Pakistan vs Sudan
Pakistan vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 72.8% of GDP in Pakistan in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 116.6 percentage points, or 2.56 times that in Pakistan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Pakistan at 57.4% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Pakistan | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.8 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 70.3 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 78.5 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 77.3 | 189 |
| 2021 | 74.8 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 80.8 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 78.7 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 66.3 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 62.1 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 62.1 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 59.1 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 58.8 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 59.2 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 58.4 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 56.2 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 56.7 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 54.6 | 71 |
| 2008 | 49.5 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 44.2 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 46.2 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 47.9 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 50.6 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 56.3 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 60.5 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 65.2 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 61.7 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 60.7 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 53.8 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 52.8 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 52.5 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 52.3 | 239 |
| 1994 | 58.5 | 386.5 |
| 1993 | – | 285.9 |
| 1992 | – | 495.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Pakistan | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69.9 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 67.7 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 64.5 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 61.3 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 59.6 | 212 |
| 2031 | 57.4 | 192.2 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013