Indonesia vs Netherlands

Indonesia vs Netherlands: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 40.9% of GDP in Indonesia and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 3.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Indonesia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Indonesia vs Netherlands: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 40.9% of GDP in Indonesia and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 3.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Indonesia.
IndonesiaNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Indonesia.
  • In 2025, Indonesia ranked 101 and Netherlands ranked 93 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Indonesia at 41.6% of GDP and Netherlands at 48% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIndonesiaNetherlands
202540.944.7
202440.244
202339.645.9
202240.148.4
202141.150.5
202039.853.4
201930.647.7
201830.451.6
201729.456
20162860.9
20152763.8
201424.667.2
201324.967.2
20122365.7
201123.161.2
201026.458.9
200926.556.3
200830.354.4
200738.142.7
200635.945
200542.649.6
200451.350.1
200355.649.8
200262.348.7
200173.749.4
200087.452.2
1999–58.6
1998–62.7
1997–65.7
1996–71.3
1995–73
1994–73.5
1993–76.7
1992–75.6
1991–74.8
1990–75
1989–73.7
1988–73.7
1987–71.3
1986–69
1985–67.1
1984–61.9
1983–58.4
1982–52.4
1981–46.9
1980–43.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIndonesiaNetherlands
202641.745.4
202741.645.7
202841.445.8
202941.546.3
203041.647.1
203141.648

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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