Azerbaijan vs United Kingdom

Azerbaijan vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 20.1% of GDP in Azerbaijan and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 82 percentage points, or 5.07 times that in Azerbaijan.

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% of GDP · IMF

Azerbaijan vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 20.1% of GDP in Azerbaijan and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 82 percentage points, or 5.07 times that in Azerbaijan.
AzerbaijanUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
  • In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 141 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Azerbaijan at 16.7% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearAzerbaijanUnited Kingdom
202520.1102.1
202421.699.4
202321.898.3
202217.397.1
202126.4103
202021.3104.4
201917.784.5
201818.785.3
201722.585.9
201620.687.2
20151887.3
20148.586.4
20136.284.8
20125.884
2011581
2010575.5
20094.764.6
20083.250.7
2007443.1
20065.342.1
20056.941
20049.739.8
200310.736.8
200211.935.5
20011335
200013.137.7
199925.440.5
199814.342
199711.444.1
199616.743.7
199519.243.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAzerbaijanUnited Kingdom
202616.5102
202716.4102.5
202816.5102.3
202916.5101.6
203016.6100.9
203116.7100.2

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.

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