Indonesia vs Sudan
Indonesia vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 40.9% of GDP in Indonesia in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 150.2 percentage points, or 4.65 times that in Indonesia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Indonesia at 41.6% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Indonesia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.9 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 40.2 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 39.6 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 40.1 | 189 |
| 2021 | 41.1 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 39.8 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 30.6 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 30.4 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 29.4 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 28 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 27 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 24.6 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 24.9 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 23 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 23.1 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 26.4 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 26.5 | 71 |
| 2008 | 30.3 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 38.1 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 35.9 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 42.6 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 51.3 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 55.6 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 62.3 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 73.7 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 87.4 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | – | 160.5 |
| 1998 | – | 179.7 |
| 1997 | – | 167.7 |
| 1996 | – | 220.9 |
| 1995 | – | 239 |
| 1994 | – | 386.5 |
| 1993 | – | 285.9 |
| 1992 | – | 495.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Indonesia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.7 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 41.6 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 41.4 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 41.5 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 41.6 | 212 |
| 2031 | 41.6 | 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
Indonesia vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013