Chad vs Niger

Chad vs Niger: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 33.3% of GDP in Chad and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 12.2 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Chad.

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% of GDP · IMF

Chad vs Niger: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 33.3% of GDP in Chad and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 12.2 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Chad.
ChadNigerIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Chad.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 121 and Niger ranked 90 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 24.8% of GDP and Niger at 43.4% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearChadNiger
202533.345.5
202431.448.1
202332.251.4
202232.150.7
202141.751.3
202041.645
201938.439.8
201833.837
201739.136.5
201640.232.8
201531.329.9
201429.422.1
201322.319.6
20122018.1
201122.314.8
201022.915.1
200923.915.9
200815.714.2
200717.617.8
200620.118.3
20052249.5
200425.255.1
200334.460.6
20024269
200143.574
200052.482.1
199944.763.4
1998–61.3
1997–69.1
1996–63.5
1995–69.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChadNiger
202631.146.3
202729.645.4
202828.644.8
202927.344.2
203025.943.8
203124.843.4

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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