General government debt grew by EUR 1.5 billion fourth quarter of 2024

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release | General government debt by quarter 2024, 4th quarter

According to Statistics Finland, general government EDP debt, i.e. consolidated gross debt at nominal prices amounted to EUR 226.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 and grew by EUR 1.5 billion during the quarter. Relative to GDP, general government debt stood at 82.1 per cent. General government debt grew by EUR 15.2 billion compared to the respective period of the year before.

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  • Central government debt remained unchanged at EUR 189.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • The local government sector's debt increased by EUR 1.8 billion.
  • The debt of social security funds decreased by EUR 0.6 billion.

Central government debt remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2024

Central government debt amounted to EUR 189.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The amount of debt remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter. The stock of long-term bonds increased by EUR 3.1 billion and the stock of short-term debt instruments with a maturity of under one year decreased by EUR 2.6 billion. The stock of short-term loans increased by EUR 0.1 billion and the stock of long-term loans decreased by EUR 0.5 billion.

Local government sector’s debt increased by EUR 1.8 billion

Local government sector's debt increased by EUR 1.8 billion during the fourth quarter of 2024 totalling to EUR 38.1 billion at the end of the quarter. The local government sector’s stock of long-term loans grew by EUR 1.6 billion during the quarter and was EUR 35.0 billion at the end of the fourth quarter.

Social security funds' debt decreased by EUR 0.6 billion

Social security funds' debt decreased by EUR 0.6 billion, mainly due to a decrease in short-term loans and stood at EUR 1.4 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.

Central government's EDP debt differs as a concept from the central government debt published by the State Treasury

Read more about the concept of EDP debt.

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    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): General government debt by quarter [online publication].
    Reference period: 2024, 4th quarter. ISSN=1799-8034. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 17.3.2025].
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