Government debt during each Commission president's tenure
Every Commission president since 2006, ranked by how the government debt changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Commission president | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPP Ursula von der Leyen | 1 Dec 2019 – now | +3.9 pp Q3 2019 → Q1 2026 | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 2 | EPP Jean-Claude Juncker | 1 Nov 2014 – 1 Dec 2019 | −8.2 pp Q3 2014 → Q3 2019 | −1.6 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of GDP · Eurostat (gov_10q_ggdebt), general government consolidated gross debt · European Union data · as of Jul 2026.