Afghanistan vs Jordan

Afghanistan vs Jordan: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 7.6% of GDP in Afghanistan and 83.6% of GDP in Jordan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 76 percentage points, or 11 times that in Afghanistan.

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% of GDP · IMF

Afghanistan vs Jordan: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 7.6% of GDP in Afghanistan and 83.6% of GDP in Jordan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 76 percentage points, or 11 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanJordanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Jordan has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 146 and Jordan ranked 29 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Jordan at 75.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearAfghanistanJordan
20257.683.6
20248.982.1
20238.381
202210.680.7
202111.179.9
20207.377.9
20196.169.4
20187.467.9
2017869.1
20168.470.7
20159.271.4
20148.768.2
20136.968.8
20126.864
20117.556.1
20107.753.4
200916.351.8
200819.147.9
200720.158.2
20062360
2005206.466.1
200424573.8
2003270.680.4
200234685.9
2001–85.5
2000–89.9
1999–98.7
1998–96.3
1997–94.7
1996–101.2
1995–102.4
1994–112.1
1993–122.2
1992–134.7
1991–180.5
1990–197.7
1989–190.3
1988–159.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAfghanistanJordan
2026–82.5
2027–81.4
2028–79.9
2029–78.4
2030–76.9
2031–75.7

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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