Government budget and revenue in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany: official figures

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its municipalities owed €6,478 per inhabitant to the non-public sector at the end of 2024, 4th lowest of 16 Länder.

What is the total debt of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

Total debt of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its municipalities to the non-public sector was €10.2 billion at the end of 2024, up 13.0% on a year earlier and 1.3% of all Länder and municipal debt.

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Is the debt of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rising?

Debt per inhabitant in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania fell from €7,426 in 2010 to €6,478 in 2024, a change of -13%.

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Does Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have a budget deficit?

In 2025 the public budgets of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Land and municipalities together) closed with a deficit of €1,236 million, or €787 per inhabitant in deficit; in 2024 the result was a deficit of €515 million.

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Of that, the Land government itself accounted for €5,075 per head and the municipalities and municipal associations for €1,403 per head (2024). Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
That debt equalled 16.7% of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's GDP in 2024, 4th lowest of 16 Länder. Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
The Land budget alone recorded a deficit of €925 million in 2025. Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

How Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania compares with other states

Debt of Land and municipalities to the non-public sector per inhabitant (€) (2024)

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ranks 13 of 16, highest first.

Rank	Region	Debt of Land and municipalities to the non-public sector per inhabitant (€)
10	Lower Saxony	€9,441
11	Brandenburg	€8,923
12	Thuringia	€7,974
13	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	€6,478
14	Baden-Württemberg	€5,111
15	Bavaria	€2,974
16	Saxony	€2,372

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Debt of Land and municipalities as a share of GDP (2024)

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ranks 13 of 16, highest first.

Rank	Region	Debt of Land and municipalities as a share of GDP
10	Hamburg	20.2%
11	Lower Saxony	19.8%
12	Hesse	17.2%
13	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	16.7%
14	Baden-Württemberg	8.8%
15	Saxony	5.9%
16	Bavaria	5.0%

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Budget balance of Land and municipalities per inhabitant (€, negative = deficit) (2025)

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ranks 15 of 16, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget balance of Land and municipalities per inhabitant (€, negative = deficit)
10	Schleswig-Holstein	-€578
11	Lower Saxony	-€599
12	North Rhine-Westphalia	-€626
13	Berlin	-€676
14	Brandenburg	-€761
15	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	-€787
16	Hamburg	-€2,062

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Sources

Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren): Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren der Länder: Tabellenband mit kompletten Zeitreihen zu allen Indikatoren (October 2026 edition), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f3f1b692389…)

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