Government debt in large euro area countries
Government debt as a share of GDP, from Eurostat. Every place uses the same definition and unit, so the values can be compared directly. 2025 is the most recent period with a value for every selected place.
Values for 2025
Greece, 2025
145.4%
+34.9 percentage points since 2001
Italy, 2025
136.7%
+28.2 percentage points since 2001
France, 2025
115.7%
+56.4 percentage points since 2001
Spain, 2025
100.5%
+46.4 percentage points since 2001
Germany, 2025
62.8%
+4.7 percentage points since 2001
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | France | Germany | Spain | Greece |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136.7% | 115.7% | 62.8% | 100.5% | 145.4% |
| 2024 | 134.3% | 112.6% | 61.4% | 101.4% | 153.5% |
| 2023 | 134.0% | 109.5% | 61.8% | 105.3% | 164.0% |
| 2022 | 138.4% | 111.4% | 64.1% | 109.3% | 177.8% |
| 2021 | 146.1% | 112.8% | 67.4% | 115.7% | 197.3% |
| 2020 | 154.7% | 114.9% | 67.5% | 119.3% | 209.4% |
| 2019 | 134.2% | 98.2% | 58.3% | 97.7% | 183.2% |
| 2018 | 134.5% | 98.5% | 60.5% | 99.8% | 189.0% |
| 2017 | 134.0% | 98.8% | 63.7% | 101.2% | 182.1% |
| 2016 | 134.5% | 98.1% | 68.1% | 102.0% | 183.1% |
| 2015 | 135.0% | 97.0% | 71.0% | 102.5% | 179.6% |
| 2014 | 135.0% | 96.2% | 74.4% | 104.4% | 182.7% |
| 2013 | 132.0% | 94.6% | 77.4% | 100.0% | 180.4% |
| 2012 | 126.1% | 91.7% | 79.8% | 89.6% | 164.1% |
| 2011 | 119.3% | 88.7% | 78.5% | 69.5% | 175.1% |
| 2010 | 118.9% | 86.3% | 81.0% | 60.3% | 147.8% |
| 2009 | 116.1% | 84.1% | 72.4% | 53.1% | 128.5% |
| 2008 | 105.8% | 69.8% | 65.2% | 39.6% | 110.9% |
| 2007 | 103.5% | 65.5% | 63.7% | 35.7% | 104.6% |
| 2006 | 106.3% | 65.4% | 66.4% | 39.0% | 105.3% |
| 2005 | 106.2% | 68.2% | 67.1% | 42.4% | 109.9% |
| 2004 | 104.7% | 66.9% | 65.0% | 45.3% | 105.5% |
| 2003 | 105.1% | 65.4% | 63.3% | 47.7% | 104.3% |
| 2002 | 105.9% | 61.3% | 59.8% | 51.2% | 107.9% |
| 2001 | 108.5% | 59.3% | 58.1% | 54.1% | 110.5% |
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