Nauru
Government debt in Nauru
Government debt in Nauru: 295.6% of GDP in 2009 and 16.5% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 16.5% of GDP
- Since 2009
- −279.1 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 0.1% 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 0.1% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 298.9% of GDP in 2010, the lowest 16.5% of GDP in 2024.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Nauru |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | 18.9 |
| 2021 | 24.2 |
| 2020 | 56.3 |
| 2019 | 59.6 |
| 2018 | 71.1 |
| 2017 | 78 |
| 2016 | 86.4 |
| 2015 | 113 |
| 2014 | 147.7 |
| 2013 | 166.9 |
| 2012 | 157.3 |
| 2011 | 236.8 |
| 2010 | 298.9 |
| 2009 | 295.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Nauru |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.2 |
| 2026 | 2.6 |
| 2027 | 1.6 |
| 2028 | 1.2 |
| 2029 | 0.4 |
| 2030 | 0.1 |
| 2031 | 0.1 |
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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