What is Germany's national debt?

Germany's national debt is approximately $3.14 trillion as of June 9, 2026. It is growing at $2K per second based on IMF Government Finance Statistics. The debt-to-GDP ratio is 63%.

How fast is Germany's debt growing?

Germany's national debt grows at approximately $2K per second, or $0.2 billion per day. This rate is derived from IMF fiscal deficit projections anchored to April 2025 baseline data.

What is Germany's debt-to-GDP ratio?

Germany's debt-to-GDP ratio is 63%. This is above the IMF's informal 60% benchmark.

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🇩🇪 Germany National Debt Clock

Live tracker for Germany government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $3.14 trillion, growing at $2K every second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 63%. Per-citizen share: $37,162.

Germany Government Debt — Live

$3,136,434,780,250

▲ adding $2K every second · $0.2B added today

63%

Debt-to-GDP

$37,162

Per citizen

$2K/sec

Growth rate

$0.2B

Added today

Added since you opened this page

About Germany's National Debt

Germany's debt-to-GDP ratio of 63% is elevated above the IMF's informal 60% benchmark, though still considered manageable for a government with deep capital markets and institutional credibility.

At the current borrowing rate of $2K per second, Germany adds approximately $0.2 billion to its national debt every day — around $73 billion per year. Each of Germany's 84 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $37,162 of the national debt.

Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF Government Finance Statistics and World Bank International Debt Statistics baseline data anchored to April 2025. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.

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Data & Citation

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored 2025-04-01. Methodology: debt = 3,050,000,000,000 + 2300 × seconds_since(2025-04-01)

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