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Germany — Central government debt

millions of EUR · Annual · 1880–2024 · 122 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

The latest central government debt reading for Germany was 1.90T EUR in 2024. The previous reading was 1.87T EUR in 2023; the period change was +1.72%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 44% in 2024.

0.011010.00K10.00M10.00B1880200020102024EURSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
20241.90T EUR
20231.87T EUR
20221.79T EUR
20211.68T EUR
20201.53T EUR
15 earlier values
20191.32T EUR
20181.34T EUR
20171.37T EUR
20161.38T EUR
20151.39T EUR
20141.41T EUR
20131.41T EUR
20121.40T EUR
20111.36T EUR
20101.35T EUR
20091.10T EUR
20081.03T EUR
20071.00T EUR
2006995.07B EUR
2005956.21B EUR

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.