Government debt, quarterly in Greece
Government debt in Greece was equal to 140.8% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the lowest since Q2 2010.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Greece, Q2 2026
140.8%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
−2.7percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
1st of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Greece over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 140.8%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 143.5%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 146.2% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 149.8% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 152.0% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 152.9% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 154.2% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 158.6% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 160.3% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 162.1% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 164.3% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 168.9% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 171.5% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 174.0% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 177.8% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 182.3% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 188.5% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 193.5% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 197.3% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 206.3% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 211.5% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 212.9% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 209.4% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 202.7% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 194.6% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 183.5% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 183.2% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 185.3% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 187.6% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 189.8% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 189.0% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 190.0% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 184.6% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 184.4% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 182.1% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 179.7% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 178.9% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 180.0% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 143.5% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 164.3%, the figure has changed by −23.5 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Greece has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.