EUROPEAN UNION
Public debt ranking
Comparison of all 27 European Union countries using Eurostat and ECB data.
Countries are ranked by their public debt-to-GDP ratio.
Debt: 2026-Q1 · population: 2026
Rank
Country
Debt / GDP
1.
Greece
EL
143.5 %
2.
Italy
IT
138.9 %
3.
France
FR
117.6 %
4.
Belgium
BE
109.1 %
5.
Spain
ES
101.6 %
6.
Portugal
PT
91 %
7.
Finland
FI
89.7 %
8.
Austria
AT
83.3 %
9.
Hungary
HU
77.7 %
10.
Slovenia
SI
64.8 %
11.
Germany
DE
64.4 %
12.
Slovakia
SK
62.5 %
13.
Poland
PL
61.6 %
14.
Romania
RO
60.1 %
15.
Croatia
HR
58.4 %
16.
Cyprus
CY
54.6 %
17.
Latvia
LV
46.9 %
18.
Malta
MT
45.9 %
19.
Czechia
CZ
44.1 %
20.
Netherlands
NL
43.8 %
21.
Lithuania
LT
42.3 %
22.
Ireland
IE
37 %
23.
Sweden
SE
34.9 %
24.
Luxembourg
LU
29.2 %
25.
Bulgaria
BG
28.5 %
26.
Denmark
DK
26.8 %
27.
Estonia
EE
25.2 %
Debt per capita is a statistical calculation of total public debt divided by the population. It is not a personal liability of an individual.
27 COUNTRIES
Detailed statistics for EU countries
Each country has its own page with current data, EU rankings and historical development.