Sudan

Government debt in Sudan

Government debt in Sudan: 495.2% of GDP in 1992 and 191.3% of GDP in 2021, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2021
191.3% of GDP
Since 1992
−303.9 percentage points
Projected, 2031
192.2% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in SudanGovernment debt in Sudan: 495.2% of GDP in 1992 and 191.3% of GDP in 2021, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 495.2% of GDP in 1992, the lowest 53.7% of GDP in 2007.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSudan
2021191.3
2020278.8
2019216.5
2018209.8
2017149.5
2016109.9
201593.2
201484.4
2013105.8
2012117.7
201178.1
201074.6
200971
200855.8
200753.7
200663.7
200575.5
200497.8
2003117.4
2002121.7
2001125.6
2000143.2
1999160.5
1998179.7
1997167.7
1996220.9
1995239
1994386.5
1993285.9
1992495.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2022–2031
YearSudan
2022189
2023286.9
2024282.3
2025204.4
2026334.4
2027274.1
2028235.5
2029225.2
2030212
2031192.2

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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