Saudi Arabia Government Debt Over Time (1991–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 145 / 184

Data table

1991	39.4%	2003	81.6%	2015	5.5%
1992	47.8%	2004	62.9%	2016	12.2%
1993	58.6%	2005	37.3%	2017	15.9%
1994	67.9%	2006	25.8%	2018	16.8%
1995	74.2%	2007	17.1%	2019	20.3%
1996	75.2%	2008	12.1%	2020	29.7%
1997	76.7%	2009	14%	2021	25.5%
1998	101.5%	2010	8.4%	2022	21.3%
1999	103%	2011	5.3%	2023	23%
2000	86.7%	2012	3%	2024	25.9%
2001	93.1%	2013	2.1%	2025	31.7%
2002	96.4%	2014	1.5%	2026	32.1%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - SAR)

Data table

1991	194.9B	2003	660.1B	2015	142.3B
1992	245.4B	2004	610.6B	2016	316.6B
1993	291.8B	2005	459.6B	2017	443.3B
1994	343.6B	2006	364.6B	2018	560B
1995	398.6B	2007	266.8B	2019	677.9B
1996	446.9B	2008	235B	2020	853.5B
1997	476.7B	2009	225.1B	2021	938B
1998	558.8B	2010	166.9B	2022	990.1B
1999	624.6B	2011	135.5B	2023	1.05T
2000	616.2B	2012	83.8B	2024	1.22T
2001	643.2B	2013	60.14B	2025	1.52T
2002	685.1B	2014	44.3B	2026	1.67T

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 69 / 86

Data table

1991	38%	2003	79%	2015	-33.9%
1992	46.1%	2004	57%	2016	-16%
1993	56.5%	2005	22.3%	2017	-7.1%
1994	65.5%	2006	6.1%	2018	-0.1%
1995	71.6%	2007	-10.3%	2019	4.5%
1996	72.5%	2008	-37.9%	2020	14.5%
1997	74%	2009	-38.3%	2021	15%
1998	97.9%	2010	-36.9%	2022	11.3%
1999	99.3%	2011	-36.5%	2023	13.4%
2000	83.6%	2012	-46.1%	2024	16.6%
2001	91.7%	2013	-49.3%	2025	22.5%
2002	93.9%	2014	-45.2%	2026	24.2%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - SAR)

Data table

1991	188B	2003	639.5B	2015	-881B
1992	236.7B	2004	553.2B	2016	-414B
1993	281.5B	2005	274.6B	2017	-198.1B
1994	331.4B	2006	85.88B	2018	-2.39B
1995	384.5B	2007	-160.5B	2019	148.7B
1996	431.1B	2008	-739.2B	2020	417B
1997	459.9B	2009	-616.6B	2021	552.7B
1998	539B	2010	-731.1B	2022	527B
1999	602.5B	2011	-931.1B	2023	614B
2000	594.4B	2012	-1.3T	2024	782.9B
2001	633.1B	2013	-1.42T	2025	1.08T
2002	667.5B	2014	-1.33T	2026	1.26T