# European Union (EU27) - Government interest payments

European Union (EU27) - Government interest payments was 114,481 Million euro in Q2 2026, up 35.5% from Q1 2026 and up 19.8% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2002.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 44,049 Million euro (Q1 2020) to 114,481 Million euro (Q2 2026), averaging 66,518 Million euro.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.GOVINT.Q.NSA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Million euro
- Coverage: 2002-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (98 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-government-interest-payments

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 114,481 Million euro |
| Q1 2026 | 84,473 Million euro |
| Q4 2025 | 91,086 Million euro |
| Q3 2025 | 88,479 Million euro |
| Q2 2025 | 95,599 Million euro |
| Q1 2025 | 81,235 Million euro |
| Q4 2024 | 85,596 Million euro |
| Q3 2024 | 85,512 Million euro |
| Q2 2024 | 92,904 Million euro |
| Q1 2024 | 72,327 Million euro |
| Q4 2023 | 83,128 Million euro |
| Q3 2023 | 72,989 Million euro |
| Q2 2023 | 83,252 Million euro |
| Q1 2023 | 56,546 Million euro |
| Q4 2022 | 76,938 Million euro |
| Q3 2022 | 60,450 Million euro |
| Q2 2022 | 69,681 Million euro |
| Q1 2022 | 50,483 Million euro |
| Q4 2021 | 53,547 Million euro |
| Q3 2021 | 47,251 Million euro |
| Q2 2021 | 53,798 Million euro |
| Q1 2021 | 45,477 Million euro |
| Q4 2020 | 47,119 Million euro |
| Q3 2020 | 48,684 Million euro |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.GOVINT.Q.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.GOVINT.Q.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```