Germany Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

1991 - 2026 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

  • Germany Private Debt accounted for 72.27 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a ratio of 72.66 % in the previous quarter
  • Germany Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1991 to Mar 2026, with an average share of 86.12 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 101.10 % in Dec 2000 and a record low of 72.27 % in Mar 2026

CEIC calculates quarterly Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Private Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Private Debt is calculated by subtracting Domestic Loans to Financial Institutions and Insurance Corporations from Total Domestic Loans. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Private Debt in EUR. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Nominal GDP in EUR.

View Germany's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP from Dec 1991 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

Germany Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

What was Germany's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP in Mar 2026?

Germany Private Debt accounted for 72.27 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a ratio of 72.66 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
72.27 Mar 2026 72.66 Dec 2025 72.27 Mar 2026 101.10 Dec 2000 % quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last
Albania (%) 34.03 Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 18.54 Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 13.94 Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 63.14 Dec 2025
Australia (%) 129.18 Dec 2025
Austria (%) 85.57 Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 22.84 Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 62.48 Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 31.52 2025
Belarus (%) 20.27 Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 65.82 Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 68.67 Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 45.98 Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 31.36 Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 53.54 Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 30.00 Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 52.42 Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 123.98 2024
Canada (%) 209.65 Dec 2025
Chile (%) 65.42 Dec 2025
China (%) 198.85 Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 39.86 Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 49.20 Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 54.00 Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 47.72 Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 29.34 Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 57.23 Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 24.36 Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 63.00 Dec 2025
European Union (%) 76.73 Dec 2025
Finland (%) 90.00 Dec 2025
France (%) 105.41 Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 65.86 Dec 2025
Germany (%) 72.27 Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 6.71 Mar 2025
Greece (%) 52.22 Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 188.87 Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 54.76 Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 88.11 Dec 2025
India (%) 51.51 Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 30.39 Mar 2026
Iran (%) 57.83 2016
Ireland (%) 22.27 Dec 2025
Israel (%) 114.77 Dec 2025
Italy (%) 57.13 Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 22.95 2025
Japan (%) 115.92 Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 69.68 Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 27.12 Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 27.59 Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 140.77 Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 59.84 Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 106.68 Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 27.03 Mar 2026
Laos (%) 56.96 2024
Latvia (%) 30.61 Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017
Lithuania (%) 38.77 Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 78.78 Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 115.71 Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 52.65 Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 7.49 2023
Malaysia (%) 117.80 Mar 2026
Malta (%) 63.78 Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 72.00 Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 21.17 Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 27.01 Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 46.64 Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 50.62 Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 51.62 Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.84 2024
Myanmar (%) 28.98 2020
Nepal (%) 74.44 2024
Netherlands (%) 83.10 Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 136.85 Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 15.41 Jun 2024
Norway (%) 118.12 Dec 2025
Oman (%) 52.89 Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 8.89 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 53.04 Dec 2025
Panama (%) 67.13 Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 40.85 Sep 2023
Peru (%) 31.59 Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 52.20 Mar 2026
Poland (%) 32.74 Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 71.30 Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 119.88 Dec 2025
Romania (%) 21.99 Dec 2025
Russia (%) 55.59 Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 65.08 Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 35.36 Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 127.25 Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 60.42 Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 36.04 Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 68.50 Dec 2025
Spain (%) 69.79 Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 25.87 Dec 2024
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022
Sweden (%) 124.09 Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 160.60 Dec 2025

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Germany Key Series

country/region Last
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -42,574.620 Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 302,989.732 Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.8 Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.5 Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,798.121 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,991.688 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,599.816 2031
country/region Last
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,468.7 Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,897.8 Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 140,429.1 Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.2 Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,112.465 Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,280.271 Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,750.041 Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,030.192 Feb 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 270,400.000 Apr 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,666,502.000 Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 21,149,954.000 Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,162,150.000 Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,351,707.000 Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,771,633.000 Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,830,479.000 Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,669,527.000 Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,312,705.000 Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,147,437.000 Feb 2026
Exports: China (EUR th) 5,708,763.000 Feb 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 130,431.733 Mar 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 150,266.787 Mar 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) 1.600 Feb 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) 0.600 Feb 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 135.760 Mar 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.510 Mar 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.250 Mar 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 40,443.000 Mar 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 75,658.000 Mar 2026
country/region Last
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 51,426.0 Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 16,191.4 Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 24,810.3 Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 100,626.507 Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.5 Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2,021.1 Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 102,647.559 Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 7,936,265.8 Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 151.3 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,873,834.2 Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 54.8 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 585.6 Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 243.613 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,316,908.054 Dec 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,457.000 Feb 2026
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 36,406.381 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024
country/region Last
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,376,962.404 Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,674,349.917 Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,785.0 Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.737 Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 499,892.328 Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,241,419.548 Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,560.189 Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,222.373 Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,825,953.104 Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.44 Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.27 Mar 2026
country/region Last
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -15.483 Apr 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -9.400 Apr 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) -10.200 May 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -77.800 May 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.000 Mar 2026

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