Germany National Government Debt

2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany National Government Debt

  • Germany National Government Debt reached 3,331.0 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with 3,273.5 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Germany National Government Debt data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 3,331.0 USD bn in Dec 2025 and a record low of 1,054.8 USD bn in Jun 2001.

CEIC converts quarterly Government Debt into USD. The Deutsche Bundesbank provides Government Debt in EUR. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Germany National Government Debt
  • In the latest reports, Germany Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 2.7 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Government debt accounted for 63.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025.
  • Germany Nominal GDP reached 1,310.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Germany's National Government Debt from Mar 2000 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Germany National Government Debt

What was Germany's National Government Debt in Dec 2025?

Germany National Government Debt reached 3,331.0 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with 3,273.5 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 3,273,511.1 Sep 2025 1,054,835.9 Jun 2001 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 USD mn quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025

National Government Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 15,870.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2010 - Mar 2026
Algeria (USD mn) 127,109.6 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 455,076.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 14,091.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Australia (USD mn) 685,976.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (USD mn) 490,656.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9,223.0 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (USD mn) 52,564.2 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Belarus (USD mn) 23,375.7 May 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 812,672.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 3,449.6 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 2,097,282.1 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Apr 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 37,868.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2026
Canada (USD mn) 1,517,724.5 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (USD mn) 154,979.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
China (USD mn) 5,896,064.4 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 330,041.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 62,335.2 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Cyprus (USD mn) 23,135.3 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2010 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (USD mn) 183,513.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 134,380.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 86,514.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Egypt (USD mn) 344,231.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 11,769.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (USD mn) 18,043,357.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 291,561.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) 4,061,201.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 13,326.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Germany (USD mn) 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) 425,928.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 190,786.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 205,113.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2026
Iceland (USD mn) 22,207.5 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
India (USD mn) 2,205,393.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 547,950.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 246,341.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Israel (USD mn) 443,893.3 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Italy (USD mn) 3,638,321.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,853.2 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (USD mn) 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1982 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 52,324.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 76,519.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Kenya (USD mn) 95,337.3 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 855,595.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,797.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 9,943.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Apr 2026
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 8,919.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 23,676.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 101,813.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 39,470.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 27,808.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 10,272.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (USD mn) 325,635.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) 13,375.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 12,827.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 1,144,324.9 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Apr 2026
Moldova (USD mn) 8,231.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 5,521.7 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 91,099.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 14,538.4 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (USD mn) 614,427.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 130,325.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (USD mn) 107,935.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Norway (USD mn) 297,283.3 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Oman (USD mn) 37,971.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Panama (USD mn) 59,349.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 16,217.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Peru (USD mn) 105,039.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Philippines (USD mn) 300,305.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2026
Poland (USD mn) 648,365.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 326,169.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Qatar (USD mn) 26,518.7 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Romania (USD mn) 262,224.8 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2011 - Feb 2026
Russia (USD mn) 489,635.9 Apr 2026 monthly May 2009 - Apr 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 405,068.6 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 45,324.3 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2004 - Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 1,034,459.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (USD mn) 98,475.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 54,365.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 357,353.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2026
Spain (USD mn) 1,993,036.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 96,944.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 250,022.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 231,894.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Taiwan, China (USD mn) 210,211.6 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Thailand (USD mn) 350,915.4 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1997 - Mar 2026
Tunisia (USD mn) 48,835.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 298,427.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Ukraine (USD mn) 176,155.4 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
United Kingdom (USD mn) 4,178,226.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1966 - Dec 2025
United States (USD mn) 39,207,760.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - May 2026
Uruguay (USD mn) 50,313.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 105,131.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Vietnam (USD mn) 150,597.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Yemen (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -42,574.620 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 302,989.732 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,798.121 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,991.688 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,599.816 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,330.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,886.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 140,556.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,112.465 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1977 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,303.385 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,750.041 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,030.192 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 270,400.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Apr 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,669,527.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,162,150.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 21,149,954.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,771,633.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,666,502.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,830,479.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,351,707.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,312,705.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,147,437.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: China (EUR th) 5,708,763.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 130,431.733 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 150,266.787 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) 1.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) 0.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 135.750 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.130 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.620 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 40,443.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Mar 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 75,658.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Mar 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 51,426.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 16,191.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 24,810.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 100,626.507 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2,021.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 102,647.559 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 7,936,265.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 151.3 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,873,834.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 585.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 243.613 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,316,908.054 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Dec 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,390.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 36,406.381 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,438,356.364 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,764,319.819 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,785.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 489,325.575 May 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,399,165.787 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,560.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,222.373 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,984,158.343 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.65 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.27 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -15.483 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -9.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) -10.200 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -77.800 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Mar 2026

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