European Union Total Debt: % of GDP
2001 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about European Union Total Debt: % of GDP
- European Union Total Debt accounted for 689.6 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 703.7 % in the previous year.
- EU Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2001 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 833.2 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 553.3 % in Dec 2001.
CEIC calculates annual Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Total Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Total Debt is calculated as the Total Liabilities less Equity & Investment Fund Shares and Financial Derivatives. Eurostat provides Total Debt in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.
View European Union's Total Debt: % of GDP from 2001 to 2024 in the chart:
What was European Union's Total Debt: % of GDP in 2024?
European Union Total Debt accounted for 689.6 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 703.7 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689.6 2024 | 703.7 2023 | 553.3 2001 | 833.2 2020 | % | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
Total Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (%) | 268.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 412.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 698.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 348.2 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 942.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 415.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 1,145.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 388.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 847.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 382.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 689.6 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 608.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 948.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 594.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 526.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 395.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 678.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 814.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 551.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 1,169.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 722.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 340.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 327.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 6,972.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 335.0 2023 | yearly | 2013 - 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 1,334.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 114.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 938.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 586.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 578.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 299.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 458.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 244.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 377.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 323.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 554.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 755.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 897.5 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 889.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 247.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Ukraine (%) | 235.5 2021 | yearly | 2009 - 2021 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 827.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| United States (%) | 720.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1951 - 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 M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,097.269 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - 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 M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,189.321 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,232.180 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,703.870 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,698.740 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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