Indonesia vs United Kingdom

Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 40.9% of GDP in Indonesia and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 61.2 percentage points, or 2.5 times that in Indonesia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 40.9% of GDP in Indonesia and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 61.2 percentage points, or 2.5 times that in Indonesia.
IndonesiaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Indonesia.
  • In 2025, Indonesia ranked 101 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Indonesia at 41.6% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIndonesiaUnited Kingdom
202540.9102.1
202440.299.4
202339.698.3
202240.197.1
202141.1103
202039.8104.4
201930.684.5
201830.485.3
201729.485.9
20162887.2
20152787.3
201424.686.4
201324.984.8
20122384
201123.181
201026.475.5
200926.564.6
200830.350.7
200738.143.1
200635.942.1
200542.641
200451.339.8
200355.636.8
200262.335.5
200173.735
200087.437.7
1999–40.5
1998–42
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
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
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIndonesiaUnited Kingdom
202641.7102
202741.6102.5
202841.4102.3
202941.5101.6
203041.6100.9
203141.6100.2

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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