# European Union General government gross debt, level

European Union General government gross debt, level was up 6.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 5.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 15,950,729 MIO_EUR local currency.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.08% (Q2 2018) to 11.9% (Q1 2021), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.GGDEBT.Q.NOM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: MIO_EUR local currency
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (106 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/general-government-gross-debt-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 15,950,729 MIO_EUR local currency | 6.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 15,707,444 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 15,386,676 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 15,258,419 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 15,048,284 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 14,828,640 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 14,550,735 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 14,478,661 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 14,308,081 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 14,116,800 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 13,897,281 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 13,822,666 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 13,716,645 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 13,555,231 MIO_EUR local currency | 3.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 13,318,307 MIO_EUR local currency | 3.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 13,244,409 MIO_EUR local currency | 3.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 13,188,826 MIO_EUR local currency | 3.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 13,063,747 MIO_EUR local currency | 4.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 12,831,257 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 12,827,219 MIO_EUR local currency | 5.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 12,703,716 MIO_EUR local currency | 6.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 12,484,328 MIO_EUR local currency | 11.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 12,154,502 MIO_EUR local currency | 11.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 12,136,644 MIO_EUR local currency | 9.7 |

## API

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

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