Credit to General Government, Face Value (USD billions, Quarterly): Euro area (XM)
The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (XM) is 16,377.53 USD billions for 2026-Q1, from Bank for International Settlements.
Reviewed series · Credit & Debt · Quarterly · USD billions · BIS.CREDIT.GOVERNMENT.USD.Q · XM
Government core debt is consolidated across government entities and valued at nominal/face value. Gross outstanding core debt: loans, debt securities, and currency/deposits, financed by all domestic and foreign lenders. Assets are not deducted. End-quarter stock converted to US dollars at the prevailing end-quarter exchange rate; not a credit-flow or PPP measure. BIS statistics are freely sourced and their inclusion must not result in any additional charge to users. BIS attribution is required; resale is not permitted by SOTW's rights policy. Collection time is not the original publication timestamp. Source dimensions, unit multipliers, confidentiality and observation flags are retained. Terms: https://data.bis.org/help/legal
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- Latest
- 16,377.53
- USD billions · 2026-Q1
- Previous
- 16,386.51
- USD billions · 2025-Q4
- Earliest held
- 4,662.91
- USD billions · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 105
- Every reading SOTW holds
Euro area (XM) · history
USD billions · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (USD billions) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 16,377.53 |
| 2025-Q4 | 16,386.51 |
| 2025-Q3 | 16,306.41 |
| 2025-Q2 | 16,062.02 |
| 2025-Q1 | 14,604.98 |
| 2024-Q4 | 13,806.13 |
| 2024-Q3 | 14,838.34 |
| 2024-Q2 | 14,049.47 |
| 2024-Q1 | 13,983.72 |
| 2023-Q4 | 14,113.38 |
| 2023-Q3 | 13,514.05 |
| 2023-Q2 | 13,742.41 |
| 2023-Q1 | 13,608.63 |
| 2022-Q4 | 13,125.47 |
| 2022-Q3 | 11,951.53 |
| 2022-Q2 | 12,687.24 |
| 2022-Q1 | 13,420.51 |
| 2021-Q4 | 13,427.75 |
| 2021-Q3 | 13,733.39 |
| 2021-Q2 | 13,946.23 |
| 2021-Q1 | 13,530.44 |
| 2020-Q4 | 13,776.34 |
| 2020-Q3 | 13,177.02 |
| 2020-Q2 | 12,412.74 |
| 2020-Q1 | 11,387.19 |
| 2019-Q4 | 11,413.87 |
| 2019-Q3 | 11,211.51 |
| 2019-Q2 | 11,670.47 |
| 2019-Q1 | 11,459.57 |
| 2018-Q4 | 11,519.23 |
| 2018-Q3 | 11,725.04 |
| 2018-Q2 | 11,744.12 |
| 2018-Q1 | 12,377.91 |
| 2017-Q4 | 11,943.10 |
| 2017-Q3 | 11,848.18 |
| 2017-Q2 | 11,458.30 |
| 2017-Q1 | 10,665.30 |
| 2016-Q4 | 10,398.11 |
| 2016-Q3 | 11,043.97 |
| 2016-Q2 | 11,056.50 |
| 2016-Q1 | 11,260.24 |
| 2015-Q4 | 10,577.55 |
| 2015-Q3 | 10,914.97 |
| 2015-Q2 | 10,895.02 |
| 2015-Q1 | 10,466.27 |
| 2014-Q4 | 11,634.10 |
| 2014-Q3 | 12,032.25 |
| 2014-Q2 | 13,090.87 |
| 2014-Q1 | 13,079.86 |
| 2013-Q4 | 12,875.93 |
| 2013-Q3 | 12,579.64 |
| 2013-Q2 | 12,228.19 |
| 2013-Q1 | 11,814.99 |
| 2012-Q4 | 11,927.49 |
| 2012-Q3 | 11,561.93 |
| 2012-Q2 | 11,239.26 |
| 2012-Q1 | 11,710.02 |
| 2011-Q4 | 11,209.41 |
| 2011-Q3 | 11,584.62 |
| 2011-Q2 | 12,331.16 |
| 2011-Q1 | 11,926.15 |
| 2010-Q4 | 11,018.93 |
| 2010-Q3 | 10,858.97 |
| 2010-Q2 | 9,673.34 |
| 2010-Q1 | 10,382.32 |
| 2009-Q4 | 10,822.54 |
| 2009-Q3 | 10,892.21 |
| 2009-Q2 | 10,336.14 |
| 2009-Q1 | 9,423.39 |
| 2008-Q4 | 9,419.78 |
| 2008-Q3 | 9,349.31 |
| 2008-Q2 | 10,227.68 |
| 2008-Q1 | 10,112.81 |
| 2007-Q4 | 9,209.42 |
| 2007-Q3 | 8,975.31 |
| 2007-Q2 | 8,558.18 |
| 2007-Q1 | 8,321.97 |
| 2006-Q4 | 8,086.64 |
| 2006-Q3 | 7,836.83 |
| 2006-Q2 | 7,832.79 |
| 2006-Q1 | 7,388.23 |
| 2005-Q4 | 7,077.75 |
| 2005-Q3 | 7,237.00 |
| 2005-Q2 | 7,252.22 |
| 2005-Q1 | 7,632.55 |
| 2004-Q4 | 7,810.13 |
| 2004-Q3 | 7,187.29 |
| 2004-Q2 | 6,996.21 |
| 2004-Q1 | 6,888.88 |
| 2003-Q4 | 6,914.98 |
| 2003-Q3 | 6,396.45 |
| 2003-Q2 | 6,210.59 |
| 2003-Q1 | 5,829.57 |
| 2002-Q4 | 5,474.63 |
| 2002-Q3 | 5,152.58 |
| 2002-Q2 | 5,183.27 |
| 2002-Q1 | 4,492.18 |
| 2001-Q4 | 4,454.12 |
| 2001-Q3 | 4,588.42 |
| 2001-Q2 | 4,245.10 |
| 2001-Q1 | 4,361.67 |
| 2000-Q4 | 4,557.12 |
| 2000-Q3 | 4,328.85 |
| 2000-Q2 | 4,691.35 |
| 2000-Q1 | 4,662.91 |
Source: Bank for International Settlements. All 105 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q1. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.