Türkiye vs United Arab Emirates
Türkiye vs United Arab Emirates: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye and 33.9% of GDP in United Arab Emirates, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 10.2 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Türkiye.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Türkiye ranked 138 and United Arab Emirates ranked 120 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP and United Arab Emirates at 26.1% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Türkiye | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.7 | 33.9 |
| 2024 | 23.6 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | 28.3 | 31.9 |
| 2022 | 29.4 | 31.5 |
| 2021 | 38.9 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | 38.3 | 30.1 |
| 2019 | 31.2 | 25.8 |
| 2018 | 28.8 | 20.7 |
| 2017 | 26.9 | 21.2 |
| 2016 | 27 | 18.6 |
| 2015 | 26.5 | 15.6 |
| 2014 | 27.4 | 13.5 |
| 2013 | 29.6 | 15.3 |
| 2012 | 30.8 | 20.2 |
| 2011 | 34.8 | 20.4 |
| 2010 | 38.6 | 18.3 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 21.1 |
| 2008 | 37 | 8.9 |
| 2007 | 37.1 | 8.9 |
| 2006 | 44.2 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 50.2 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 57.1 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 63.6 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | 71.2 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 75.6 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 51.2 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | – | 4.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Türkiye | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22.5 | 32.8 |
| 2027 | 22.6 | 30.8 |
| 2028 | 23.2 | 29 |
| 2029 | 24.1 | 27.4 |
| 2030 | 25.1 | 27 |
| 2031 | 25.4 | 26.1 |
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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personTürkiye: $342 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelTürkiye: 512,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025