Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan
Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 20.1% of GDP in Azerbaijan and 18.6% of GDP in Tajikistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 1.5 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Tajikistan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 141 and Tajikistan ranked 142 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Azerbaijan at 16.7% of GDP and Tajikistan at 22.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Azerbaijan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.1 | 18.6 |
| 2024 | 21.6 | 24.9 |
| 2023 | 21.8 | 30 |
| 2022 | 17.3 | 31.8 |
| 2021 | 26.4 | 42 |
| 2020 | 21.3 | 50.9 |
| 2019 | 17.7 | 43.2 |
| 2018 | 18.7 | 46.3 |
| 2017 | 22.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 20.6 | 42.2 |
| 2015 | 18 | 35 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 27.9 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | 29.3 |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 32.5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 35.5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 36.8 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 36.9 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 30.2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 34.3 |
| 2006 | 5.3 | 36.8 |
| 2005 | 6.9 | 45.8 |
| 2004 | 9.7 | 49.4 |
| 2003 | 10.7 | 69.8 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 98.3 |
| 2001 | 13 | 99.5 |
| 2000 | 13.1 | 111.4 |
| 1999 | 25.4 | 107.8 |
| 1998 | 14.3 | 96.6 |
| 1997 | 11.4 | – |
| 1996 | 16.7 | – |
| 1995 | 19.2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Azerbaijan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.5 | 18.3 |
| 2027 | 16.4 | 18.7 |
| 2028 | 16.5 | 19.7 |
| 2029 | 16.5 | 20.7 |
| 2030 | 16.6 | 21.5 |
| 2031 | 16.7 | 22.2 |
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
Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025