Rwanda vs Sudan
Rwanda vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 64.7% of GDP in Rwanda in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 125.1 percentage points, or 2.89 times that in Rwanda.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Rwanda at 59.9% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Rwanda | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.7 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 63.4 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 61.6 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 59 | 189 |
| 2021 | 66.2 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 66.7 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 52.8 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 49.2 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 46.1 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 41.5 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 33.5 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 29.5 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 27 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 19.3 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 18.9 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 19 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 71 |
| 2008 | 18.5 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 22.4 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 22.8 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 58.9 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 80.9 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 79.5 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 92 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 84 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 86 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 78.4 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 70.1 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 72.2 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 83.5 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 100.8 | 239 |
| 1994 | – | 386.5 |
| 1993 | – | 285.9 |
| 1992 | – | 495.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Rwanda | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.4 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 63.4 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 63.4 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 62 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 61 | 212 |
| 2031 | 59.9 | 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
Rwanda vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025