According to data released by Eurostat on the 21st local time, at the end of the second quarter of 2026, the share of Eurozone government debt in GDP rose to 88.8%, up from 88.4% at the end of the first quarter. The EU debt ratio also rose from 82.5% to 82.9%, indicating that the burden of public debt continues to increase. Among EU member states, Greece has the highest debt ratio of 140.8%; Italy and France are closely followed by 139.9% and 119.1%, respectively, while Belgium and Spain also have debt ratios of over 110% and 100%, respectively. The data also shows that in the second quarter of 2026, Eurozone countries' fiscal deficits as a share of GDP rose from 3.2% in the first quarter to 3.3%, while the fiscal deficit rate of EU member states rose from 3.1% to 3.5%.

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