European Union External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about European Union External Debt: % of GDP

• European Union External Debt accounted for 109.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 117.0 % in the previous year.
• EU External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2008 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 132.5 % in Dec 2015 and a record low of 109.6 % in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. European Central Bank provides External Debt in EUR. Eurostat provides Nominal GDP in EUR. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP covers Euro Area 20. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2013 covers Euro Area 19.


Related information about European Union External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 119.2 USD bn in Dec 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.3 USD bn in Feb 2024.
• EU Direct Investment Abroad fell by 4.8 USD bn in Jan 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 101.0 USD bn in Dec 2023.
• The country's External Debt reached 17,422,123.8 in Dec 2023.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,430.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View European Union's External Debt: % of GDP from 2008 to 2023 in the chart:

What was European Union's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?

European Union External Debt accounted for 109.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 117.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
109.6 2023	117.0 2022	109.6 2023	132.5 2015	%	yearly	2008 - 2023

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