Non-financial corporate debt service ratio in Germany

Non-financial corporate debt service ratio in Germany was 32.1% in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is unchanged from Q1 2025. That is the 9th highest of 10 EU countries in Q1 2026.

Q1 202632.1% Estimated
Change on Q1 20250 pts
Rank9th of 10EU countries ranked
Series high36.4Q4 2000
Series low27.2Q3 2007
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Non-financial corporate debt service ratio in Germany, Q1 1999 to Q1 2026

262830323436381999-Q12003-Q12007-Q12011-Q12015-Q12019-Q12023-Q12026-Q11999-Q1: 30.9 %1999-Q2: 31.3 %1999-Q3: 31.7 %1999-Q4: 32.8 %2000-Q1: 33.8 %2000-Q2: 34.7 %2000-Q3: 34.9 %2000-Q4: 36.4 %2001-Q1: 34.7 %2001-Q2: 33.4 %2001-Q3: 32.3 %2001-Q4: 31.4 %2002-Q1: 32 %2002-Q2: 32.3 %2002-Q3: 32.4 %2002-Q4: 32.9 %2003-Q1: 33 %2003-Q2: 34.2 %2003-Q3: 34.2 %2003-Q4: 34.1 %2004-Q1: 32.4 %2004-Q2: 31 %2004-Q3: 30 %2004-Q4: 29 %2005-Q1: 29.2 %2005-Q2: 29.2 %2005-Q3: 29.4 %2005-Q4: 29.1 %2006-Q1: 28.9 %2006-Q2: 28.9 %2006-Q3: 29 %2006-Q4: 28.4 %2007-Q1: 27.7 %2007-Q2: 27.7 %2007-Q3: 27.2 %2007-Q4: 27.7 %2008-Q1: 27.8 %2008-Q2: 28.1 %2008-Q3: 28.7 %2008-Q4: 29.7 %2009-Q1: 30.7 %2009-Q2: 31.3 %2009-Q3: 30.9 %2009-Q4: 30.3 %2010-Q1: 29.6 %2010-Q2: 29.4 %2010-Q3: 29.5 %2010-Q4: 29 %2011-Q1: 27.9 %2011-Q2: 27.5 %2011-Q3: 27.5 %2011-Q4: 27.9 %2012-Q1: 27.7 %2012-Q2: 28.2 %2012-Q3: 28.6 %2012-Q4: 29 %2013-Q1: 30.1 %2013-Q2: 30.4 %2013-Q3: 30.5 %2013-Q4: 30.6 %2014-Q1: 30.6 %2014-Q2: 31 %2014-Q3: 30.8 %2014-Q4: 29.6 %2015-Q1: 29.7 %2015-Q2: 29.5 %2015-Q3: 29.4 %2015-Q4: 29.2 %2016-Q1: 29.1 %2016-Q2: 28.6 %2016-Q3: 28.8 %2016-Q4: 28.8 %2017-Q1: 28.8 %2017-Q2: 29.5 %2017-Q3: 29.3 %2017-Q4: 29.4 %2018-Q1: 29.1 %2018-Q2: 28.9 %2018-Q3: 29.1 %2018-Q4: 29 %2019-Q1: 29.5 %2019-Q2: 30.5 %2019-Q3: 30.7 %2019-Q4: 30.9 %2020-Q1: 31.6 %2020-Q2: 33.9 %2020-Q3: 34.1 %2020-Q4: 33.9 %2021-Q1: 33.8 %2021-Q2: 31.7 %2021-Q3: 31.5 %2021-Q4: 31.4 %2022-Q1: 31.5 %2022-Q2: 31.2 %2022-Q3: 31.4 %2022-Q4: 31.5 %2023-Q1: 30.5 %2023-Q2: 29.9 %2023-Q3: 29.7 %2023-Q4: 29.4 %2024-Q1: 30 %2024-Q2: 30.4 %2024-Q3: 30.9 %2024-Q4: 31.4 %2025-Q1: 32.1 %2025-Q2: 32.5 %2025-Q3: 32.5 %2025-Q4: 32.2 %2026-Q1: 32.1 %
%. Source: BIS, BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 109 values
Period%
2026-Q132.1 Estimated
2025-Q432.2 Estimated
2025-Q332.5 Estimated
2025-Q232.5 Estimated
2025-Q132.1 Estimated
2024-Q431.4 Estimated
2024-Q330.9 Estimated
2024-Q230.4 Estimated
2024-Q130 Estimated
2023-Q429.4 Estimated
2023-Q329.7 Estimated
2023-Q229.9 Estimated
2023-Q130.5 Estimated
2022-Q431.5 Estimated
2022-Q331.4 Estimated
2022-Q231.2 Estimated
2022-Q131.5 Estimated
2021-Q431.4 Estimated
2021-Q331.5 Estimated
2021-Q231.7 Estimated
2021-Q133.8 Estimated
2020-Q433.9 Estimated
2020-Q334.1 Estimated
2020-Q233.9 Estimated
2020-Q131.6 Estimated
2019-Q430.9 Estimated
2019-Q330.7 Estimated
2019-Q230.5 Estimated
2019-Q129.5 Estimated
2018-Q429 Estimated
2018-Q329.1 Estimated
2018-Q228.9 Estimated
2018-Q129.1 Estimated
2017-Q429.4 Estimated
2017-Q329.3 Estimated
2017-Q229.5 Estimated
2017-Q128.8 Estimated
2016-Q428.8 Estimated
2016-Q328.8 Estimated
2016-Q228.6 Estimated
2016-Q129.1 Estimated
2015-Q429.2 Estimated
2015-Q329.4 Estimated
2015-Q229.5 Estimated
2015-Q129.7 Estimated
2014-Q429.6 Estimated
2014-Q330.8 Estimated
2014-Q231 Estimated
2014-Q130.6 Estimated
2013-Q430.6 Estimated
2013-Q330.5 Estimated
2013-Q230.4 Estimated
2013-Q130.1 Estimated
2012-Q429 Estimated
2012-Q328.6 Estimated
2012-Q228.2 Estimated
2012-Q127.7 Estimated
2011-Q427.9 Estimated
2011-Q327.5 Estimated
2011-Q227.5 Estimated
2011-Q127.9 Estimated
2010-Q429 Estimated
2010-Q329.5 Estimated
2010-Q229.4 Estimated
2010-Q129.6 Estimated
2009-Q430.3 Estimated
2009-Q330.9 Estimated
2009-Q231.3 Estimated
2009-Q130.7 Estimated
2008-Q429.7 Estimated
2008-Q328.7 Estimated
2008-Q228.1 Estimated
2008-Q127.8 Estimated
2007-Q427.7 Estimated
2007-Q327.2 Estimated
2007-Q227.7 Estimated
2007-Q127.7 Estimated
2006-Q428.4 Estimated
2006-Q329 Estimated
2006-Q228.9 Estimated
2006-Q128.9 Estimated
2005-Q429.1 Estimated
2005-Q329.4 Estimated
2005-Q229.2 Estimated
2005-Q129.2 Estimated
2004-Q429 Estimated
2004-Q330 Estimated
2004-Q231 Estimated
2004-Q132.4 Estimated
2003-Q434.1 Estimated
2003-Q334.2 Estimated
2003-Q234.2 Estimated
2003-Q133 Estimated
2002-Q432.9 Estimated
2002-Q332.4 Estimated
2002-Q232.3 Estimated
2002-Q132 Estimated
2001-Q431.4 Estimated
2001-Q332.3 Estimated
2001-Q233.4 Estimated
2001-Q134.7 Estimated
2000-Q436.4 Estimated
2000-Q334.9 Estimated
2000-Q234.7 Estimated
2000-Q133.8 Estimated
1999-Q432.8 Estimated
1999-Q331.7 Estimated
1999-Q231.3 Estimated
1999-Q130.9 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

