Tajikistan vs United Kingdom

Tajikistan vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 18.6% of GDP in Tajikistan and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 83.5 percentage points, or 5.49 times that in Tajikistan.

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% of GDP · IMF

Tajikistan vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 18.6% of GDP in Tajikistan and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 83.5 percentage points, or 5.49 times that in Tajikistan.
TajikistanUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Tajikistan.
  • In 2025, Tajikistan ranked 142 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tajikistan at 22.2% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearTajikistanUnited Kingdom
202518.6102.1
202424.999.4
20233098.3
202231.897.1
202142103
202050.9104.4
201943.284.5
201846.385.3
201746.385.9
201642.287.2
20153587.3
201427.986.4
201329.384.8
201232.584
201135.581
201036.875.5
200936.964.6
200830.250.7
200734.343.1
200636.842.1
200545.841
200449.439.8
200369.836.8
200298.335.5
200199.535
2000111.437.7
1999107.840.5
199896.642
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
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
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearTajikistanUnited Kingdom
202618.3102
202718.7102.5
202819.7102.3
202920.7101.6
203021.5100.9
203122.2100.2

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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