General gross debt of the European Union and the euro area 2023

Published by
Aaron O'Neill,
Sep 26, 2024

This statistic shows the general gross debt of the European Union and the euro area in trillion euros from 2010 to 2023. In 2023, the debt of the European Union amounted to approximately 13.86 trillion euros.

European Union and euro area: general gross debt from 2010 to 2023 (in trillion euros)

CharacteristicEUEuro area
2023 13.86 12.73
2022 13.28 12.27
2021 12.8 11.82
2020 12.13 11.2
2019 10.91 10.13
2018 10.81 10.04
2017 10.72 9.94
2016 10.58 9.82
2015 10.43 9.68
2014 10.27 9.55
2013 10.02 9.31
2012 9.71 9.01
2011 9.29 8.64
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April 2024

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Survey time period

2010 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The figures refer to all current member states of the European Union, i.e. including those which were not members of the EU before.

Figures have been rounded.

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