Türkiye vs Ukraine
Türkiye vs Ukraine: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye and 107.1% of GDP in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 83.4 percentage points, or 4.53 times that in Türkiye.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Türkiye ranked 138 and Ukraine ranked 11 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP and Ukraine at 97.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Türkiye | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.7 | 107.1 |
| 2024 | 23.6 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 28.3 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | 29.4 | 77.7 |
| 2021 | 38.9 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 38.3 | 60.5 |
| 2019 | 31.2 | 50.5 |
| 2018 | 28.8 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | 26.9 | 71.6 |
| 2016 | 27 | 79.5 |
| 2015 | 26.5 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | 27.4 | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 29.6 | 39 |
| 2012 | 30.8 | 36.1 |
| 2011 | 34.8 | 35.5 |
| 2010 | 38.6 | 39.1 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 34.1 |
| 2008 | 37 | 19.7 |
| 2007 | 37.1 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 44.2 | 14.3 |
| 2005 | 50.2 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 57.1 | 23.9 |
| 2003 | 63.6 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 71.2 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 75.6 | 35.3 |
| 2000 | 51.2 | 43.7 |
| 1999 | – | 61 |
| 1998 | – | 48.1 |
| 1997 | – | 29.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Türkiye | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22.5 | 111.8 |
| 2027 | 22.6 | 110.3 |
| 2028 | 23.2 | 109.6 |
| 2029 | 24.1 | 107.3 |
| 2030 | 25.1 | 102.1 |
| 2031 | 25.4 | 97.2 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Türkiye vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personTürkiye: $342 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTürkiye: 512,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025