Government Debt in Germany increased to 2553976 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2025 from 2523342 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Government Debt- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Germany recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 62.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Government Debt to GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for General government gross debt for Germany (GGGDTADEA188N) from 1991 to 2024 about Germany, debt, gross, and government.

Key information about Germany National Government Debt

• Germany National Government Debt reached 3,217.2 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with 2,916.6 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Germany National Government Debt data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Jun 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 3,217.2 USD bn in Jun 2025 and a record low of 1,054.8 USD bn in Jun 2001.

• In the latest reports, Germany Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 2.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025.
• The country's Government debt accounted for 62.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025.
• Germany Nominal GDP reached 1,310.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.

This statistic shows the general national debt of Germany as defined in the Maastricht Treaty, from 2003 to 2024. In 2024, Germany's general government debts were estimated to amount to approximately 2.7 trillion euros.

Germany DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Loans data was reported at 12.547 % in Sep 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.413 % for Jun 2024. Germany DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Loans data is updated quarterly, averaging 20.307 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.223 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 12.413 % in Jun 2024. Germany DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Loans data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.QPSD: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding International Public Debt Securities to GDP for Germany (DDDM06DEA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about public, Germany, debt, securities, and GDP.

The national debt of Germany stood at ************* Euros in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the national debt rose by ************* Euros, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The national debt will steadily rise by ************* Euros over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.

The outstanding value of Germany's general government debt securities has shown an upward trend from 2000 to the third quarter of 2024, rising from approximately *** billion U.S. dollars to *** trillion U.S. dollars. The largest increase occurred between 2019 and 2020, when government debt securities went from *** trillion to over *** trillion U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Domestic Public Debt Securities to GDP for Germany (DDDM04DEA156NWDB) from 1996 to 2011 about public, Germany, debt, domestic, securities, and GDP.

Key information about Germany Government Debt: % of GDP

• Germany Government debt accounted for 62.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 62.0 % in the previous quarter.
• Germany government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Jun 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 81.0 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 57.6 % in Jun 2001.

• In the latest reports, Germany National Government Debt reached 2,783.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP reached 1,310.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.

DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Debt Securities and Loans data was reported at 62.112 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 61.999 % for Sep 2024. DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Debt Securities and Loans data is updated quarterly, averaging 65.316 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 105 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.593 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 57.180 % in Jun 2001. DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Debt Securities and Loans data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.QPSD: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Germany amounted to 63.47 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the ratio rose by 24.45 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio will steadily rise by 10.11 percentage points over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

Graph and download economic data for Projection of General government gross debt for Germany (GGGDTPDEA188N) from 2025 to 2030 about projection, Germany, debt, gross, and government.

Government debt as a share of gross domestic product has risen for almost all of Europe's largest economies since the mid-20th century. While until the 1970s it was common for European countries to have debt levels of less than 20 percent of their GDP, with the onset of economic crises related to international financial instability and oil price shocks, the long-term slowdown of economic growth in Europe, and the substantial public spending burdens which states had incurred due to the expansion of welfare and social services, European governments began to amass significant amounts of debt.

Which European countries are the most indebted? Italy stands out as the country in Europe which has experienced the largest secular increase in its government debt level, with the southern European country having debt worth 1.4 times its GDP in 2022. Spain, the United Kingdom, and France have also experienced long-run increase in their debt levels to between 90 and 100 percent in 2022. Germany and Turkey, on the other hand, have experienced more gradual increases in their public debt, with both countries having debt worth less than half their GDP. Russia stands as an outlier, due to the fact that its debt level has fallen dramatically since the 1990s. After the eastern European country's transition from communism and particularly after the financial crisis it experienced in 1998, the Russian state has severely cut back on public expenditure, while also having little need to borrow due to the state ownership of the country's vast natural resources.

Germany DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Long Term: Over 1 Year: Loans data was reported at 9.783 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.783 % for Sep 2024. Germany DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Long Term: Over 1 Year: Loans data is updated quarterly, averaging 12.082 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.417 % in Dec 2013 and a record low of 9.749 % in Jun 2024. Germany DE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Long Term: Over 1 Year: Loans data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.QPSD: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government.

This statistic shows the percentage change on the previous year for general government consolidated gross debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Germany from 2014 to 2017. The largest change in this period occurred in 2017 when there was an decrease of -1.6 percent.

In 2024, German public and scientific libraries recorded around *** million and ***** million items borrowed, respectively. For public libraries this was an increase, but for scientific libraries it was a decrease.

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Graph and download economic data for Gross Portfolio Debt Liabilities to GDP for Germany (DDDM10DEA156NWDB) from 1999 to 2020 about Germany, liabilities, debt, gross, and GDP.