European Union Government Debt: % of GDP
2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about European Union Government Debt: % of GDP
- European Union Government debt accounted for 82.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 81.9 % in the previous quarter.
- EU government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Sep 2025.
- The data reached an all-time high of 91.5 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 62.4 % in Dec 2007.
CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. Eurostat provides Government Debt in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.
Related information about European Union Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, EU National Government Debt reached 17,899.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 5,301.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View European Union's Government Debt: % of GDP from Mar 2000 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was European Union's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2025?
European Union Government debt accounted for 82.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 81.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.1 Sep 2025 | 81.9 Jun 2025 | 62.4 Dec 2007 | 91.5 Mar 2021 | % | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 52.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 47.8 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 73.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 50.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 38.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 83.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 102.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 23.9 2025 | yearly | 2010 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 106.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 29.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 77.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 26.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 26.0 2024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 69.3 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 43.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 28.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 57.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 60.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 43.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 29.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 65.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 62.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 22.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 82.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 88.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| France (%) | 110.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 34.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 62.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 61.8 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 151.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 46.3 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 75.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 60.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 56.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 5.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 33.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 66.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 137.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 203.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 83.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 23.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 68.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 47.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 43.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 45.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 23.6 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Lithuania (%) | 39.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 25.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 53.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 66.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 46.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 80.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 60.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 38.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 38.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 58.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 71.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.9 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (%) | 42.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 48.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 37.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 53.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 35.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 68.3 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 110.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 35.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 31.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 58.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 97.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 58.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 15.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 30.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 43.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 173.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 62.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 69.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 78.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 103.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 93.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 33.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 22.2 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 29.0 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 58.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 81.2 2024 | yearly | 2016 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Ukraine (%) | 90.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
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| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 50.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 12,827,676.653 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 18,588,662.343 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 334,042.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.766 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 18,859,190.099 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 27,019,799.4 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.5 May 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - May 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 7,949,172.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 22,590,739.942 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.79 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 77.01 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,776.144 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 284.543 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,232.180 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,189.321 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,024.709 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,047.487 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,058.342 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,097.269 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,698.740 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,703.870 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Non Financial Sector (EUR bn) | 5,278.005 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
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