India vs United Kingdom

India vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt: 84.8% of GDP in India in 2024 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 14.6 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in India.

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% of GDP · IMF

India vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt: 84.8% of GDP in India in 2024 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 14.6 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in India.
IndiaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2010, when it overtook India.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts India at 75.1% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIndiaUnited Kingdom
202584.3102.1
202484.899.4
202384.898.3
202284.497.1
202185.5103
202090.4104.4
201976.584.5
201871.685.3
201770.785.9
201669.887.2
201569.787.3
201467.686.4
20136884.8
201268.184
201168.781
201067.775.5
200972.764.6
200874.350.7
200775.443.1
200677.942.1
200582.441
200484.939.8
200385.936.8
200284.335.5
200180.135
200074.937.7
199971.340.5
199869.342
19976944.1
199667.143.7
199570.943.7
199474.840.8
199378.338
199278.833.3
199176.728.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIndiaUnited Kingdom
202683.1102
202781.3102.5
202879.9102.3
202978.4101.6
203077100.9
203175.1100.2

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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