In the second quarter of the year Portugal’s debt was 128.9% of its gross domestic product (GDP) compared to 129% in the previous quarter and 130.2% in the same quarter of 2015.

Debt levels were highest in Greece (176.3% of GDP) and in in Italy (135.4% of GDP), Eurostat said.

The overall debt rate in the EU in the first quarter was 84.8%, down from 84.8% in the fourth quarter of 2015.