Germany Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

1991 - 2026 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

  • Germany Private Debt accounted for 72.27 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a ratio of 72.66 % in the previous quarter
  • Germany Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1991 to Mar 2026, with an average share of 86.12 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 101.10 % in Dec 2000 and a record low of 72.27 % in Mar 2026

CEIC calculates quarterly Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Private Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Private Debt is calculated by subtracting Domestic Loans to Financial Institutions and Insurance Corporations from Total Domestic Loans. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Private Debt in EUR. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Nominal GDP in EUR.

View Germany's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP from Dec 1991 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

Germany Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

What was Germany's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP in Mar 2026?

Germany Private Debt accounted for 72.27 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a ratio of 72.66 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
72.27 Mar 2026 72.66 Dec 2025 72.27 Mar 2026 101.10 Dec 2000 % quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 34.03 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 18.54 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 13.94 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 63.14 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 129.70 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 85.01 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 22.84 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 31.52 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Belarus (%) 20.27 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 65.72 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (%) 68.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 45.98 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 31.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 53.54 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 30.00 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 48.52 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 123.98 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 209.65 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 65.42 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
China (%) 198.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 39.86 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 49.39 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2026
Cyprus (%) 53.18 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 47.72 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 29.23 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 57.23 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 24.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 63.71 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) 76.73 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 89.01 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
France (%) 105.15 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 65.86 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 72.27 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 6.71 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2025
Greece (%) 52.17 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 188.87 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1973 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 54.76 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 87.77 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
India (%) 51.51 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 30.39 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 57.83 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Ireland (%) 22.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 114.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 57.13 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 22.95 2025 yearly 2016 - 2025
Japan (%) 115.92 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 69.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 27.12 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 27.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 140.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 59.84 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 106.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 27.03 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Laos (%) 56.96 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) 30.61 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017 yearly 1988 - 2017
Lithuania (%) 39.45 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 78.70 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 115.84 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 52.91 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 7.49 2023 yearly 2017 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 117.80 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 64.45 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (%) 72.00 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 21.68 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 27.01 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 46.64 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 50.62 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 51.62 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.84 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 28.98 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Nepal (%) 74.44 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 83.10 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 136.85 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 11.34 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 119.15 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 52.89 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 8.89 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 53.04 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 0.00 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 40.85 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 31.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 52.25 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 33.13 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 72.03 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 119.88 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 21.99 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 55.59 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 65.08 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 35.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 127.25 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 60.33 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 36.04 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 68.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 69.83 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 25.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 122.41 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 162.30 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 2026

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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
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,666,502.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 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
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,351,707.000 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: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,830,479.000 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: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 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
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
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.620 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 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
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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