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True: El Debate says 64.4% and the official figure (2026-Q1, Eurostat) is 64.4%.

Government debt (% of GDP): official series and the figure from El Debate61.6%63.0%64.4%2022-Q4: 64.4%2023-Q1: 63.9%2023-Q2: 63.0%2023-Q3: 63.2%2023-Q4: 62.3%2024-Q1: 62.1%2024-Q2: 61.6%2024-Q3: 62.0%2024-Q4: 62.2%2025-Q1: 62.0%2025-Q2: 62.3%2025-Q3: 63.0%2025-Q4: 63.5%2026-Q1: 64.4%2022-Q42026-Q1El Debate: 64.4%64.4%El Debate64.4%official 2026-Q1
Evidence: eurostat · Deuda pública (% del PIB)
See the chart data
PeriodValue
2022-Q464.4%
2023-Q163.9%
2023-Q263.0%
2023-Q363.2%
2023-Q462.3%
2024-Q162.1%
2024-Q261.6%
2024-Q362.0%
2024-Q462.2%
2025-Q162.0%
2025-Q262.3%
2025-Q363.0%
2025-Q463.5%
2026-Q164.4%
El Debate64.4%

What they say

«La gráfica de su deuda pública es como subir al Tourmalet: un 118% del PIB, cifras no vistas allí desde el crack del 29 (Alemania, con todos sus males, la mantiene en el 64,4%).» — El Debate, 18/10/2026 · Cited data

Method

El texto dice 64,4 %; el dato oficial más reciente de «Deuda pública (% del PIB)» (DE, 2026-Q1, fuente eurostat) es 64,4 %: diferencia de 0,0 puntos.

Official figure 64.4% · eurostat · Deuda pública (% del PIB) · 2026-Q1

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nivel/v7 · 19/10/2026 04:18 UTC · Methodology · See the story