Philippines vs Sudan
Philippines vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 59.1% of GDP in Philippines in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 134.3 percentage points, or 3.36 times that in Philippines.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Philippines at 56.4% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Philippines | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.1 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 56.6 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 56.5 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 57.4 | 189 |
| 2021 | 57 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 51.6 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 37 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 37.2 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 38.1 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 37.4 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 39.7 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 40.3 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 43.9 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 45.7 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 45.4 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 47.6 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 49.8 | 71 |
| 2008 | 50 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 50.2 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 57.2 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 64.7 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 71.1 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 71.4 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 65.2 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 59.5 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 59.2 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 54.2 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 50.8 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 56.9 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 53.1 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 60.9 | 239 |
| 1994 | 63.6 | 386.5 |
| 1993 | 73.9 | 285.9 |
| 1992 | – | 495.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Philippines | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60.5 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 60.5 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 60.4 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 59.7 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 58.2 | 212 |
| 2031 | 56.4 | 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
Philippines vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013