Government debt in the euro area (20, until 2025) i
Free · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_edpt1), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
87.8%
Euro area (20, until 2025) · 2025
Euro area (20, until 2025) · 2025Year-on-year change+0.8 pp
Previous period87.0% 2024
Rank in Europe—
EU2781.7%
Spain100.7%
Trend
Country ranking → Euro area (20, until 2025) → Compare Spain and Euro area (20, until 2025) →
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| Period | Euro area (20, until 2025) | EU27 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.8% | 81.7% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | 80.7% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | 80.5% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | 82.4% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | 86.7% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | 77.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | 79.5% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | 84.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | 85.1% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | 81.7% |
Data analysis
Euro area (20, until 2025), “Government debt” (2025): 87.8%; a year earlier, 87.0% (+0.8 pp: deterioration). For reference, the EU27 records 81.7% and Spain 100.7%. Over the last 5 periods the series shows a downward trend.
About this indicator
- What is the latest government debt figure in the euro area (20, until 2025)?
- 87.8% in 2025. The EU27 figure is 81.7%.
- What does government debt measure?
- Government debt, in % of GDP. A lower value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the government debt data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10dd_edpt1 («Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is government debt updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.