Central government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): Germany
The latest reading SOTW holds for Germany is 44.56% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.CG.DEBT.GDP.Q · DEU
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 44.56
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 44.67
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 39.31
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
Germany · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 44.56 |
| 2026-Q1 | 44.67 |
| 2025-Q4 | 44.17 |
| 2025-Q3 | 43.97 |
| 2025-Q2 | 43.25 |
| 2025-Q1 | 42.81 |
| 2024-Q4 | 43.16 |
| 2024-Q3 | 43.11 |
| 2024-Q2 | 42.80 |
| 2024-Q1 | 43.38 |
| 2023-Q4 | 43.65 |
| 2023-Q3 | 44.18 |
| 2023-Q2 | 43.73 |
| 2023-Q1 | 44.17 |
| 2022-Q4 | 44.40 |
| 2022-Q3 | 44.66 |
| 2022-Q2 | 44.58 |
| 2022-Q1 | 44.46 |
| 2021-Q4 | 45.33 |
| 2021-Q3 | 44.78 |
| 2021-Q2 | 44.78 |
| 2021-Q1 | 44.65 |
| 2020-Q4 | 44.01 |
| 2020-Q3 | 44.68 |
| 2020-Q2 | 42.61 |
| 2020-Q1 | 37.67 |
| 2019-Q4 | 36.98 |
| 2019-Q3 | 38.00 |
| 2019-Q2 | 38.16 |
| 2019-Q1 | 38.49 |
| 2018-Q4 | 38.75 |
| 2018-Q3 | 39.40 |
| 2018-Q2 | 39.44 |
| 2018-Q1 | 40.06 |
| 2017-Q4 | 40.76 |
| 2017-Q3 | 41.33 |
| 2017-Q2 | 41.82 |
| 2017-Q1 | 42.05 |
| 2016-Q4 | 43.06 |
| 2016-Q3 | 43.81 |
| 2016-Q2 | 44.46 |
| 2016-Q1 | 44.71 |
| 2015-Q4 | 44.79 |
| 2015-Q3 | 45.30 |
| 2015-Q2 | 45.90 |
| 2015-Q1 | 46.88 |
| 2014-Q4 | 47.24 |
| 2014-Q3 | 47.58 |
| 2014-Q2 | 48.12 |
| 2014-Q1 | 48.26 |
| 2013-Q4 | 48.97 |
| 2013-Q3 | 49.00 |
| 2013-Q2 | 49.89 |
| 2013-Q1 | 50.02 |
| 2012-Q4 | 50.09 |
| 2012-Q3 | 49.88 |
| 2012-Q2 | 50.67 |
| 2012-Q1 | 49.85 |
| 2011-Q4 | 49.48 |
| 2011-Q3 | 50.28 |
| 2011-Q2 | 50.38 |
| 2011-Q1 | 50.88 |
| 2010-Q4 | 51.60 |
| 2010-Q3 | 44.19 |
| 2010-Q2 | 44.04 |
| 2010-Q1 | 44.16 |
| 2009-Q4 | 44.05 |
| 2009-Q3 | 44.04 |
| 2009-Q2 | 43.54 |
| 2009-Q1 | 41.08 |
| 2008-Q4 | 39.85 |
| 2008-Q3 | 39.20 |
| 2008-Q2 | 39.42 |
| 2008-Q1 | 39.50 |
| 2007-Q4 | 39.35 |
| 2007-Q3 | 39.70 |
| 2007-Q2 | 40.92 |
| 2007-Q1 | 40.51 |
| 2006-Q4 | 41.00 |
| 2006-Q3 | 41.75 |
| 2006-Q2 | 41.38 |
| 2006-Q1 | 41.24 |
| 2005-Q4 | 41.17 |
| 2005-Q3 | 41.40 |
| 2005-Q2 | 40.86 |
| 2005-Q1 | 40.64 |
| 2004-Q4 | 39.77 |
| 2004-Q3 | 40.23 |
| 2004-Q2 | 39.88 |
| 2004-Q1 | 40.10 |
| 2003-Q4 | 38.93 |
| 2003-Q3 | 38.81 |
| 2003-Q2 | 38.03 |
| 2003-Q1 | 37.77 |
| 2002-Q4 | 37.08 |
| 2002-Q3 | 37.22 |
| 2002-Q2 | 36.96 |
| 2002-Q1 | 37.17 |
| 2001-Q4 | 36.45 |
| 2001-Q3 | 36.65 |
| 2001-Q2 | 36.58 |
| 2001-Q1 | 37.15 |
| 2000-Q4 | 38.27 |
| 2000-Q3 | 39.16 |
| 2000-Q2 | 38.87 |
| 2000-Q1 | 39.31 |
Source: World Bank. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.