Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 7.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
7.1%
Change on year
up 61.2%
World rank
55th
of 90 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2020
All-time low
2.2%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2020

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2016–2020

2345672016201820202016: 2.2 %2017: 2.2 %2018: 2.5 %2019: 4.4 %2020: 7.1 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 7.1% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.2% on the previous year and up 222.1% over five years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Saudi Arabia, 2016 to 2020.
Year % Change
2016 2.2%
2017 2.2% -1.2%
2018 2.5% +15.4%
2019 4.4% +75.3%
2020 7.1% +61.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.8% 2.2% 4.4% 4
2020s 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

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  4. 56 Lebanon 6.7% compare
  5. 57 Ukraine 6.2% compare
  6. 58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Saudi Arabia?
Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Saudi Arabia was 7.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.