Saudi Arabia - Government Debt to GDP 2016

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
12.25% +6.78% from 2015 Global rank: 11th

Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp was 12.25% in 2016, increased +6.78% from 5.47% in 2015. This was the 11th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016
Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 0.06% -4.8%
2nd Liechtenstein 0.44% -9.9%
3rd Brunei Darussalam 3.01% 1.8%
4th Timor-Leste 4.71% 59.5%
5th Solomon Islands 7.54% -4.3%
6th Uzbekistan 8.19% 21.9%
7th Afghanistan 8.44% -7.8%
8th Kuwait 9.88% 114.7%
9th Estonia 10.24% -5.1%
10th Tuvalu 11.49% -20.0%
11th Saudi Arabia 12.25% 123.8%
12th Russian Federation 14.85% -2.9%
13th Comoros 16.16% 13.2%
14th Nigeria 17.38% 16.4%
15th Algeria 18.09% 134.0%
16th United Arab Emirates 18.64% 19.4%
17th Paraguay 19.39% 4.2%
18th Luxembourg 19.60% -7.3%
19th Kazakhstan 19.68% -10.1%
20th Eswatini 20.10% 25.8%
21st Azerbaijan 20.61% 14.6%
22nd Turkmenistan 21.08% 11.3%
23rd Chile 21.10% 21.4%
24th Kiribati 21.23% 13.0%
25th San Marino 21.39% 10.8%
26th Cambodia 21.79% -6.3%
27th Botswana 22.34% -8.6%
28th Palau 23.74% 9.5%
29th Peru 23.93% 1.0%
30th Haiti 24.39% 2.1%
31st Micronesia, Federated States of 24.57% -5.4%
32nd Guatemala 24.91% 0.5%
33rd Nepal 24.96% -3.0%
34th Bulgaria 27.01% 6.5%
35th Türkiye 27.71% 2.1%
36th Bangladesh 27.72% -1.7%
37th Indonesia 27.96% 3.5%
38th Liberia 28.61% 15.5%
39th Marshall Islands 29.21% -13.8%
40th Oman 29.34% 111.7%
41st Nicaragua 30.92% 7.0%
42nd West Bank and Gaza 31.03% -16.3%
43rd Côte d'Ivoire 31.12% 6.7%
44th Uganda 31.33% 11.8%
45th Cameroon 32.11% 1.5%
46th Niger 32.83% 9.9%
47th Burkina Faso 32.85% 5.1%
48th Congo, Democratic Republic of 32.98% 29.4%
49th New Zealand 33.34% -2.4%
50th Panama 33.61% -1.8%
51st Papua New Guinea 33.74% 12.7%
52nd Trinidad and Tobago 34.70% 31.5%
53rd Zimbabwe 35.05% 2.8%
54th Myanmar 35.70% -2.5%
55th Benin 35.92% 16.3%
56th Czechia 36.23% -8.2%
57th Malawi 37.08% 4.6%
58th Mali 37.22% 21.4%
59th Philippines 37.38% -5.8%
60th Norway 37.87% 10.5%
61st Sierra Leone 38.86% 37.0%
62nd Korea 39.14% 0.8%
63rd Georgia 39.47% 9.6%
64th Romania 39.55% 0.5%
65th Moldova 39.68% -5.7%
66th North Macedonia 39.72% 4.5%
67th Andorra 39.77% -2.9%
68th Tanzania 39.80% 0.7%
69th Lithuania 39.97% -6.1%
70th Chad 40.11% 28.2%
71st Madagascar 40.28% -8.6%
72nd Honduras 40.30% -4.6%
73rd Australia 40.62% 7.7%
74th Guinea 40.64% -2.1%
75th Switzerland 40.93% -2.9%
76th Rwanda 41.07% 24.2%
77th Equatorial Guinea 41.14% 30.0%
78th Lesotho 41.45% -9.5%
79th Denmark 41.69% -6.4%
80th Latvia 41.73% 9.0%
81st Thailand 41.75% -1.9%
82nd Tajikistan 42.18% 20.4%
83rd Vanuatu 42.45% 17.0%
84th Sweden 42.88% -3.6%
85th Guyana 44.05% 4.4%
86th Costa Rica 44.06% 10.7%
87th Fiji 44.56% 0.6%
88th Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.87% -3.2%
89th Namibia 45.83% 8.9%
90th Djibouti 45.92% 14.1%
91st Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.95% 43.3%
92nd Ecuador 46.07% 26.4%
93rd Burundi 46.12% 15.5%
94th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.49% 13.7%
95th Dominican Republic 46.69% 4.2%
96th Qatar 46.71% 31.4%
97th South Africa 47.13% 4.3%
98th Senegal 47.52% 6.8%
99th Viet Nam 47.88% 3.8%
100th Samoa 48.99% -13.1%
101st Central African Republic 49.29% -9.3%