BIS estimate of non-financial corporate interest payments and principal amortisation as a percentage of income.

BIS modelled estimates from aggregate debt, income, interest rates and assumed remaining maturities. Includes interest and principal repayments. Better suited to tracking a country over time than comparing absolute levels between countries. Household and corporate coverage is narrower than total private-sector coverage. Household estimates include NPISHs and differ from the Federal Reserve household debt service ratio. Not seasonally adjusted.

How to cite

Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Bank for International Settlements. (n.d.). BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio (Non-financial corporate debt service ratio, Germany, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1

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BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio, Non-financial corporate debt service ratio, Germany, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Bank for International Settlements, https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfinancial-corporate-debt-service-ratio/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Bank for International Settlements. n.d. BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio. Non-financial corporate debt service ratio, Germany, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfinancial-corporate-debt-service-ratio/germany.

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Bank for International Settlements (no date) BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio, Non-financial corporate debt service ratio, Germany, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1 [Dataset]. Available at: https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfinancial-corporate-debt-service-ratio/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bank_non_financial_corporate_debt_2026,
  author = {{Bank for International Settlements}},
  title = {{BIS WS\_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio: Non-financial corporate debt service ratio, Germany, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfinancial-corporate-debt-service-ratio/germany. Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS\_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS\_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv\&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.N?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the non-financial corporate debt service ratio in Germany?

Non-financial corporate debt service ratio in Germany was 32.1% in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is unchanged from Q1 2025. That is the 9th highest of 10 EU countries in Q1 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Bank for International Settlements. BIS WS_DSR: N, quarterly, nonfinancial corporate debt service ratio. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest non-financial corporate debt service ratio in Germany?

36.4% in Q4 2000, the highest value since Q1 1999 in this series.

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