Slovakia vs Ukraine
Slovakia vs Ukraine: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 61.4% of GDP in Slovakia and 107.1% of GDP in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 45.7 percentage points, or 1.74 times that in Slovakia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Slovakia.
- In 2025, Slovakia ranked 53 and Ukraine ranked 11 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Slovakia at 72.1% of GDP and Ukraine at 97.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Slovakia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.4 | 107.1 |
| 2024 | 59.7 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 55.8 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | 57.8 | 77.7 |
| 2021 | 60.2 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 58.4 | 60.5 |
| 2019 | 48 | 50.5 |
| 2018 | 49.3 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | 51.4 | 71.6 |
| 2016 | 52.1 | 79.5 |
| 2015 | 51.6 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | 53.4 | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 54.6 | 39 |
| 2012 | 51.7 | 36.1 |
| 2011 | 43.3 | 35.5 |
| 2010 | 40.7 | 39.1 |
| 2009 | 36.4 | 34.1 |
| 2008 | 28.6 | 19.7 |
| 2007 | 30.4 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 31.5 | 14.3 |
| 2005 | 35 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 42 | 23.9 |
| 2003 | 43.6 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 45.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 51.4 | 35.3 |
| 2000 | 50.6 | 43.7 |
| 1999 | 47.1 | 61 |
| 1998 | 33.9 | 48.1 |
| 1997 | 32.8 | 29.9 |
| 1996 | 30.3 | – |
| 1995 | 21.3 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Slovakia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62.2 | 111.8 |
| 2027 | 64.6 | 110.3 |
| 2028 | 65.5 | 109.6 |
| 2029 | 67.3 | 107.3 |
| 2030 | 69.6 | 102.1 |
| 2031 | 72.1 | 97.2 |
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
Slovakia vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySlovakia: 78.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySlovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySlovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSlovakia: 99.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSlovakia: 2.4% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSlovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSlovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSlovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSlovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSlovakia: 53.2% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSlovakia: 41.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSlovakia: 18.1% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSlovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSlovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSlovakia: $2.87B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSlovakia: $568 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSlovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSlovakia: 18,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerSlovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSlovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSlovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSlovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025