Syria vs Tunisia

Syria vs Tunisia: Government debt

Government debt: 31.2% of GDP in Syria in 2009 and 81.7% of GDP in Tunisia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 9.1 percentage points, or 1.29 times that in Syria.

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% of GDP · IMF

Syria vs Tunisia: Government debtGovernment debt: 31.2% of GDP in Syria in 2009 and 81.7% of GDP in Tunisia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 9.1 percentage points, or 1.29 times that in Syria.
SyriaTunisiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Tunisia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Syria at 30% of GDP in 2010.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tunisia at 88.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSyriaTunisia
2025–81.7
2024–85.6
2023–84
2022–83
2021–79.7
2020–77.7
2019–67.3
2018–72.9
2017–67.1
2016–58.9
2015–52.4
2014–50.7
2013–45.6
2012–49
2011–43.3
20103038.8
200931.240.3
200837.341.4
200742.742.7
20064545.7
200550.750
200411351.6
2003133.452.6
2002132.451.6
2001144.552.2
2000152.162.9
1999147.761.9
1998151.258.2
1997147.666.6
1996141.566.8
1995152.665.6
199416363.9
1993171.963.8
1992173.662.1
1991182.463.3
1990189.8–
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSyriaTunisia
2026–86.1
2027–89.8
2028–90.9
2029–90.8
2030–89.7
2031–88.7

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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