Russia vs Netherlands

Russia vs Netherlands: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 28.1 percentage points, or 2.7 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Russia vs Netherlands: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 28.1 percentage points, or 2.7 times that in Russia.
RussiaNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 144 and Netherlands ranked 93 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 30.7% of GDP and Netherlands at 48% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRussiaNetherlands
202516.644.7
202414.844
202315.245.9
202215.148.4
202116.550.5
202019.253.4
201913.847.7
201813.651.6
201714.356
201614.960.9
201515.363.8
201415.167.2
201312.467.2
201211.265.7
201110.361.2
201010.158.9
20099.956.3
20087.454.4
2007842.7
20069.845
200514.949.6
200420.850.1
200328.349.8
200237.648.7
200144.449.4
200055.952.2
199992.458.6
1998135.262.7
199751.565.7
1996–71.3
1995–73
1994–73.5
1993–76.7
1992–75.6
1991–74.8
1990–75
1989–73.7
1988–73.7
1987–71.3
1986–69
1985–67.1
1984–61.9
1983–58.4
1982–52.4
1981–46.9
1980–43.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRussiaNetherlands
202619.345.4
202722.245.7
202824.845.8
202927.246.3
203029.147.1
203130.748

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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