The German sustainability strategy contains a total of three indicators on fiscal policy. All three indicators refer to the so-called convergence rules of the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the European Stability and Growth Pact of 1997. The indicator described here relates to government debt. It measures the level of government debt in relation to gross domestic product. Government debt is calculated by the Bundesbank in accordance with the Maastricht Treaty. The data are taken from the Federal Statistical Office.

According to the Maastricht Treaty, the target value for the debt level is 60% or less of the gross domestic product.

For indicators without a set baseline by the German Sustainability Strategy, 2030Watch uses the 2008 baseline of the EU 2020 Strategy.

This is an official indicator of the German Sustainability Strategy.