Iran vs Russia

Iran vs Russia: Government debt

Government debt: 31.2% of GDP in Iran in 2024 and 16.6% of GDP in Russia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 16.5 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Iran vs Russia: Government debtGovernment debt: 31.2% of GDP in Iran in 2024 and 16.6% of GDP in Russia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 16.5 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Russia.
IranRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Russia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iran at 43.4% of GDP and Russia at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIranRussia
202535.616.6
202431.214.8
202329.615.2
202234.515.1
202139.916.5
202047.119.2
201944.613.8
201841.613.6
201743.214.3
20164614.9
201532.115.3
201410.915.1
201310.212.4
201211.811.2
201110.610.3
201012.810.1
200911.59.9
200810.67.4
200713.58
200615.29.8
200518.314.9
200421.120.8
20032228.3
200223.437.6
20012144.4
200018.255.9
199922.292.4
199829.6135.2
199730.951.5
199629.3–
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIranRussia
202639.119.3
202740.222.2
202840.824.8
202941.727.2
203042.729.1
203143.430.7

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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