Pakistan vs Syria
Pakistan vs Syria: Government debt
Government debt: 72.8% of GDP in Pakistan in 2025 and 31.2% of GDP in Syria in 2009, by IMF estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 23.4 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Syria.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Syria.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Pakistan at 57.4% of GDP in 2031.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Syria at 30% of GDP in 2010.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Pakistan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.8 | – |
| 2024 | 70.3 | – |
| 2023 | 78.5 | – |
| 2022 | 77.3 | – |
| 2021 | 74.8 | – |
| 2020 | 80.8 | – |
| 2019 | 78.7 | – |
| 2018 | 66.3 | – |
| 2017 | 62.1 | – |
| 2016 | 62.1 | – |
| 2015 | 59.1 | – |
| 2014 | 58.8 | – |
| 2013 | 59.2 | – |
| 2012 | 58.4 | – |
| 2011 | 56.2 | – |
| 2010 | 56.7 | 30 |
| 2009 | 54.6 | 31.2 |
| 2008 | 49.5 | 37.3 |
| 2007 | 44.2 | 42.7 |
| 2006 | 46.2 | 45 |
| 2005 | 47.9 | 50.7 |
| 2004 | 50.6 | 113 |
| 2003 | 56.3 | 133.4 |
| 2002 | 60.5 | 132.4 |
| 2001 | 65.2 | 144.5 |
| 2000 | 61.7 | 152.1 |
| 1999 | 60.7 | 147.7 |
| 1998 | 53.8 | 151.2 |
| 1997 | 52.8 | 147.6 |
| 1996 | 52.5 | 141.5 |
| 1995 | 52.3 | 152.6 |
| 1994 | 58.5 | 163 |
| 1993 | – | 171.9 |
| 1992 | – | 173.6 |
| 1991 | – | 182.4 |
| 1990 | – | 189.8 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Pakistan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69.9 | – |
| 2027 | 67.7 | – |
| 2028 | 64.5 | – |
| 2029 | 61.3 | – |
| 2030 | 59.6 | – |
| 2031 | 57.4 | – |
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
Pakistan vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010