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
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2016–2020
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
| 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% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.9%, 80% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.