Niger vs Zimbabwe

Niger vs Zimbabwe: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 45.5% of GDP in Niger and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 7.6 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Zimbabwe.

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% of GDP · IMF

Niger vs Zimbabwe: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 45.5% of GDP in Niger and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 7.6 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Zimbabwe.
NigerZimbabweIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2025, Niger ranked 90 and Zimbabwe ranked 111 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Niger at 43.4% of GDP and Zimbabwe at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearNigerZimbabwe
202545.538
202448.170.4
202351.476.1
202250.766.8
202151.339.9
20204556.8
201939.853.9
20183733
201736.549
201632.835.1
201529.934.1
201422.129.2
201319.626.4
201218.127.2
201114.830
201015.133.2
200915.939.7
200814.241.3
200717.830.2
200618.326.7
200549.522.4
200455.1–
200360.6–
200269–
200174–
200082.1–
199963.4–
199861.3–
199769.1–
199663.5–
199569.4–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNigerZimbabwe
202646.333.5
202745.430.6
202844.830.2
202944.228.2
203043.826.7
203143.425.7

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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