Italy set to overtake Greece as euro zone’s most indebted country

NewsWorldEuropeItaly set to overtake Greece as euro zone’s most indebted countryItaly's debt is projected to peak at 138.6 per cent in 2026Lefteris Papadimas Friday 24 April 2026 11:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964237","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-greece-eurozone-debt-georgia-meloni-b2964237.html","title":"Italy set to overtake Greece as euro zone’s most indebted country"}}CloseItalian PM defends Pope from Trump attacksOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Greece is poised to relinquish its position as the euro zone's most indebted country by the close of this year, with its public debt forecast to dip below Italy...