National debt in Germany will rise to 2.45 trillion euros in 2023. Public debt increased by 77.4 billion euros in the last quarter of 2023 compared to the end of 2022.
The federal government's debt alone rose by 4.7 percent or 76 billion euros. The debts of municipalities and municipal associations rose by a good nine percent to 153.6 billion euros, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The largest percentage decreases in debt occurred in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (-13.1 percent) and Lower Saxony (-6.2 percent)