Government debt, share of GDP: Germany vs France

Germany: 63.5 % (2025). France: 115.6 % (2025).

Government debt, share of GDP in Germany and France, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyFrance
Latest figure63.5 %115.6 %
EU rank11 / 273 / 27
Change, 1 year+1.3 %+3.0 %
Change, 5 years-4.5 %+0.7 %

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyFranceGap
202563.5 %115.6 %-52.1 %
202462.2 %112.6 %-50.4 %
202362.3 %109.5 %-47.2 %
202264.4 %111.4 %-47.0 %
202167.9 %112.8 %-44.9 %
202068.0 %114.9 %-46.9 %
201958.7 %98.2 %-39.5 %
201860.8 %98.5 %-37.7 %
201764.0 %98.8 %-34.8 %
201668.3 %98.1 %-29.8 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1

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