Ghana vs Sudan
Ghana vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 48.8% of GDP in Ghana in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 104.4 percentage points, or 2.2 times that in Ghana.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ghana at 47.3% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Ghana | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.8 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 70.1 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 79.1 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 92.7 | 189 |
| 2021 | 86.9 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 79.1 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 62.9 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 62 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 57 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 55.9 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 53.9 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 50.1 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 42.9 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 35.5 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 31.2 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 32.9 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 25.4 | 71 |
| 2008 | 23.2 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 21.1 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 17.3 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 31.7 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 38.4 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 49.3 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 54.1 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 57.8 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 74.5 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 51.7 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 37.6 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 45.2 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 42.9 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 47.6 | 239 |
| 1994 | 50.6 | 386.5 |
| 1993 | 34.1 | 285.9 |
| 1992 | 21.3 | 495.2 |
| 1991 | 17.3 | – |
| 1990 | 17.8 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ghana | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51.7 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 50.8 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 49.7 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 49 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 48.2 | 212 |
| 2031 | 47.3 | 192.2 |
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
Ghana vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013