Georgia vs Russia
Georgia vs Russia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 34.3% of GDP in Georgia and 16.6% of GDP in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Georgia, by 17.7 percentage points, or 2.07 times that in Russia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Georgia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2025, Georgia ranked 119 and Russia ranked 144 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Georgia at 31.5% of GDP and Russia at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Georgia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.3 | 16.6 |
| 2024 | 35.5 | 14.8 |
| 2023 | 38.7 | 15.2 |
| 2022 | 39.2 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | 49.1 | 16.5 |
| 2020 | 59.6 | 19.2 |
| 2019 | 40.1 | 13.8 |
| 2018 | 38.2 | 13.6 |
| 2017 | 38.9 | 14.3 |
| 2016 | 39.5 | 14.9 |
| 2015 | 36 | 15.3 |
| 2014 | 30.3 | 15.1 |
| 2013 | 28.9 | 12.4 |
| 2012 | 28.1 | 11.2 |
| 2011 | 27.7 | 10.3 |
| 2010 | 31.5 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | 33.7 | 9.9 |
| 2008 | 26.4 | 7.4 |
| 2007 | 22.5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 28.3 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 35.3 | 14.9 |
| 2004 | 44.3 | 20.8 |
| 2003 | 54.6 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 50.3 | 37.6 |
| 2001 | 53 | 44.4 |
| 2000 | 58.5 | 55.9 |
| 1999 | – | 92.4 |
| 1998 | – | 135.2 |
| 1997 | – | 51.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Georgia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33.1 | 19.3 |
| 2027 | 32.4 | 22.2 |
| 2028 | 32.2 | 24.8 |
| 2029 | 31.7 | 27.2 |
| 2030 | 31.5 | 29.1 |
| 2031 | 31.5 | 30.7 |
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
Georgia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGeorgia: 74.5 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGeorgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGeorgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGeorgia: 69.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGeorgia: 2.8% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGeorgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGeorgia: 3.81 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGeorgia: 0.02% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGeorgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGeorgia: 61.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGeorgia: 36.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGeorgia: 15.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGeorgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGeorgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGeorgia: $637M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personGeorgia: $173 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGeorgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGeorgia: 26,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGeorgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGeorgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGeorgia: 15 million TIV in 2024Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGeorgia: 7 million TIV in 2017Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025