Russia vs United States

Russia vs United States: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 124.4% of GDP in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 107.8 percentage points, or 7.5 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

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Russia vs United States: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 124.4% of GDP in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 107.8 percentage points, or 7.5 times that in Russia.
RussiaUnited StatesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

Latest figures

% of GDP · IMF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025Projected
Russia16.6 202515.3144 of 14930.7 2031
United States124.4 2025105.56 of 149145 2031

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2001.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 144 and United States ranked 6 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 30.7% of GDP and United States at 145% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRussiaUnited States
202516.6124.4
202414.8122.3
202315.2120
202215.1119.2
202116.5125
202019.2132.6
201913.8108.8
201813.6107.7
201714.3106.5
201614.9107.5
201515.3105.5
201415.1105
201312.4105
201211.2103.7
201110.3100
201010.195.7
20099.987.1
20087.473.9
2007865
20069.864.6
200514.965.8
200420.866.4
200328.359
200237.655.9
200144.453.5
200055.9–
199992.4–
1998135.2–
199751.5–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRussiaUnited States
202619.3126.8
202722.2128.7
202824.8132.3
202927.2136.4
203029.1140.7
203130.7145

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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