Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2024, Germany's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 62.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.7%.

Germany ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.0% (from 58.7% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.