102nd Tonga 49.38% -3.4%
103rd China 49.72% 21.9%
104th Puerto Rico (US) 49.88% -5.4%
105th Colombia 49.90% -0.9%
106th Kenya 50.40% 10.0%
107th Bahamas, The 51.06% 2.2%
108th Slovak Republic 52.14% 1.0%
109th Argentina 53.06% 0.9%
110th Malta 53.15% -3.4%
111th Belarus 53.48% 0.9%
112th Poland 54.13% 6.0%
113th Lao PDR 54.47% 2.7%
114th Mexico 55.00% 7.9%
115th Malaysia 55.79% -2.1%
116th Ghana 55.94% 3.8%
117th Uruguay 56.40% -2.4%
118th Armenia 56.48% 17.0%
119th St. Kitts and Nevis 57.41% -7.7%
120th Mauritania 57.55% -3.9%
121st Tunisia 58.91% 12.4%
122nd Kyrgyz Republic 59.07% -11.9%
123rd Guinea-Bissau 59.10% 4.9%
124th Togo 59.91% 14.4%
125th Morocco 60.08% 2.9%
126th St. Lucia 60.21% -0.6%
127th Iraq 60.30% 24.8%
128th Netherlands 60.88% -4.6%
129th Zambia 61.15% -1.2%
130th Israel 61.73% -1.8%
131st Maldives 61.88% 12.8%
132nd Pakistan 62.07% 5.1%
133rd Mauritius 62.60% -0.7%
134th Seychelles 62.84% -2.8%
135th Gabon 64.50% 44.3%
136th Serbia 64.98% -3.1%
137th Angola 66.67% 32.3%
138th Montenegro 66.69% -4.1%
139th Germany 68.30% -4.1%
140th Finland 68.65% -0.2%
141st India 68.90% -0.2%
142nd Belize 70.46% 8.3%
143rd Ireland 72.71% -1.8%
144th Albania 73.32% -0.5%
145th Hungary 74.65% -1.4%
146th Sri Lanka 75.00% -1.7%
147th El Salvador 75.21% 2.4%
148th Aruba 75.39% 1.6%
149th Suriname 75.40% 83.1%
150th Yemen, Republic of 76.51% 32.5%
151st Dominica 76.54% 11.1%
152nd Bahrain 77.37% 22.5%
153rd Brazil 77.42% 7.9%
154th Mongolia 78.68% 55.7%
155th Croatia 79.26% -4.2%
156th Slovenia 79.43% -4.8%
157th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 79.45% 5.8%
158th Ukraine 79.51% 0.2%
159th Gambia, The 80.66% 16.3%
160th Iceland 81.34% -15.6%
161st Grenada 81.57% -9.5%
162nd Antigua and Barbuda 83.06% -9.8%
163rd Austria 83.42% -2.6%
164th Congo, Republic of 84.64% 14.1%
165th Jordan 85.02% 1.9%
166th Nauru 86.35% -23.6%
167th United Kingdom 87.83% 0.0%
168th Egypt, Arab Republic of 91.59% 9.4%
169th Canada 92.40% 0.4%
170th France 98.13% 1.2%
171st Spain 101.97% -0.5%
172nd Bhutan 102.99% 14.2%
173rd São Tomé and Principe 104.57% 3.4%
174th Belgium 105.48% -0.1%
175th Singapore 106.31% 4.1%
176th Cyprus 106.81% -4.3%
177th Jamaica 106.91% -7.8%
178th United States 107.38% 1.9%
179th Sudan 109.93% 18.0%
180th Cabo Verde 115.63% -0.1%
181st Mozambique 124.81% 45.1%
182nd Portugal 131.18% 0.1%
183rd Italy 134.24% -0.4%
184th Barbados 135.27% 2.8%
185th Lebanon 146.40% 3.9%
186th South Sudan 164.74% 180.9%
187th Greece 183.68% 2.0%
188th Japan 232.42% 1.8%
189th Eritrea 251.23% -7.4%

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp in 2016?

Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp in 2016 was 12.25%. This ranked 11th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp change in 2016?

Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp increased by 123.8% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2016?

Eritrea had the highest government debt to gdp in 2016 at 251.23%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Saudi Arabia in 2016?

The government debt to gdp of Saudi Arabia in 2016 was 12.25%. This ranked 11th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp?

Saudi Arabia's government debt to gdp went from 5.47% in 2015 to 12.25% in 2016, a 123.8% increase.