Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom

Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt: 24.4% of GDP in Kazakhstan in 2024 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 75 percentage points, or 4.08 times that in Kazakhstan.

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% of GDP · IMF

Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt: 24.4% of GDP in Kazakhstan in 2024 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 75 percentage points, or 4.08 times that in Kazakhstan.
KazakhstanUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2002.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kazakhstan at 29.8% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKazakhstanUnited Kingdom
202524.3102.1
202424.499.4
20232398.3
202223.597.1
202125.1103
202026.4104.4
201919.984.5
201820.385.3
201719.985.9
201619.787.2
201521.987.3
201414.586.4
201312.684.8
201212.184
201110.281
201010.775.5
200910.264.6
20086.850.7
20074.143.1
20066.742.1
20058.141
200411.439.8
20031536.8
200217.635.5
2001–35
2000–37.7
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
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKazakhstanUnited Kingdom
202623.8102
202725.1102.5
202826.9102.3
202928.3101.6
203029100.9
203129.8100.2

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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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