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Government debt in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan's government debt is 20.10 % — #8 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

20.10%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.2 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Azerbaijan over time

26.30 %14.75 %3.20 %26.30 % · 20213.20 % · 20081995: 19.20 %1996: 16.70 %1997: 11.40 %1998: 14.30 %1999: 25.40 %2000: 13.10 %2001: 13.00 %2002: 11.90 %2003: 10.70 %2004: 9.70 %2005: 6.90 %2006: 5.30 %2007: 4.00 %2008: 3.20 %2009: 4.70 %2010: 5.00 %2011: 5.00 %2012: 5.80 %2013: 6.20 %2014: 8.50 %2015: 18.00 %2016: 20.60 %2017: 22.50 %2018: 18.70 %2019: 17.70 %2020: 21.30 %2021: 26.30 %2022: 17.30 %2023: 21.80 %2024: 21.60 %2025: 20.10 %19952010202520.10 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#8 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
94 %
117 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 1.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
6.20 pp
peak 26.30 % in 2021
Full series
▲ 0.90 pp
since 1995

In Asia: #5 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −34.60 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Azerbaijan: ahead of 94 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtAzerbaijan 20.10 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Azerbaijan is ahead of 94 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Azerbaijan
6 Puerto Rico17.60 %−2.50 pp
7 Tajikistan18.60 %−1.50 pp
8 Azerbaijan20.10 %—
9 Taiwan23.60 %+3.50 pp
10 Turkey23.70 %+3.60 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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