Russia vs Sudan
Russia vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 16.6% of GDP in Russia in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 174.8 percentage points, or 12 times that in Russia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 30.7% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Russia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.6 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 14.8 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 15.2 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 15.1 | 189 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 19.2 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 13.8 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 13.6 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 14.3 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 14.9 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 15.3 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 12.4 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 10.3 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 9.9 | 71 |
| 2008 | 7.4 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 8 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 14.9 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 20.8 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 28.3 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 37.6 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 44.4 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 55.9 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 92.4 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 135.2 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 51.5 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | – | 220.9 |
| 1995 | – | 239 |
| 1994 | – | 386.5 |
| 1993 | – | 285.9 |
| 1992 | – | 495.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Russia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19.3 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 22.2 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 24.8 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 27.2 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 29.1 | 212 |
| 2031 | 30.7 | 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
Russia vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013