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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Saudi Arabia 2021

Public debt went up in Saudi Arabia

In 2021 Saudi Arabia public debt was 211,341 million euros250,128 million dollars, has increased 11,63622,209 million since 2020.

This amount means that the debt in 2021 reached 30.01% of Saudi Arabia GDP, a 2.39 percentage point fall from 2020, when it was 32.4% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Saudi Arabia debt. It has risen since 2011 in global debt terms, when it was 25,963 million euros 36,133 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 5.38%.

According to the last data point published, Saudi Arabia per capita debt in 2021 was 6,865 euros8,125 dollars per inhabitant. In 2020 it was 5,704 euros 6,510 dollars, afterwards rising by 1,161 euros1,615 dollars, and if we again check 2011 we can see that then the debt per person was 915 euros1,273 dollars .

The position of Saudi Arabia, as compared with the rest of the world, has remained in 2021 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 24 in the list of debt to GDP and 131 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
2021211,341250,12830.01%€6,865$8,125
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