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Government debt in Ukraine

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Ukraine's government debt is 107.10 % — #114 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

107.10%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

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

The central government owes about 1.1 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Ukraine over time

107.10 %59.45 %11.80 %11.80 % · 20071997: 29.90 %1998: 48.10 %1999: 61.00 %2000: 43.70 %2001: 35.30 %2002: 32.30 %2003: 28.30 %2004: 23.90 %2005: 17.10 %2006: 14.30 %2007: 11.80 %2008: 19.70 %2009: 34.10 %2010: 39.10 %2011: 35.50 %2012: 36.10 %2013: 39.00 %2014: 70.30 %2015: 79.30 %2016: 79.50 %2017: 71.60 %2018: 60.40 %2019: 50.50 %2020: 60.50 %2021: 48.90 %2022: 77.70 %2023: 81.20 %2024: 89.70 %2025: 107.10 %199720112025107.10 %
29 official observations, 1997 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#114 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
9 %
11 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 17.40 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 77.20 pp
since 1997

In Europe: #33 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +52.40 pp (worse)

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 %Ukraine: ahead of 9 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtUkraine 107.10 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Ukraine is ahead of 9 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Ukraine
112 Zambia100.60 %−6.50 pp
113 United Kingdom102.10 %−5.00 pp
114 Ukraine107.10 %—
115 Belgium107.90 %+0.80 pp
116 Canada113.60 %+6.50 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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