Türkiye vs United Kingdom

Türkiye vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 78.4 percentage points, or 4.32 times that in Türkiye.

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% of GDP · IMF

Türkiye vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 78.4 percentage points, or 4.32 times that in Türkiye.
TürkiyeUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Türkiye ranked 138 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearTürkiyeUnited Kingdom
202523.7102.1
202423.699.4
202328.398.3
202229.497.1
202138.9103
202038.3104.4
201931.284.5
201828.885.3
201726.985.9
20162787.2
201526.587.3
201427.486.4
201329.684.8
201230.884
201134.881
201038.675.5
200942.464.6
20083750.7
200737.143.1
200644.242.1
200550.241
200457.139.8
200363.636.8
200271.235.5
200175.635
200051.237.7
1999–40.5
1998–42
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
YearTürkiyeUnited Kingdom
202622.5102
202722.6102.5
202823.2102.3
202924.1101.6
203025.1100.9
203125.4100.2

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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