Government debt held by insurers, funds and other financial corporations i
27 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—
Spain8.9% 8 of 27
Simple average5.8%
Highest · 
Italy17.4%
Italy17.4%Lowest · 
Cyprus0.0%
Cyprus0.0%Trend
Add or remove countries from the legend. Eurostat data, not seasonally adjusted unless stated.
Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 17.4% | -0.5 pp | 1/26 |
| 2 |  Croatia | 13.9% | -1.8 pp | 2/26 |
| 3 |  France | 13.0% | +0.7 pp | 3/26 |
| 4 |  Romania | 11.5% | +2.3 pp | 4/26 |
| 5 |  Denmark | 10.8% | -1.2 pp | 5/26 |
| 6 |  Czechia | 9.8% | +0.1 pp | 6/26 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 9.0% | +0.5 pp | 7/26 |
| 8 |  Spain | 8.9% | -0.7 pp | 8/26 |
| 9 |  Hungary | 8.8% | +1.0 pp | 9/26 |
| 10 |  Norway | 8.1% | +0.7 pp | — |
| 11 |  Belgium | 7.7% | -0.4 pp | 10/26 |
| 11 |  Poland | 7.7% | +1.2 pp | 10/26 |
| 13 |  Netherlands | 6.9% | -0.6 pp | 12/26 |
| 14 |  Germany | 5.6% | +0.9 pp | 13/26 |
| 15 |  Bulgaria | 2.6% | +0.5 pp | 14/26 |
| 16 |  Malta | 2.1% | -0.3 pp | 15/26 |
| 16 |  Austria | 2.1% | +0.2 pp | 15/26 |
| 18 |  Finland | 2.0% | +0.1 pp | 17/26 |
| 18 |  Portugal | 2.0% | -0.2 pp | 17/26 |
| 20 |  Slovakia | 1.5% | -0.1 pp | 19/26 |
| 20 |  Greece | 1.5% | -0.1 pp | 19/26 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 1.5% | 0.0 pp | 19/26 |
| 23 |  Latvia | 1.1% | -1.2 pp | 22/26 |
| 24 |  Lithuania | 0.8% | -0.1 pp | 23/26 |
| 25 |  Ireland | 0.6% | -0.1 pp | 24/26 |
| 26 |  Estonia | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | 25/26 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | 26/26 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest government debt held by insurers, funds and other financial corporations?
- Italy, with 17.4% in 2025.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 8.9% in 2025, rank 8 of 27 countries.
- What does government debt held by insurers, funds and other financial corporations measure?
- Government debt held by insurers, funds and other financial corporations, 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 insurers, funds and other financial corporations 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 insurers, funds and other financial corporations 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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