Germany (2025)
17.2
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Germany Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 17.2 +0.4pp
2024 16.8 -0.2pp
2023 17 -2.1pp
2022 19.1 -0.3pp
2021 19.4 -0.8pp
2020 20.2 +1.8pp
2019 18.4 unchanged
2018 18.4 -1.1pp
2017 19.5 -1.5pp
2016 21 -1pp
2015 22 -1.3pp
2014 23.3 -1.5pp
2013 24.8 -1pp
2012 25.8 -0.4pp
2011 26.2 -2.4pp
2010 28.6 +8pp
2009 20.6 +0.9pp
2008 19.7 +0.6pp
2007 19.1 -1.8pp
2006 20.9 -1.1pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 17.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 16.8 in 2024 to 28.6 in 2010.

This page tracks general government loan liabilities (direct borrowing from banks and institutions) as a share of GDP in Germany from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks general government loan liabilities (direct borrowing from banks and institutions) as a share of GDP in Germany from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 28.6 % of GDP in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.8 in 2024. The latest reading of 17.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp.