Egypt vs Jordan
Egypt vs Jordan: Government debt
Government debt: 90.9% of GDP in Egypt in 2024 and 83.6% of GDP in Jordan in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Egypt, by 8.8 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Jordan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Jordan.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Egypt at 71.5% of GDP and Jordan at 75.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Egypt | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.8 | 83.6 |
| 2024 | 90.9 | 82.1 |
| 2023 | 95.9 | 81 |
| 2022 | 88.5 | 80.7 |
| 2021 | 89.9 | 79.9 |
| 2020 | 86.2 | 77.9 |
| 2019 | 80.1 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 88 | 67.9 |
| 2017 | 97.8 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 91.6 | 70.7 |
| 2015 | 83.8 | 71.4 |
| 2014 | 80.9 | 68.2 |
| 2013 | 79.8 | 68.8 |
| 2012 | 69.9 | 64 |
| 2011 | 72.8 | 56.1 |
| 2010 | 69.6 | 53.4 |
| 2009 | 69.5 | 51.8 |
| 2008 | 66.8 | 47.9 |
| 2007 | 76.3 | 58.2 |
| 2006 | 85.9 | 60 |
| 2005 | 98.3 | 66.1 |
| 2004 | 96.5 | 73.8 |
| 2003 | 97.1 | 80.4 |
| 2002 | 85.8 | 85.9 |
| 2001 | 79.2 | 85.5 |
| 2000 | 71.7 | 89.9 |
| 1999 | 72.4 | 98.7 |
| 1998 | 73.8 | 96.3 |
| 1997 | – | 94.7 |
| 1996 | – | 101.2 |
| 1995 | – | 102.4 |
| 1994 | – | 112.1 |
| 1993 | – | 122.2 |
| 1992 | – | 134.7 |
| 1991 | – | 180.5 |
| 1990 | – | 197.7 |
| 1989 | – | 190.3 |
| 1988 | – | 159.7 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Egypt | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 82.5 |
| 2027 | 82.9 | 81.4 |
| 2028 | 81.4 | 79.9 |
| 2029 | 78 | 78.4 |
| 2030 | 75 | 76.9 |
| 2031 | 71.5 | 75.7 |
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
Egypt vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024