Belarus vs Ukraine
Belarus vs Ukraine: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 31.3% of GDP in Belarus and 107.1% of GDP in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 75.8 percentage points, or 3.43 times that in Belarus.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 124 and Ukraine ranked 11 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belarus at 27% of GDP and Ukraine at 97.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Belarus | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.3 | 107.1 |
| 2024 | 38.7 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 40.7 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | 40.8 | 77.7 |
| 2021 | 41.2 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 47.5 | 60.5 |
| 2019 | 41 | 50.5 |
| 2018 | 47.5 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | 53.2 | 71.6 |
| 2016 | 53.5 | 79.5 |
| 2015 | 53 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | 38.8 | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 36.9 | 39 |
| 2012 | 37 | 36.1 |
| 2011 | 58.2 | 35.5 |
| 2010 | 36.8 | 39.1 |
| 2009 | 32.6 | 34.1 |
| 2008 | 20.3 | 19.7 |
| 2007 | 15.8 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 14.3 |
| 2005 | 8.1 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 9.2 | 23.9 |
| 2003 | – | 28.3 |
| 2002 | – | 32.3 |
| 2001 | – | 35.3 |
| 2000 | – | 43.7 |
| 1999 | – | 61 |
| 1998 | – | 48.1 |
| 1997 | – | 29.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Belarus | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1 | 111.8 |
| 2027 | 30.2 | 110.3 |
| 2028 | 29.5 | 109.6 |
| 2029 | 28.4 | 107.3 |
| 2030 | 27.7 | 102.1 |
| 2031 | 27 | 97.2 |
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
Belarus vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025