Czechia vs Türkiye
Czechia vs Türkiye: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 44.2% of GDP in Czechia and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Czechia, by 20.5 percentage points, or 1.87 times that in Türkiye.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Czechia ranked 94 and Türkiye ranked 138 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Czechia at 55.3% of GDP and Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Czechia | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.2 | 23.7 |
| 2024 | 43.2 | 23.6 |
| 2023 | 42.2 | 28.3 |
| 2022 | 42.5 | 29.4 |
| 2021 | 40.7 | 38.9 |
| 2020 | 36.9 | 38.3 |
| 2019 | 29.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 31.7 | 28.8 |
| 2017 | 33.8 | 26.9 |
| 2016 | 36.2 | 27 |
| 2015 | 39.5 | 26.5 |
| 2014 | 41.6 | 27.4 |
| 2013 | 44.1 | 29.6 |
| 2012 | 43.8 | 30.8 |
| 2011 | 39.4 | 34.8 |
| 2010 | 36.7 | 38.6 |
| 2009 | 33.4 | 42.4 |
| 2008 | 28.2 | 37 |
| 2007 | 27.4 | 37.1 |
| 2006 | 27.6 | 44.2 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 50.2 |
| 2004 | 28.3 | 57.1 |
| 2003 | 28.1 | 63.6 |
| 2002 | 25.7 | 71.2 |
| 2001 | 22.6 | 75.6 |
| 2000 | 16.9 | 51.2 |
| 1999 | 15.1 | – |
| 1998 | 13.9 | – |
| 1997 | 12.1 | – |
| 1996 | 11.5 | – |
| 1995 | 13.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Czechia | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.8 | 22.5 |
| 2027 | 47.4 | 22.6 |
| 2028 | 49 | 23.2 |
| 2029 | 50.9 | 24.1 |
| 2030 | 53 | 25.1 |
| 2031 | 55.3 | 25.4 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025