Singapore vs Sudan
Singapore vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 165.8% of GDP in Singapore in 2024 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 51.4 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Singapore.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Singapore.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Singapore at 169.2% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Singapore | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 165.8 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 170.4 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 153.3 | 189 |
| 2021 | 139.9 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 147.1 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 127.7 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 109.2 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 107.3 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 105.9 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 102.1 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 97.8 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 98.2 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 106.7 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 103.1 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 98.7 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 101.7 | 71 |
| 2008 | 97.9 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 87.8 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 86.5 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 92.7 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 95.7 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 99.1 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 96.3 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 94.5 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 82.3 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 85.3 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 84.7 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 70.8 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 71.3 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 69.8 | 239 |
| 1994 | 70.7 | 386.5 |
| 1993 | 71.2 | 285.9 |
| 1992 | 79 | 495.2 |
| 1991 | 76.4 | – |
| 1990 | 73.5 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Singapore | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 165.7 | 204.4 |
| 2026 | 166.4 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 167.1 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 167.9 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 168.5 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 169 | 212 |
| 2031 | 169.2 | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Singapore vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSingapore: 79 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013