EU Debt Burden in 2026: Which Countries Are Under the Most Pressure?
Eurostat’s Q1 2026 data puts Greece at 143.5% of GDP, Italy at 138.9% and France at 117.6%. See which EU debt ratios rose fastest and what the figures mean.
Live EUGovernmentDebt Map
Add together the public debt of all 27 EU countries and you get the figure below: a live estimate that keeps moving every second.
EU Debt Map turns Eurostat debt data into a simple way to explore government debt across the European Union. Use the interactive map to compare countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. Then open any country page for a live debt ticker, recent trend, and debt-to-GDP context.
Source: Eurostat. Live values are estimated from the latest quarterly data and are shown for educational purposes, not as official real-time statistics.
EU overview
The map shows whether government debt has risen or fallen between the latest two reference points. Open any country to see its live debt estimate, recent movement, and country context.
Falling debtRising debt7 falling · 20 rising
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Click any country on the map to open its live debt ticker.
5-year EU debt chartWhat government debt meansQuick list
- 🇦🇹 Austria — ↑ rising
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — ↑ rising
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria — ↓ falling
- 🇭🇷 Croatia — ↑ rising
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus — ↑ rising
- 🇨🇿 Czechia — ↓ falling
- 🇩🇰 Denmark — ↓ falling
- 🇪🇪 Estonia — ↑ rising
- 🇫🇮 Finland — ↑ rising
- 🇫🇷 France — ↑ rising
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