Germany's public debt rises by 2.1 percent
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Berlin: Germany s total public debt reached EUR 2,608.8 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, an increase of EUR 54.8 billion, or 2.1 perce...
Berlin: Germany's total public debt reached EUR 2,608.8 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, an increase of EUR 54.8 billion, or 2.1 percent, compared to the second quarter of the same year.
In a statement today, the Federal Statistical Office explained that federal government debt rose to EUR 1,808.4 billion, an increase of EUR 44.0 billion, or 2.5 percent, in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter. The statement also noted a 17.4 percent increase in the debt of the special fund for the armed forces, amounting to EUR 4.9 billion, reaching EUR 33.2 billion.
The Statistical Office added that state debt reached EUR 613.9 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, an increase of EUR 4.1 billion, or 0.7 percent, compared to the previous quarter.
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