By Ovunc Kutlu
ANKARA (AA) - Germany's public debt increased 5.1% in the first nine months of 2021, according to Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) data released Wednesday.
The debt of the overall public budget increased €111.3 billion ($126 billion) to €2.28 trillion ($2.58 trillion).
Per capita debt stood at €27,477 ($31,110).
Debt owed by the overall public budget include municipalities and their associations, social security funds including all extra budgets.
The non-public sector comprises credit institutions and the remaining domestic and non-domestic sector, including private businesses in Germany and abroad, it added.