Chad vs Mali

Chad vs Mali: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 33.3% of GDP in Chad and 40.3% of GDP in Mali, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 7 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Chad.

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% of GDP · IMF

Chad vs Mali: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 33.3% of GDP in Chad and 40.3% of GDP in Mali, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 7 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Chad.
ChadMaliIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Chad.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 121 and Mali ranked 105 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 24.8% of GDP and Mali at 39.8% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearChadMali
202533.340.3
202431.444
202332.244.2
202232.143
202141.743.2
202041.639.9
201938.434.3
201833.831.4
201739.130.2
201640.230.1
201531.325.8
201429.422.6
201322.322.2
20122021.3
201122.320.1
201022.921.8
200923.918.8
200815.717.3
200717.615.6
200620.115.4
20052239.5
200425.236.1
200334.437.7
20024236
200143.566.3
200052.477
199944.7–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChadMali
202631.139.7
202729.639
202828.638.9
202927.339.1
203025.939.4
203124.839.8

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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