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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Saudi Arabia 2019

The national debt increased in Saudi Arabia

In 2019 Saudi Arabia public debt was 161,414 million euros180,719 million dollars, has increased 35,06631,440 million since 2018.

This amount means that the debt in 2019 reached 22.49% of Saudi Arabia GDP, a 4.21 percentage point rise from 2018, when it was 18.28% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Saudi Arabia debt. It has risen since 2009 in global debt terms, when it was 43,083 million euros 60,027 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 13.99%.

According to the last data point published, Saudi Arabia per capita debt in 2019 was 4,717 euros5,281 dollars per inhabitant. In 2018 it was 3,781 euros 4,468 dollars, afterwards rising by 936 euros813 dollars, and if we again check 2009 we can see that then the debt per person was 1,616 euros2,251 dollars .

The position of Saudi Arabia, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2019 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 20 in the list of debt to GDP and 123 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Saudi Arabia. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Saudi Arabia in economy of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2019161,414180,71922.49%€4,717$5,281
2018126,348149,27918.28%€3,781$4,468
2017104,632118,15917.16%€3,208$3,623
201676,30584,43913.09%€2,400$2,656
201534,19837,9475.80%€1,101$1,222
20148,89011,8131.56%€293$389
201312,07516,0372.15%€403$535
201217,38222,3473.04%€595$765
201125,96336,1335.38%€915$1,273
201033,54444,5078.43%€1,217$1,615
200943,08360,02713.99%€1,616$2,251
200842,61362,66712.06%€1,653$2,430
200751,90871,14717.12%€2,081$2,853
200677,43097,22725.83%€3,210$4,031
200598,459122,56037.34%€4,220$5,253
2004130,955162,82262.93%€5,804$7,216
2003155,650176,02181.56%€7,069$7,994
2002193,341182,68996.35%€8,996$8,501
2001191,507171,52093.15%€9,130$8,177
2000177,823164,31286.70%€8,685$8,025
1999156,121166,555102.99%€7,813$8,335
1998149,011101.52%$7,640
1997127,13176.70%$6,678
1996119,16575.21%$6,413
1995106,28774.25%$5,861
199491,62067.87%$5,176
199377,81358.60%$4,504
199265,44047.80%$3,861
199151,96339.35%$3,258
Saudi Arabia: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Saudi Arabia: Evolution of debt in millions