Greece vs Kazakhstan: Government debt
Government debt: 146.6% of GDP in Greece in 2025 and 24.4% of GDP in Kazakhstan in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Greece, by 131 percentage points, or 6.37 times that in Kazakhstan.
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Watch it change on the mapChange since 2002, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% of GDP · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 146.6 2025 | 180 | 2 of 149 | 111.1 2031 |
| Kazakhstan | 24.4 2024 | 14.5 | — | 29.8 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2002.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Greece at 111.1% of GDP and Kazakhstan at 29.8% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Greece | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146.6 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | 155.4 | 24.4 |
| 2023 | 165.5 | 23 |
| 2022 | 179.2 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | 197.8 | 25.1 |
| 2020 | 209.9 | 26.4 |
| 2019 | 183.7 | 19.9 |
| 2018 | 189.6 | 20.3 |
| 2017 | 182.6 | 19.9 |
| 2016 | 183.7 | 19.7 |
| 2015 | 180 | 21.9 |
| 2014 | 182.8 | 14.5 |
| 2013 | 180.5 | 12.6 |
| 2012 | 164.3 | 12.1 |
| 2011 | 175.1 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 147.8 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | 128.5 | 10.2 |
| 2008 | 110.9 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 104.6 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 105.3 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 109.9 | 8.1 |
| 2004 | 105.5 | 11.4 |
| 2003 | 104.3 | 15 |
| 2002 | 107.9 | 17.6 |
| 2001 | 110.5 | – |
| 2000 | 108.9 | – |
| 1999 | 102.8 | – |
| 1998 | 100.8 | – |
| 1997 | 102.6 | – |
| 1996 | 103.7 | – |
| 1995 | 100.4 | – |
| 1994 | 99.7 | – |
| 1993 | 101.7 | – |
| 1992 | 81.1 | – |
| 1991 | 75.7 | – |
| 1990 | 74.2 | – |
| 1989 | 60.7 | – |
| 1988 | 57.9 | – |
| 1987 | 53.2 | – |
| 1986 | 47.8 | – |
| 1985 | 47.3 | – |
| 1984 | 40.6 | – |
| 1983 | 34.1 | – |
| 1982 | 29.7 | – |
| 1981 | 27.1 | – |
| 1980 | 22.8 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Greece | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 | 23.8 |
| 2027 | 128.7 | 25.1 |
| 2028 | 124.1 | 26.9 |
| 2029 | 119.9 | 28.3 |
| 2030 | 115.3 | 29 |
| 2031 | 111.1 | 29.8 |
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