Greece vs United Kingdom

Greece vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 146.6% of GDP in Greece and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 44.5 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in United Kingdom.

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% of GDP · IMF

Greece vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 146.6% of GDP in Greece and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 44.5 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in United Kingdom.
GreeceUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Greece has been higher since 1985, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • In 2025, Greece ranked 2 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Greece at 111.1% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearGreeceUnited Kingdom
2025146.6102.1
2024155.499.4
2023165.598.3
2022179.297.1
2021197.8103
2020209.9104.4
2019183.784.5
2018189.685.3
2017182.685.9
2016183.787.2
201518087.3
2014182.886.4
2013180.584.8
2012164.384
2011175.181
2010147.875.5
2009128.564.6
2008110.950.7
2007104.643.1
2006105.342.1
2005109.941
2004105.539.8
2003104.336.8
2002107.935.5
2001110.535
2000108.937.7
1999102.840.5
1998100.842
1997102.644.1
1996103.743.7
1995100.443.7
199499.740.8
1993101.738
199281.133.3
199175.728.5
199074.228.5
198960.732.6
198857.937.1
198753.239.3
198647.841.4
198547.341.4
198440.642.3
198334.141.9
198229.743.1
198127.144.9
198022.842.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGreeceUnited Kingdom
2026136102
2027128.7102.5
2028124.1102.3
2029119.9101.6
2030115.3100.9
2031111.1100.2

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.

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