South Sudan vs Zimbabwe

South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 64.2% of GDP in South Sudan and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 26.3 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Zimbabwe.

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% of GDP · IMF

South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 64.2% of GDP in South Sudan and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 26.3 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Zimbabwe.
South SudanZimbabweIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2025, South Sudan ranked 49 and Zimbabwe ranked 111 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts South Sudan at 46.3% of GDP and Zimbabwe at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSouth SudanZimbabwe
202564.238
202453.770.4
202360.776.1
202242.266.8
202156.439.9
202048.356.8
201943.453.9
201884.333
201777.549
2016128.935.1
201558.234.1
201439.629.2
201317.626.4
20128.927.2
2011–30
2010–33.2
2009–39.7
2008–41.3
2007–30.2
2006–26.7
2005–22.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSouth SudanZimbabwe
202643.233.5
20274330.6
202844.430.2
202945.428.2
203045.726.7
203146.325.7

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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