Germany Government Debt

Germany government debt data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 20.85 percent of GDP.
COUNTRY: Germany
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-07 11:20:34
Economy Data Rating
Germany · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
AA
86 / 100
Very strong stability
Fiscal stability 24.4 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 16.7 / 20
External stability 12 / 15
Financial robustness 12.9 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 9.3 / 10
Demographic capacity 2 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 83% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–1990 19901990
1990 1990
Selected year: 1990 · Value: n/a 1990

Germany · central government debt as a percentage of gdp.

1990–1990
20.85 percent of GDP
n/a percent of GDP
20.85 percent of GDP
40 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990
government debt rate reference line

Countries by government debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Singapore 175.61
United Kingdom 131.07
United States 117.97
Bahrain 111.6
Spain 105.64
Jordan 102.85
Israel 88.24
Egypt 85.79

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Italy 77.29
Netherlands 54.21
Spain 105.64
United States 117.97

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Expense GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Interest Payments GC.XPN.INTP.RV.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS

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Germany Snapshot

country profile
Population 83.52 m
GDP 4685.59 bn
Debt/GDP 20.85%
Inflation 2.26%
Unemployment 3.71%
Currency n/a
Region Europe
Income group High income

Germany Government Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Debt for Germany. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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