
200059.2

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Germany63.5
European Union (27)81.7

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 Germany?

Government debt in Germany was 63.5% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.3 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Germany?

81% of GDP in 2010, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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