Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 10.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2016–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Saudi Arabia is 10.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 284.9% over five years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.7% | — |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +95.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +46.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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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 public debt securities to gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Saudi Arabia was 10.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st out of 116 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 public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public 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 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 international public 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.