Russia vs United Kingdom

Russia vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 85.5 percentage points, or 6.15 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Russia vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 85.5 percentage points, or 6.15 times that in Russia.
RussiaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 144 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 30.7% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRussiaUnited Kingdom
202516.6102.1
202414.899.4
202315.298.3
202215.197.1
202116.5103
202019.2104.4
201913.884.5
201813.685.3
201714.385.9
201614.987.2
201515.387.3
201415.186.4
201312.484.8
201211.284
201110.381
201010.175.5
20099.964.6
20087.450.7
2007843.1
20069.842.1
200514.941
200420.839.8
200328.336.8
200237.635.5
200144.435
200055.937.7
199992.440.5
1998135.242
199751.544.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRussiaUnited Kingdom
202619.3102
202722.2102.5
202824.8102.3
202927.2101.6
203029.1100.9
203130.7100.2

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.

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