Marshall Islands
Government debt in Marshall Islands
Government debt in Marshall Islands: 8.7% of GDP in 1997 and 14.3% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 14.3% of GDP
- Since 1997
- +5.6 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 14.3% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 14.3% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 46.8% of GDP in 2004, the lowest 8.7% of GDP in 1997.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | 19.6 |
| 2021 | 19.9 |
| 2020 | 21.7 |
| 2019 | 25.1 |
| 2018 | 24.7 |
| 2017 | 26.5 |
| 2016 | 29.2 |
| 2015 | 33.9 |
| 2014 | 34.9 |
| 2013 | 33.4 |
| 2012 | 37.6 |
| 2011 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 38.8 |
| 2009 | 41.2 |
| 2008 | 44.1 |
| 2007 | 42.2 |
| 2006 | 44.4 |
| 2005 | 45.8 |
| 2004 | 46.8 |
| 2003 | 43.7 |
| 2002 | 37.2 |
| 2001 | 32.7 |
| 2000 | 27.3 |
| 1999 | 26.1 |
| 1998 | 18.2 |
| 1997 | 8.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.8 |
| 2026 | 13.9 |
| 2027 | 12.6 |
| 2028 | 12 |
| 2029 | 11.5 |
| 2030 | 11.1 |
| 2031 | 14.3 |
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.
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