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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Saudi Arabia 2020

The national debt increased in Saudi Arabia

In 2020 Saudi Arabia public debt was 199,705 million euros227,919 million dollars, has increased 38,29147,200 million since 2019.

This amount means that the debt in 2020 reached 32.4% of Saudi Arabia GDP, a 9.91 percentage point rise from 2019, when it was 22.49% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Saudi Arabia debt. It has risen since 2010 in global debt terms, when it was 33,544 million euros 44,507 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 8.43%.

According to the last data point published, Saudi Arabia per capita debt in 2020 was 5,704 euros6,510 dollars per inhabitant. In 2019 it was 4,717 euros 5,281 dollars, afterwards rising by 987 euros1,229 dollars, and if we again check 2010 we can see that then the debt per person was 1,217 euros1,615 dollars .

The position of Saudi Arabia, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2020 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 24 in the list of debt to GDP and 125 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
2020199,705227,91932.40%€5,704$6,510
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