Government debt (quarterly) in the euro area (21) i
Registered · Quarterly · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10q_ggdebt), retrieved 2026-10-19 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
88.9%
Euro area (21) · Q1 2026 p
Euro area (21) · Q1 2026 pYear-on-year change+1.7 pp
Previous period87.7% Q4 2025
Rank in Europe—
EU2782.9%
Spain101.6%
Trend
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About this indicator
- What is the latest government debt (quarterly) figure in the euro area (21)?
- 88.9% in Q1 2026. The EU27 figure is 82.9%.
- What does government debt (quarterly) measure?
- Government debt (quarterly), in % of GDP. A lower value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the government debt (quarterly) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10q_ggdebt («Quarterly government debt»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is government debt (quarterly) updated?
- Quarterly. The latest period published is Q1 2026; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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