Public debt – Germany | PublicDebt.eu

Estimated change in public debt

— —

—

0 —

Since you opened this page

Approximate calculation of the year-on-year change in public debt.

Total public debt

2,902 bn EUR

general government gross debt

Debt-to-GDP ratio

64.4 % of GDP

2026-Q1

EU ranking

11. of 27 countries

by debt-to-GDP ratio

Population

83,467,117

—

Debt per capita

34,769 EUR

Local currency · statistical amount per resident

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

Public debt development

Historical development of public debt relative to GDP.

Loading data…

BORROWING CONDITIONS

10-year government bond yield

The harmonised market yield on long-term government bonds indicates current long-term borrowing conditions.

Latest available monthly average

3.19 % p.a.

August 2026

What does this figure mean?

This is a harmonised yield on government bonds with a residual maturity close to 10 years. It is not the average interest rate on existing public debt.

Source: ECB

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

10-year government bond yield over time

Historical development of the harmonised monthly long-term government bond yield.

Monthly average · ECB

Loading data…

EU COMPARISON

Position in the European Union

Debt / GDP 11. rank of 27

Total debt 3. rank of 27

Debt per capita 9. rank of 27

View the full EU ranking

MORE COUNTRIES

Explore the European Union

Go to the ranking and explore any of the 27 European Union countries.

DATA

Sources and methodology

Eurostat and ECB data are used for comparisons between EU countries.

Eurostat

Quarterly general government debt and the debt-to-GDP ratio.

gov_10q_ggdebt —

Eurostat

Population on 1 January.

demo_gind / JAN —

European Central Bank

Harmonised long-term interest rate for convergence purposes, based on government bonds with a maturity close to 10 years.