Sudan vs United Kingdom

Sudan vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt: 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 88.3 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in United Kingdom.

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% of GDP · IMF

Sudan vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt: 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 88.3 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in United Kingdom.
SudanUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Sudan has been higher since 2015, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sudan at 192.2% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSudanUnited Kingdom
2025204.4102.1
2024282.399.4
2023286.998.3
202218997.1
2021191.3103
2020278.8104.4
2019216.584.5
2018209.885.3
2017149.585.9
2016109.987.2
201593.287.3
201484.486.4
2013105.884.8
2012117.784
201178.181
201074.675.5
20097164.6
200855.850.7
200753.743.1
200663.742.1
200575.541
200497.839.8
2003117.436.8
2002121.735.5
2001125.635
2000143.237.7
1999160.540.5
1998179.742
1997167.744.1
1996220.943.7
199523943.7
1994386.540.8
1993285.938
1992495.233.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSudanUnited Kingdom
2026334.4102
2027274.1102.5
2028235.5102.3
2029225.2101.6
2030212100.9
2031192.2100.2

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.

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