Member states’ debt-to-GDP ratio surpassed 82% in Q3 2025, the highest level in two years, according to official data

Government debt of EU member states hit a two-year high in the third quarter of last year, with the burden in some countries reaching record levels amid the bloc’s growing militarization, according to the latest data.

As of the end of September 2025, the general government gross debt-to-GDP ratio in the bloc stood at 82.1%, the highest since 2023, statistics agency Eurostat reported on Thursday.

The figure marks a reverse of a period of post-pandemic debt rate decline, indicating that the bloc’s public finances are again…

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