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Italy set to become euro zone's most indebted country, replacing Greece
Greece’s debt is projected to fall to about 137% of GDP, while Italy’s rises to 138.6% under new budget plans.
- Greece is poised to relinquish its position as the euro zone's most indebted country by the end of this year, with public debt forecast to fall to approximately 137% of GDP.
- Since 2020, Greek public debt has shrunk by more than 45 percent to 145% of GDP last year, while the economy grew steadily by more than 2 percent over the last three years.
- Italy projects its debt rising from 137.1% of GDP in 2025 to 138.6% in 2026, according to the Treasury's multi-year budget plan published on Thursday.
- Recovering from a decade-long financial crisis and about 280 billion euros in bailouts, Greece plans to repay some 7 billion euros from its first bailout ahead of schedule later this year.
- The new debt estimate will be included in the multi-year fiscal plan Greece must submit to the European Commission at the end of this month.
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Greece's debt is expected to fall to about 137% of its gross domestic product (GDP) this year, while Italy expects its debt to peak at 138.6% of GDP in 2026.
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Italy forecasts its debt will peak at 138.6% in 2026, a 1.5 percentage point increase from 137.1% of GDP in 2025; Greek debt will fall to 137%.
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The new estimate of Greece's debt ratio will be included in its new multi-annual fiscal plan, which will be submitted to the European Commission at the end of this month.
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