27 countries. A world of differences.
Explore government debt across the EU. And the story behind the numbers.
Official Eurostat data. Free to explore, country by country.
EU-27 modelled live estimate
Official anchor: €16.16tn · Eurostat 2026-Q2
27 countries in the shared official period
How does this counter work?
EU country debt pages
Open the official debt profile for any EU member state.
Eurostat · Debt-to-GDP
Map colours use official observations; the live pace is a labelled model based on the two latest quarters.
Five years of official quarters
The live estimate gives the page energy. The official five-year series shows whether Europe’s combined debt is actually moving up or down over time.
Official quarterly figures; some inputs are provisional or estimated. Source and calculations →
Latest analysis
Current reporting and deeper analysis connect Europe’s debt figures to policy, interest costs and the choices facing individual countries.
Finland’s debt ratio rose to 90.2% at the end of June. It was one of seven EU countries above 90%, up from six in March. The grouping is a comparison, not a legal limit.
Read analysisGreece has the higher debt ratio, but a ranking alone misses the direction of travel. A fair comparison separates the starting burden, the change and the cost of financing it.
Read analysisFrance needs to reassure lenders without dismissing failures in public services. Fiscal credibility requires funded choices and results people can actually see, not just a market-friendly promise.
Read analysisWhy it matters
Debt affects borrowing costs, fiscal flexibility and how governments can respond when the economy changes.
Learn what government debt meansHigher debt can make countries more exposed when interest rates rise and maturing bonds must be refinanced.
Debt levels influence how much room governments have for investment, public services and crisis response.
Debt-to-GDP and official country data put very different economies on a more useful common scale.
Essential answers
The counter starts with the latest official Eurostat debt value and extends the change between the two latest official quarters. It is a modelled estimate, not an official real-time statistic.
A deficit is the gap between government spending and revenue during a period. Government debt is the outstanding stock left by past borrowing, repayments and other changes.
Debt-to-GDP compares the debt stock with the size of the economy. It supports comparison between countries, but is not by itself a complete test of debt sustainability.
Sources and method
Every official figure, calculated comparison and modelled estimate has a defined role on EU Debt Map.
Eurostat quarterly government-debt data; 27 EU countries share the 2026-Q2 reference period.
The moving counter extends the change between the two latest official quarters. It is not an official real-time statistic.
Absolute debt, debt-to-GDP and quarterly movement remain separate so large and small economies can be compared responsibly.
