Ireland ( 96.2 % ) , Portugal ( 93.0 % ) , Germany ( 83.2 % ) , France ( 81.7 % ) Fourteen out of 27 European Union states in the European Union had public debt exceeding 60 % of their GDP . Greece and Cyprus had debt exceeding 100 % of their GDP . Government debt for all EU member states increased from 74.4 % in 1999 to 80.0 % of GDP in 2010 .
Fourteen out of 27 European Union states in the European Union had public debt exceeding 60 % of their GDP . Greece and Cyprus had debt exceeding 100 % of their GDP . Government debt for all EU member states increased from 74.4 % in 1999 to 80.0 % of GDP in 2010 .