Iraq vs Türkiye

Iraq vs Türkiye: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 52.8% of GDP in Iraq and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iraq, by 29.1 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in Türkiye.

Watch it change on the map

% of GDP · IMF

Iraq vs Türkiye: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 52.8% of GDP in Iraq and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iraq, by 29.1 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in Türkiye.
IraqTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2004.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranked 76 and Türkiye ranked 138 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 73.3% of GDP and Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIraqTürkiye
202552.823.7
202445.723.6
202342.128.3
20223929.4
202154.738.9
202072.538.3
201941.731.2
201844.428.8
201755.926.9
201660.327
201548.326.5
201427.627.4
20133229.6
201234.830.8
201140.734.8
201053.538.6
200987.442.4
200874.237
2007117.137.1
2006143.244.2
2005227.350.2
2004344.357.1
2003–63.6
2002–71.2
2001–75.6
2000–51.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqTürkiye
202671.122.5
202765.222.6
202862.923.2
202965.324.1
203068.725.1
203173.325.4

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

Iraq vs Türkiye

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment