Thailand vs United Kingdom

Thailand vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt: 62.9% of GDP in Thailand in 2024 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 36.5 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Thailand.

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% of GDP · IMF

Thailand vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt: 62.9% of GDP in Thailand in 2024 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 36.5 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Thailand.
ThailandUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Thailand.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Thailand at 69.8% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearThailandUnited Kingdom
202564.7102.1
202462.999.4
202362.298.3
202260.697.1
202158.4103
202049.4104.4
201941.184.5
201841.985.3
201741.885.9
201641.787.2
201542.687.3
201443.386.4
201342.284.8
201241.984
201139.181
201039.875.5
200942.464.6
20083550.7
20073643.1
200639.242.1
200545.541
200446.339.8
200347.536.8
200254.935.5
200157.535
200057.837.7
199956.640.5
199849.942
199740.544.1
199615.243.7
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
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearThailandUnited Kingdom
202667.2102
202768.5102.5
202869.1102.3
202969.4101.6
203069.6100.9
203169.8100.2

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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