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Germany National Debt Clock

General government gross debt, live estimate

$3,491,137,148,128

Grows by about $10,369 every second in 2026 · 64.6% of GDP

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, DataMapper API, retrieved 2026-11-11. US dollars at IMF exchange rates.

Debt to GDP
64.6%
+1.9 pp vs 2025
Debt per citizen
$42,442
83.3 million people
GDP
$5.47 trillion
2026, current US dollars
Debt to GDP in 2031
75.6%
IMF projection

Germany debt to GDP, 2000–2031

Gross government debt as a share of the economy. Hover a bar for the exact value.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2000: 59.2% of GDP 2001: 58.1% of GDP 2002: 59.8% of GDP 2003: 63.3% of GDP 2004: 65% of GDP 2005: 67.1% of GDP 2006: 66.4% of GDP 2007: 63.7% of GDP 2008: 65.2% of GDP 2009: 72.4% of GDP 2010: 81% of GDP 2011: 78.5% of GDP 2012: 79.8% of GDP 2013: 77.4% of GDP 2014: 74.4% of GDP 2015: 71% of GDP 2016: 68.1% of GDP 2017: 63.7% of GDP 2018: 60.5% of GDP 2019: 58.3% of GDP 2020: 67.5% of GDP 2021: 67.4% of GDP 2022: 64.1% of GDP 2023: 61.8% of GDP 2024: 61.4% of GDP 2025: 62.7% of GDP 2026: 64.6% of GDP (IMF projection) 2027: 66.9% of GDP (IMF projection) 2028: 69.3% of GDP (IMF projection) 2029: 71.5% of GDP (IMF projection) 2030: 73.6% of GDP (IMF projection) 2031: 75.6% of GDP (IMF projection) 2000200520102015202020252030
Reported and estimated IMF projection

How Germany compares in Europe

Countries with the closest debt to GDP ratio in 2026.

CountryDebt to GDPDebt
Poland 66.6% $754.6 billion
Germany 64.6% $3.53 trillion
Slovenia 63.5% $56.4 billion
Romania 62.6% $294.3 billion
Slovakia 62.2% $103.9 billion
Croatia 56.3% $65.3 billion
Iceland 54.6% $23.4 billion
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Germany's debt in perspective

  • It would buy 775,808 Lamborghini Venenos at $4.5 million each.
  • Laid end to end, the debt in $100 bills would wrap around the Earth 135 times.
  • Spending $1,000,000 a day, it would take 9,558 years and 2 months to spend it all.

Frequently asked questions

What is the national debt of Germany?

Germany's general government gross debt is about $3.49 trillion right now. The IMF expects $3.53 trillion by the end of 2026, up from $3.21 trillion at the end of 2025.

What is Germany's debt to GDP ratio?

64.6% of GDP in 2026, compared with 62.7% in 2025. The IMF projects 75.6% by 2031.

How much debt is there per person in Germany?

About $42,442 per citizen, based on a population of 83.3 million.

Is Germany's national debt growing?

Yes. In 2026 it grows by about $10,369 every second.

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