Azerbaijan vs Germany: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 20.1% of GDP in Azerbaijan and 62.7% of GDP in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 42.5 percentage points, or 3.11 times that in Azerbaijan.
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Watch it change on the map% of GDP · IMF · log scale
Latest figures
% of GDP · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 20.1 2025 | 18 | 141 of 149 | 16.7 2031 |
| Germany | 62.7 2025 | 71 | 51 of 149 | 75.6 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 141 and Germany ranked 51 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Azerbaijan at 16.7% of GDP and Germany at 75.6% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Azerbaijan | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.1 | 62.7 |
| 2024 | 21.6 | 61.4 |
| 2023 | 21.8 | 61.8 |
| 2022 | 17.3 | 64.1 |
| 2021 | 26.4 | 67.4 |
| 2020 | 21.3 | 67.5 |
| 2019 | 17.7 | 58.4 |
| 2018 | 18.7 | 60.5 |
| 2017 | 22.5 | 63.7 |
| 2016 | 20.6 | 68.1 |
| 2015 | 18 | 71 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 74.4 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | 77.4 |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 79.8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 78.5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 81 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 72.4 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 65.2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 63.7 |
| 2006 | 5.3 | 66.4 |
| 2005 | 6.9 | 67.1 |
| 2004 | 9.7 | 65 |
| 2003 | 10.7 | 63.3 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 59.8 |
| 2001 | 13 | 58.1 |
| 2000 | 13.1 | 59.2 |
| 1999 | 25.4 | 60.4 |
| 1998 | 14.3 | 59.4 |
| 1997 | 11.4 | 58.8 |
| 1996 | 16.7 | 57.7 |
| 1995 | 19.2 | 54.9 |
| 1994 | – | 47.5 |
| 1993 | – | 45.1 |
| 1992 | – | 41.4 |
| 1991 | – | 39 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Azerbaijan | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.5 | 64.6 |
| 2027 | 16.4 | 67 |
| 2028 | 16.5 | 69.3 |
| 2029 | 16.5 | 71.5 |
| 2030 | 16.6 | 73.6 |
| 2031 | 16.7 | 75.6 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time