Where does Spain rank?

Spain: 1.3% in 2025, rank 10 of 18 countries.

What does government debt held by households measure?

Government debt held by households, in % of GDP. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.

Where does the government debt held by households data come from?

Eurostat, dataset gov_10dd_ggd («General government debt»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.

How often is government debt held by households updated?

Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.

Government debt held by households i

Name: Government debt held by households
Creator: Eurostat
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18 countries with data for 2025 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % of GDP · Basic

Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_ggd), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet

EU27—

Euro area—

Spain1.3% 10 of 18

Simple average4.6%

Highest ·

Italy16.2%

Lowest ·

Netherlands0.1%

Trend

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Country ranking

Government debt held by households: country ranking (2025)
#	Country	Value	Year-on-year change	EU27 rank
1	Italy	16.2%	+0.7 pp	1/18
2	Hungary	16.1%	-0.3 pp	2/18
3	Portugal	15.9%	+0.2 pp	3/18
4	Malta	10.4%	+0.3 pp	4/18
5	Croatia	5.2%	-0.1 pp	5/18
6	Ireland	4.0%	-0.5 pp	6/18
7	Romania	3.8%	+1.0 pp	7/18
8	Greece	3.3%	-0.4 pp	8/18
9	Czechia	1.4%	-0.2 pp	9/18
10	Spain	1.3%	-0.5 pp	10/18
11	Austria	1.2%	+0.6 pp	11/18
11	Latvia	1.2%	+0.1 pp	11/18
13	Cyprus	0.5%	-0.1 pp	13/18
13	Belgium	0.5%	0.0 pp	13/18
15	Slovakia	0.4%	+0.4 pp	15/18
15	Sweden	0.4%	+0.1 pp	15/18
17	Lithuania	0.3%	+0.1 pp	17/18
18	Netherlands	0.1%	0.0 pp	18/18

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About this indicator

Which European country has the highest government debt held by households?: Italy, with 16.2% in 2025.
Where does Spain rank?: Spain: 1.3% in 2025, rank 10 of 18 countries.
What does government debt held by households measure?: Government debt held by households, in % of GDP. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
Where does the government debt held by households data come from?: Eurostat, dataset gov_10dd_ggd («General government debt»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
How often is government debt held by households updated?: Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.

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