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 689.5 % 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 689.5 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689.5 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 (%) | 268.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 523.6 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 (%) | 941.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 415.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 1,165.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 388.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 847.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 381.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 689.5 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 608.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 948.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 594.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 521.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 385.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 679.7 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 (%) | 1,169.2 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 (%) | 1,332.9 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 (%) | 592.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 299.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 458.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 244.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 372.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 323.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 554.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 754.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 898.9 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 (%) | 828.3 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) | 13,341,419.967 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 19,259,297.802 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 335,615.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.810 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 19,558,271.169 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| 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) | 8,189,214.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 23,295,234.149 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.43 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 76.73 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 282.252 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,987.131 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,317.789 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,344.679 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,225.427 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,161.559 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,204.710 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,047.487 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,857.432 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,671.454 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Non Financial Sector (EUR bn) | 5,293.422 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| BE: Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: NACE 2 (% Point) | -14.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2026 |
| Construction Confidence Indicator (CCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -15.900 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Eurocoin Leading Indicator (Number) | 0.540 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2019 - Feb 2026 |
| Economic Sentiment Index: sa: EU 27 excl UK (NA) | 65.800 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EA 19 (% Point) | 5.80 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2018 |
| Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -30.600 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: Euro Area 19 (% Point) | 15.30 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2018 |
| Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -35.400 Apr 2020 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Apr 2020 |
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